IE8 freezes up at specific website

DreemWarrior · 25 Mar 2010

This JUST started happening to me like 2 weeks ago. Didnt give it much thought at the time. But EVERY time I go to www.tomshardware.com
by browser locks up and I get a msg that "a script on the page is causing internet explorer to.." Freeze and force a restart of IE. Never had an issue with their site before. I tried to disable the script but froze before I could. Anyone have a clue what this may be attributed to? I know I can always just "not go there", but since it naver happened before, I want to know WHY now, ya know??

Crispy · 25 Mar 2010

I had the same problem with a costomers computer ages ago we had to install firefox and it worked fine, its a IE8 error that needed a patch to fix it im sure.

bryn ie8team · 25 Mar 2010

Dreem Warrior,

Have you tried clearing your cache? Or else run your Junk Cleaner or CCleaner. In IE 7 or 8, click Tools > Internet options > Security > Reset all Zones to Default level

You could also try running IE in No Add-ons Mode. Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) - If this fixes the issue, then go to Tools -> Manage Add-ons and enable the add-ons one by one to find which one was causing the problem.

Let me know if either of these help.

Cheers,
Bryn
IE8 Outreach Team

pebbly · 25 Mar 2010

dreemwarrior, when it happens ,click on the compatibiliy view icon on the status bar, the last update for IE8 compatibility view messed it up !!

DreemWarrior · 25 Mar 2010

pebbly said:

dreemwarrior, when it happens ,click on the compatibiliy view icon on the status bar, the last update for IE8 compatibility view messed it up !!

Sweet. Yeah I'd go there ready with developer tools, trying to get the script, and couldnt.
Thanks for the heads up. Good to know.:)

DreemWarrior · 25 Mar 2010

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Have you tried clearing your cache? Or else run your Junk Cleaner [/QUOTE]

Thanks, but yes I clean my "junk" often.

darkdisturbed · 26 Mar 2010

Having that same issue with AFL web site (Australian Football League). Haven't cleared out my cache yet - Better do that now. :)

Desslok · 26 Mar 2010

Have you tried installing the latest Java client?

Bill2 · 27 Mar 2010

Try this.
In IE-Tools-Internet Options-Advanced tab, uncheck the box "Enable memory protection to mitigate online attacks" under "Security". Also, under "Browsing", uncheck "Disable Script debugging (IE)" and "Disable script debugging (others)".

richc46 · 27 Mar 2010

I never had this problem, since I began using Windows 7 and IE 8, in Oct. A few weeks ago, I downloaded a windows update, for compatiblity, and now, I am having the problem. I uninstalled the upadate and now I am fine.