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originally posted by: Azureblue
I run win 7 Home Edition and use Firefox browser. I have 8gb of ram.
Up until a few weeks ago, there were no problems. Then I noticed that on some websites the curser freezes, meaning, I can push the mouse all over the place but the curser remains glued to the same spot and does not move. It does not happen on all sites. This website is a serial offender.
I have noticed now that it occurs mostly when the curser is in the page slider column at the side of the screen.
I leave it for a minute or so and it unfreezes and is off and running again.
Sometimes when this happens the whole screen goes black and about 3-5 seconds later it lights up again and the curser is free again.
I've also had a couple of blue screens of death but nothing for a few weeks now. I've tried reading the blue screen log but cant make head nor tail of it.
This problem only occurs when I am on the net and does not occur when in MS office or windows explorer for example.
I uninstalled FF, restarted and then reinstalled FF but it makes no difference.
I do have Google Chrome installed which I use as a backup internet browser, eg to reinstall FF. Might it be a clash between the two browsers?
I've run Super Antispyware, Avast and Avaria but to no avail. I have abandoned Malware Bytes, despite it being a good program because the MB window is too large for the screen. The screen DPI is where it has to be for me to see as I use a big screen TV and the DPI has to be right for my eyes. To change the DPI up or down is far either way. I took advice from MB technical people but all recommended changes made did not fix the problem.
Any ideas?
will came back tomorrow night
thanks
originally posted by: Gothmog
Desktop or Laptop ?
Nvidia or Intel graphics ?
If Nvidia what is the card or chipset ?
Is your video driver up to date ?
#1 Try turning off hardware acceleration in the browser . Well known issue (Google this to learn how)
Check Windows System Event Logs (Google this to learn how) - Any errors about Nvidia driver stopping ?
Running low on drive space ? (Not enough space for cache)
I will not be here tonight (at least until 8pm)
Good Luck
originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: Azureblue
I'm guessing an older computer.
The first thing I'd check is that the fans are spinning and the heatsinks aren't packed with dust.
I'd also try removing things like external USB drives, to see if the problem goes away.
In FireFox, try disabling plugins to see if they are the source of the problem.
Since the problem is not apparent when you are off the 'net, look for processes that poll the net for data and probably have the wrong priority. Killing those processes one at a time can help identify them.
Also, check that your AV isn't trying to realtime-scan temp files and such and cut down to a single realtime AV. Could be, they just don't get along.
If you feel confident, check the event log and look up any critical system error codes on EVENTID.net. Deal with the worst ones first.
You could also try using the Tweaking.com Windows repair utility to see if it is a config error. Do all the steps as instructed, including power cycling, starting in safe mode, CHKDSK and systems file check.
Have you tried to patch the Spectre and Meltdown? They can cause poor response, too.
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
originally posted by: Azureblue
I run win 7 Home Edition and use Firefox browser. I have 8gb of ram.
Up until a few weeks ago, there were no problems. Then I noticed that on some websites the curser freezes, meaning, I can push the mouse all over the place but the curser remains glued to the same spot and does not move. It does not happen on all sites. This website is a serial offender.
I have noticed now that it occurs mostly when the curser is in the page slider column at the side of the screen.
I leave it for a minute or so and it unfreezes and is off and running again.
Sometimes when this happens the whole screen goes black and about 3-5 seconds later it lights up again and the curser is free again.
I've also had a couple of blue screens of death but nothing for a few weeks now. I've tried reading the blue screen log but cant make head nor tail of it.
This problem only occurs when I am on the net and does not occur when in MS office or windows explorer for example.
I uninstalled FF, restarted and then reinstalled FF but it makes no difference.
I do have Google Chrome installed which I use as a backup internet browser, eg to reinstall FF. Might it be a clash between the two browsers?
I've run Super Antispyware, Avast and Avaria but to no avail. I have abandoned Malware Bytes, despite it being a good program because the MB window is too large for the screen. The screen DPI is where it has to be for me to see as I use a big screen TV and the DPI has to be right for my eyes. To change the DPI up or down is far either way. I took advice from MB technical people but all recommended changes made did not fix the problem.
Any ideas?
will came back tomorrow night
thanks
Long running scripts in the background on sites maybe?
And it appears you have 4 browsers? E-Microsoft, Internet Explorer(or it's "E"), Firefox and Chrome.
Conflicts perhaps? Why 4? Why 3?
originally posted by: Azureblue
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
originally posted by: Azureblue
I run win 7 Home Edition and use Firefox browser. I have 8gb of ram.
Up until a few weeks ago, there were no problems. Then I noticed that on some websites the curser freezes, meaning, I can push the mouse all over the place but the curser remains glued to the same spot and does not move. It does not happen on all sites. This website is a serial offender.
I have noticed now that it occurs mostly when the curser is in the page slider column at the side of the screen.
I leave it for a minute or so and it unfreezes and is off and running again.
Sometimes when this happens the whole screen goes black and about 3-5 seconds later it lights up again and the curser is free again.
I've also had a couple of blue screens of death but nothing for a few weeks now. I've tried reading the blue screen log but cant make head nor tail of it.
This problem only occurs when I am on the net and does not occur when in MS office or windows explorer for example.
I uninstalled FF, restarted and then reinstalled FF but it makes no difference.
I do have Google Chrome installed which I use as a backup internet browser, eg to reinstall FF. Might it be a clash between the two browsers?
I've run Super Antispyware, Avast and Avaria but to no avail. I have abandoned Malware Bytes, despite it being a good program because the MB window is too large for the screen. The screen DPI is where it has to be for me to see as I use a big screen TV and the DPI has to be right for my eyes. To change the DPI up or down is far either way. I took advice from MB technical people but all recommended changes made did not fix the problem.
Any ideas?
will came back tomorrow night
thanks
Long running scripts in the background on sites maybe?
And it appears you have 4 browsers? E-Microsoft, Internet Explorer(or it's "E"), Firefox and Chrome.
Conflicts perhaps? Why 4? Why 3?
I would much prefer to have only two FF and Chrome. Is is possible to detete or deactivate IE?
Don't know what E-Microsoft is could you please elaborate ????