Once upon a time a long long time ago, Daniweb helped me out when my old pc got a nasty trojan (maybe a worm, can't remember). The solution to that one was: get a new computer!

I'm hoping that this is the right forum to ask about a problem on the replacement pc!

Certain websites that I visit, cause my computer to 'freeze'. I don't have to reboot or anything, just close down the browser. Sometimes I can just click the X in the top right corner, sometimes I have to ctrl-alt-delete (it'll say 'not responding') and I have to close it from there.

After a few frustrating months of this, I realised that all the sites where it normally occurs are those which have Flash advertisements.

After another while, it got so annoying that I uninstalled 'adobe flash player activeX'. That sorted out the problem, but came with it's own nuisances, as alot of sites I visit like Youtube require it!

So I re-installed it, and the problem has come back.

I'm sure there is probably an easy solution to this, but as a complete dinosaur when it comes to knowing how technology works, I don't have a clue!

I have an unfounded suspicion that it may have something to do with my security software, mcafee.

Can anyone help? It'd be nice if I could somehow set up an on/off 'switch' for flash so that I can keep it off most of the time and browse normally, and then just click it on if i want to watch videos or something. (Rather than have to uninstall/re-install) Is that possible?

Thanks in advance,
gingerrua

Hello,

Have you treid disablig Mcafee and see if a flash applet then loads?? (It might be stopping them)

Try this and see what you see

http://games.alentus.com/games/makai.../speartoss.asp

You should have a game loaded in the center (Spear throwing game)


Good luck!

I'm feeling guilty now cos I just read the queen's announcement above - no questions in here! Feel free to move this, anyone in charge!

That spear throwing game loaded and played just fine.....(without disabling mcafee)

Ok then,your embedded flash is working fine

I have found out that what is happening to my PC is called Application Hang. It only ever happens on sites with the Flash adverts though!

ok, give us an example of a site?

maybe it is the site in general and not ur machine

The reason I think it's my machine is that the sites where it regularly happens are biggies - for me, mainly hotmail, youtube, glastonbury festival forum. For the missus, asiana.com (airline company), hani.co.kr (korean newspaper), qvc.co.uk (shopping site)

(touch wood) I seem to have found a solution! If I start Internet Explorer without add-ons, the application hang doesn't seem to happen!

Which is great, but leaves me with the question - Why?

Add ons are stupid (Like toolbars) they just bog stuff down!

I have none on mine........


Glad you figured it out

I am totally new here and NOT techy at all, but here is what I know and I hope you all can help me???
I have windows XP Pro, and used to be able to watch yahoo news clips and UTube videos no problem. I cannot for the life of me remember what or how it all started going wrong, but one day I was informed that I needed to load Adobe Flash Player to watch a video...ok, I go to the site, load it, it says it has loaded sucesfully but the videos keep telling me I still need to load it. This has been goin gon for far too long..
yes, i have re-started my computer. I have clicked the little yellow drop down that askes about allowing this site to to install the active X...I say allow...it loads...blah blah blah. I have gone to the tools, security, set adobe.com as allowable site, changed settings to medium...just recently (after this started) renewed my Norton anti virus, thinking it would help and it hasnt. I have been told to go to spybot and adware (supposed free downloads for ???) do I really need to pay these people to load something I've never previously used? I think adware is now loaded and it came up with some cookies that were a problem so i just deleted (as I frequently do)them.

Also, when I go to the adobe support site it says you cant call them about this issue, so I try to write them, the window doesnt open enough to complete the form...no side bar or ability to expand...what the heck is going on??

PLEASE GIVE ME A CLUE!!! Thank you so much for your time

Tracy