awright...I'm frustrated enough to ask for help

BrianR · 01-11-2004, 10:31 AM

I am running Netscrape 7.1 and every time I try to click on a link, manage my bookmarks or anything that causes another tab or window to open, Navigator loads the page, pauses for a second and then closes the window again. It's teasing me!

I'm pretty sure I have some setting wrong, but I'll be spanked if I know which one. I've played around with nearly every display and security setting in the hopes of stumbling across the right one.

It won't even let me open another program such as IE6. I try that and it'll open the window and close it again within two seconds. Opera opens and runs, but tends to lock up on me and doesn't handle passwords very well. So I don't use that one much anymore.

What does Navigator have against IE and other Navigator windows?

Idears?

Brian

wolf · 01-11-2004, 10:41 AM

I also really like Netscape 7.1 (but really hated losing my Americana skin from 7.0 ... that's a piddly detail, I know).

I haven't encountered this problem at all.

You already KNOW what most folks here are going to tell you ... Download Mozilla and see what happens.

Are you only having these problems when you have NS running? Do they also occur when you have NS running in background (the dreaded taskbar quicklauch button) and when you disable it entirely? Your actual problem may result elsewhere.

Have you tried making IE your default browser again, and does that change anything?

BrianR · 01-11-2004, 10:52 AM

Nope. Doesn't change a thing. I use Mozilla when I'm under Linux, but just now I'm in Windoze. I'm searching for alien intelligence, you know. Haven't found any yet, but I'm hopeful that I'll make a breakthrough in a week or two. Three at the most.

Anyway, I'm thinking of trying just what you suggest to see if this will solve my problems, but then comes the task of trying to figure out where NN 7.1 put my bookmarks and importing them into another browser. I have several files labelled "bookmark" but they aren't the current one. What happened to it?

Brian

mbpark · 01-11-2004, 11:14 AM

Download this and run it

.

You will be glad you did.

Mitch

elSicomoro · 01-11-2004, 11:18 AM

Just curious...why don't you use Moz for Windows?

BrianR · 01-11-2004, 11:28 AM

OK, as of now, I have Moz 1.5 installed. It does the same darn thing. I even tried to open a help window...no soap. Ctrl-B opens a window, then closes it again. I do not understand.

Brian the confused

Undertoad · 01-11-2004, 11:33 AM

Virus?

BrianR · 01-11-2004, 11:35 AM

Not according to McAffee VirusScan I don't. If I right-click on a hyperlink and tell it to open in a new tab, it'll do fine, just clicking on a link doesn't work, however.

Brian

Undertoad · 01-11-2004, 11:57 AM

You might have gotten into some weird state if you're running different versions with different profiles.

These days the install gives you a choice of putting its profile into /windows, in the "application data" folder. Or you could do a global Search -> For Files or Folders for bookmark.html and look for what's current.

The problem is likely to be in how it's storing data in its profile - it seems like it wants to add to its history or cache and can't and so it dies rudely.

Undertoad · 01-11-2004, 12:01 PM

Details on location of profile:

http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/faq/profile.html

"Do not share a profile with Netscape 6 or 7. Sharing profiles between different versions of Mozilla can lead to profile corruption"

Sperlock · 01-11-2004, 12:49 PM

Even though I would not expect it to make a difference, have you tried disabling the blocking of popup windows? It would be curious to see if that changes anything.

BrianR · 01-17-2004, 10:44 AM

Okay, with the help of the denizens of The Elder Geek, I ran a program called HijackThis and got a list of my running processes, since my taskman wasn't responding.

In that list was a file called TESTING.EXE. Turns out that this is a spybot of the W32/SPYBOT-B genus.

It disabled my taskman, regedit, msconfig and other programs that might point to it or eliminate it.

I ran Spybot Search and Destroy and that found and eliminated the offending bot.

Now, I'm busy trying to find and change ALL my passwords and make a note of them so I don't go and forget the new one. (I would do that, I'm a dummy these days

)

Anyway, if you ever have those symptoms, check for a spybot.

Brian

Undertoad · 01-17-2004, 10:51 AM

McAfee doesn't have the smarts to check for something like that?

BrianR · 01-18-2004, 02:41 PM

It missed it. I'm migrating to f-prot soon. And some firewall that I have yet to determine...Zone-Alarm doesn't like my system

Brian

Oh yeah, AVH antivirus didn't take it all off, although it gets props for finding it. I made a note of where it was and then used Linux to manually delete it.

B

01-11-2004, 10:31 AM	#1
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	awright...I'm frustrated enough to ask for help I am running Netscrape 7.1 and every time I try to click on a link, manage my bookmarks or anything that causes another tab or window to open, Navigator loads the page, pauses for a second and then closes the window again. It's teasing me! I'm pretty sure I have some setting wrong, but I'll be spanked if I know which one. I've played around with nearly every display and security setting in the hopes of stumbling across the right one. It won't even let me open another program such as IE6. I try that and it'll open the window and close it again within two seconds. Opera opens and runs, but tends to lock up on me and doesn't handle passwords very well. So I don't use that one much anymore. What does Navigator have against IE and other Navigator windows? Idears? Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-11-2004, 10:41 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I also really like Netscape 7.1 (but really hated losing my Americana skin from 7.0 ... that's a piddly detail, I know). I haven't encountered this problem at all. You already KNOW what most folks here are going to tell you ... Download Mozilla and see what happens. Are you only having these problems when you have NS running? Do they also occur when you have NS running in background (the dreaded taskbar quicklauch button) and when you disable it entirely? Your actual problem may result elsewhere. Have you tried making IE your default browser again, and does that change anything? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-11-2004, 10:52 AM	#3
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Nope. Doesn't change a thing. I use Mozilla when I'm under Linux, but just now I'm in Windoze. I'm searching for alien intelligence, you know. Haven't found any yet, but I'm hopeful that I'll make a breakthrough in a week or two. Three at the most. Anyway, I'm thinking of trying just what you suggest to see if this will solve my problems, but then comes the task of trying to figure out where NN 7.1 put my bookmarks and importing them into another browser. I have several files labelled "bookmark" but they aren't the current one. What happened to it? Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-11-2004, 11:14 AM	#4
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Mozilla Firebird Download this and run it . You will be glad you did. Mitch

01-11-2004, 11:28 AM	#6
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	OK, as of now, I have Moz 1.5 installed. It does the same darn thing. I even tried to open a help window...no soap. Ctrl-B opens a window, then closes it again. I do not understand. Brian the confused __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-11-2004, 11:18 AM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Just curious...why don't you use Moz for Windows?

01-11-2004, 11:33 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Virus?

01-11-2004, 11:35 AM	#8
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Not according to McAffee VirusScan I don't. If I right-click on a hyperlink and tell it to open in a new tab, it'll do fine, just clicking on a link doesn't work, however. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-11-2004, 11:57 AM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You might have gotten into some weird state if you're running different versions with different profiles. These days the install gives you a choice of putting its profile into /windows, in the "application data" folder. Or you could do a global Search -> For Files or Folders for bookmark.html and look for what's current. The problem is likely to be in how it's storing data in its profile - it seems like it wants to add to its history or cache and can't and so it dies rudely.

01-11-2004, 12:01 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Details on location of profile: http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/faq/profile.html "Do not share a profile with Netscape 6 or 7. Sharing profiles between different versions of Mozilla can lead to profile corruption"

01-11-2004, 12:49 PM	#11
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	Even though I would not expect it to make a difference, have you tried disabling the blocking of popup windows? It would be curious to see if that changes anything. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

01-17-2004, 10:44 AM	#12
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Okay, with the help of the denizens of The Elder Geek, I ran a program called HijackThis and got a list of my running processes, since my taskman wasn't responding. In that list was a file called TESTING.EXE. Turns out that this is a spybot of the W32/SPYBOT-B genus. It disabled my taskman, regedit, msconfig and other programs that might point to it or eliminate it. I ran Spybot Search and Destroy and that found and eliminated the offending bot. Now, I'm busy trying to find and change ALL my passwords and make a note of them so I don't go and forget the new one. (I would do that, I'm a dummy these days ) Anyway, if you ever have those symptoms, check for a spybot. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-17-2004, 10:51 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	McAfee doesn't have the smarts to check for something like that?

01-18-2004, 02:41 PM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	It missed it. I'm migrating to f-prot soon. And some firewall that I have yet to determine...Zone-Alarm doesn't like my system Brian Oh yeah, AVH antivirus didn't take it all off, although it gets props for finding it. I made a note of where it was and then used Linux to manually delete it. B __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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