Website locks up IE5: G400 to blame?

[Boom]

Fellow G400 users, I need some help.

Whenever I go to the website www.speedguide.net, IE locks up (not responding). I have to ctrl-alt-del to 'end task' it. VERY rarely it has worked; but refreshing it kills it again. This is the only site I've come across that demonstrates this problem. If I turn off auto-load images, though, the site loads fine (just ugly/hard to navigate without any pictures). Where do you think is the malfunction? I have tried every IE version 5+ and every patch available without success.

I asked in an MSIE group; they said it was a video driver problem.

I'm using: G400DH + IntelBX + 98SE. I'm currently using the 6.21 drivers, although I have had this problem with previous versions too. Does anybody with a similar setup have this problem?

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[Kruzin]

Whoever said it was a video card driver problem was grabbin at straws big time.

The page loads fast, and without errors for me.

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[DuRaNgO]

yup, fine here too...

what do you use to connect to the net?
jim

[Liquid Snake]

Actually, a while ago (many months ago), my system locked up too when trying to connect there. However, I've only noticed it once. I had Win98, on a 56k (DSL now), but that's all I remember.

[paulcs]

I had no problems with the site either.

Sporatically, IE 5.01 locks up on me when I hit an FTP site. Ususally, if I just wait, it unlocks. If I get impatient, and hit ctrl-alt-del, I'll often get the "not responding" error message. I've had particular problems with Abit's FTP site.

I'm using a BX board and Windows 98SE too.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

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[joelau]

www.speedguide.net locks up my system too!
Boom: Looks like our systems have nothing in common except the G400DH and 6.21 drivers.

Regards.

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[Greebe]

And... the bug that's causing your problem, which isn't related to Matrox drivers or the cards.

[orangejulius]

Paul, you can fix the FTP hang problem by turning off the Profile Assistant.

IE > Tools > Options > Advanced > Uncheck Enable Profile Assistant.

[orangejulius]

Also see http://www.speedguide.net/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000659.html

[Salmonius]

No problem with the browser Konqueror :-)

[joelau]

I think it has more to do with their web page design. For the users who are able to view the page, is there anything "special" about the main page ? Flash ? Applet ?? Anything unusual ???

Regards.

[FrankDC]

No, nothing special at all. I just accessed the site with no problem, using a G400Max on a BX system, PD 6.21 under Win2K SP1.

Have you tried clearing your cache?

[paulcs]

Thanks Orange Julius.

I never considered my G400 to be the problem.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

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[Mr. Cold]

try Mozilla instead

[Wombat]

No problems with IE4, or mozilla, or galeon.