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Oct. 3rd, 2008 at 3:02 AM

Okay, this is weird. For several minutes the CPU of my computer has been running at 100%. The only program I have up is Safari - my web browser - and it's not even doing anything. Seriously, I hit STOP on all TWO tabs and let it sit for several minutes and Safari is STILL using 97% of the CPU's power for reasons I can't begin to fathom. Nothing is loading! Safari should not be running that hot! What the flying fudgemonkeys is going on?

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sexperimental

Oct. 3rd, 2008 11:31 am (UTC)

Which version of Safari are you running. There's a memory lleak in one of them that has been patched by Apples latest update.
I'm using v3.1.2 on an old PowerMac and Tiger 10.4.11. Safari has always used a bit more memory than I cared for but I love it other than that. I now hav 1.5Gig of Ram and 680G of hard drive space (over half full already) and it's been running fine.

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sexperimental

Oct. 3rd, 2008 11:33 am (UTC)

OH and turn off all of the crap that goes and prefetches websites. THAT will eat the processor. Are you running a PPC chipset or is yours an Intel machine?

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kengr

Oct. 3rd, 2008 08:51 pm (UTC)

Windows XP Home is what she's running.

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sexperimental

Oct. 3rd, 2008 10:11 pm (UTC)

Oh, I'm terribly sorry. My sympathies and condolences.
I forgot that Apple released Safari for Windoze machines.

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kengr

Oct. 4th, 2008 12:55 am (UTC)

Could be worse. She could be running Vista.

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fayanora

Oct. 4th, 2008 12:57 pm (UTC)

Mine's an Intel machine.

OH and turn off all of the crap that goes and prefetches websites.

How do I do that?

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sexperimental

Oct. 5th, 2008 02:23 pm (UTC)

Since I don't use Windows with all of the UNNECESSARY Reagistry and other stuff, I don't have a clue how to shut that down in you system. Check the Preferences in Safari and see if there is a checkbox for automatically updating feeds and uncheck it.

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fayanora

Oct. 4th, 2008 12:56 pm (UTC)

Oh gods, I have 3.1.2. So THAT'S the cause of the memory problems! How do I get the patch?

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sexperimental

Oct. 5th, 2008 02:25 pm (UTC)

3.1.2 IS the fixed version so you may have something else going on. There was a security holle that was fgound in ALL browsers and Camino, Firefox and Safari and others patched it.

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sexperimental

Oct. 5th, 2008 02:26 pm (UTC)

This would be my guess too. I run across sites that just hang Safari up. even when I try them in firefox they sit there with the beachball spinning. I usually have to force quit the browser and then make a note to NEVER go there again.

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