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Kain
02-13-09, 09:33 AM
When I am browsing, IE7 will crash randomly. It's not at the same spot/Web site but randomly. What's going on? :(
Kain
02-13-09, 09:35 AM
By the way, I am using the 32-bit edition. By using the 64-bit edition, will these problem go away?
Buio
02-13-09, 11:17 PM
First of all go through and disable addons/activex plugins.
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2612/ie7_remove_disable_add_ons_activex_plugins/
I would suggest disable all and see if your browsing is stable. Then enable flash and see if it works. Flash can be a common source of problems, try to uninstall and reinstall it.

here is a page on MS with some general hints you can go through (also takes up the plugins as above)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213
XP_GUN
02-13-09, 11:48 PM
I gave up officially with IE7 a week ago with the program crashing ever session I was using it. So I went to Firefox. Ever since then I will never be going back to IE7.
Kain
02-16-09, 07:06 PM
Just downloaded Firefox. So far it seems pretty fast and stable. :)
Absolution
02-18-09, 02:48 AM
My IE7 has actually just started to frequently crash, how odd.
Kain
02-19-09, 08:09 AM
Okay, I just noticed that a lot of similies and GIFs run a lot smoother in Firefox than in IE 7.
mojoman0
02-19-09, 10:01 PM
I just found this littler program from adobe that uninstalls flash cleanly. Most IE crashes are caused by Flash.

http://blog.libertech.net/blogs/lketchum/archive/2008/01/29/gritty-nits-fix-internet-explorer-7-crashes-in-vista.aspx
Kain
02-21-09, 05:27 PM
Okay, I have been using Firefox for about a week now and I just had my first Firefox crash. :(

I was on YouTube and switched a video from HD to regular and it just crashed. I hope this won't happen again.
Kain
02-28-09, 05:42 PM
Been using Firefox for a couple weeks and it is clearly better than Internet Explorer 7! No more crashes and the speed is great. :)

Some GIFs and similies also run faster/smoother in Firefox than in Internet Explorer 7 and I'm not sure why.
JasonPC
03-01-09, 06:41 PM
I'm noticing that IE8 Release Candidate 1 crashes much less than IE7 and if it does crash there is tab recovery.
SH64
03-02-09, 04:48 AM
Just downloaded Firefox. So far it seems pretty fast and stable. :)
FF FTW!