Flash ads freezing up Explorer

[RICEY]

Ive had to install a flash blocker as the ads kept freezing up Explorer for me. Mainly seemed to be the one with the tape measure on it. As soon as I blocked them no worries at all.

Anyone else having this problem?

Im running Explorer 8 and want to know if its the browser or the ads causing it.

Cheers.

[bLaM]

get mozzilla ricey...

heaps faster than explorerr... inbuilt pop up blocker

[RICEY]

Yeah cheers man but not the point of the thread, was having no problems up until today with Explorer, want to know if its just me or if anyone else having the same dramas.

[Adammm]

Am having the same problem ricey, which flash blocker did you install?

[RICEY]

Installed the IE7Pro addon which has a built in flash blocker but you have to turn it on in the options.

[Adammm]

Cheers, will install it now.

[Evilteddy]

Umm, i'm surprised people are still using IE...
I understand if you guys don't want to change... but i'd strongly advise it.

#1 Mozilla Firefox
#2 Google Chrome

Do yourselves a favour and download and use one...

[RICEY]

Tried firefox before doesnt work on all the websites I use, google chrome was slower than explorer, explorer 8 is actually quite fast

[Alt_F4]

Firefox + Adblock = Win

[Brockas]

I've had the same issue previously, but after installing the latest update for Adobe Flash, it fixed it.

If you want to stick with IE, try that.

[Evilteddy]

Tried firefox before doesnt work on all the websites I use, google chrome was slower than explorer, explorer 8 is actually quite fast

Sure it's Firefox... are you running Norton AntiVirus?
Did you install the plug-ins? Don't know how it wouldn't work on particular websites.

[mitchy]

i've been having firefox randomly freeze up on me.. i just assumed my lappy wasn't too happy about having multiple tabs open...

will try updating flash

[Brockas]

I have noticed a large amount of memory being used when that Contours ad is on.


Have e-mailed the ad suppliers, they will remove it.

[RICEY]

Sure it's Firefox... are you running Norton AntiVirus?
Did you install the plug-ins? Don't know how it wouldn't work on particular websites.

No.

CBF with addons I want a prog that works as is :D

[MMM]

Tried firefox before doesnt work on all the websites I use, google chrome was slower than explorer, explorer 8 is actually quite fast

I found my firefox would freeze on carsales.

[Kye]

I have noticed a large amount of memory being used when that Contours ad is on.


Have e-mailed the ad suppliers, they will remove it.

Same, IE would just go nuts and start smashing the memory.

Was a good excuse to change to chrome.

[BN01]

Had the same problem.

Just installed IE8 and that particular ad has just shown. No dramas at the moment.

[Brockas]

Update:

Installing IE 8 and the new flash seems to stop this issue.


Just did it on the computer here at uni and it's helped.



Also, as SAU uses the same advertising group I've noticed the same issue on that forum. This also seems to help that.

[anton]

i use Opera on PC and Safari on the mac,

operas RSS is basically in email format and saves it using the email section of the web browser + the speed dial option for opera = WIN

[RICEY]

I was running explorer 8 and the latest flash when i was getting the problem so yeah dunno...

[vision_s15]

i had this problem on my main computer, (used by mum and sis) i got a lappy so stopped using it and also cleaning shit off it to keep it fast,

got a complaint explorer wasnt working, realised that there were heaps of pop ups flash orrientated

used a program called ccleaner cleaned up everything registry ect and problems
got spybot search and destroy, updated to the latest firmware/scanned

got like 5 things that it found, cleaned them up

restarted
all good explorer loaded instsantly
no more pop ups

[Brockas]

There aren't any pop ups on antilag, so if people are getting these, it's a virus on your computer.

[Skitzo]

god dam google adds. your fuckign with my back button.

[Brockas]

Is it google?

Or the castrol / advan ads?

[mitchy]

ahh, i thought it was just IE at work being gay, i use firefox at home.

paul, it comes up googleads as the first link when you go back.

[Brockas]

hrmmm thats odd. I use chrome and haven't had any problems.

Will jump on IE when I get home and check it out.

[Skitzo]

Definately google as said by mitchy. The one on the bottom of the page above the castrol ad doesn't appear to be loading, so have to click back a few times to go back. It's not really a big deal.

[Brockas]

Ahh thats the problem then.

There isn't supposed to be a google ad above the Castrol Ad.

Is that better now?

[d1_drifter]

All good now :)

[Skitzo]

All good now :)

what he said.

[yeahlow34]

I seem to be getting adds appearing to the right of the top antilag banner (top of page) in IE. It makes the screen wider, so you have a horiztonal scroll bar.

Generally looks to be google adds from what I've seen.