[AT] Off Topic Computer

[charliehill]

Thanks Bob but I run those Registry repair programs routinely and it still 
does it.   Something is holding those sites open.  I believe it might have 
something to do with animations running on the web page.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob McNitt" <nysports at frontiernet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Off Topic Computer


> There's a program RegCure which I use on all my PCs to correct this
> Bob in CNY
>
> On 1/21/2010 7:57 AM, charliehill wrote:
>> Phil that's kind of what I figured but I'd like to know what it is 
>> running
>> and why.  This seems to be a fairly recent problem (goes back a couple of
>> years I guess).
>>
>> Charlie
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>>
>>> Happens to me all the time, Charlie. I just keep clicking on "End Task"
>>> in task manager and eventually it closes. I think there is something
>>> running in the backgroundn that is keeping the window from closing.
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>> --- charliehill at embarqmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> From: "charliehill"<charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>> Subject: [AT] Off Topic Computer
>>> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:46:36 -0500
>>>
>>> Anyone ever have a problem with web pages that will not close? 
>>> Sometimes
>>> I
>>> go to a web page and when I try to close it I get an hour glass cursor
>>> that
>>> stays there forever.
>>> I've clicked on close and left the machine for hours only to come back 
>>> and
>>> find that page still open.  The back button won't work, clicking on
>>> another
>>> link on the site won't work, etc.  However I can click to open a new tab
>>> and
>>> that page will open up, run and close.  It seems to be problematic on 
>>> some
>>> sites but not limited to those sites.
>>>
>>> The only way I can get it to close is to click on windows task manager 
>>> and
>>> force it to close and sometimes even that doesn't work.  On a couple of
>>> occasions I've had to shut down the computer to force it to close.
>>>
>>> Just wondering if anyone else has ever had the problem.
>>>
>>> Charlie
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