Browser help

[The Master]

i have win 7 starter on one of my comps and i used ie8 for a while but it freezes time to time same with mozilla firefox but google chrome only freezes a little bit

any ideas for a browser that would not freeze at all

 

[Petey7]

What do mean by freeze exactly? Some people use the term differently. I don't think any of those should crash or become unresponsive during normal use. We might be able help you fix the issue, then you can use which ever of the three you prefer.

 

[The Master]

What do mean by freeze exactly? Some people use the term differently. I don't think any of those should crash or become unresponsive during normal use. We might be able help you fix the issue, then you can use which ever of the three you prefer.

it doesnt respond for a couple of seconds time after time

 

[Petey7]

Do you have a lot of add-ons or plug-ins for any of them?

 

[The Master]

Do you have a lot of add-ons or plug-ins for any of them?

none at all

 

[The Master]

wen iam using any of the browsers the cpu goes up to 15% and thats it but google chrome the cpu goes to 10% And its the fastest browser ive met

 

[Petey7]

What netbook do you have? I'd like to look at the specs of it. Depending on your RAM and CPU, occasional hang-ups might be expected.

 

[The Master]

sorry about the cpu i gave u it was because update speed on task manger was on low

anyway my specs

HP Pavilion a309.uk
Windows 7 Starter (Build 7600)
Intel Celeron CPU 2.40Ghz
256MB RAM
Intel 82845 Graphics Controller

But my ram usage stays around 70% All the time

 

[Petey7]

Your RAM is way to low. Microsoft recommends 1GB for win7 but starter will run fine on 512MB (0.5GB). With that little RAM even a web breowser by it self will cause the system to lag. DDR2 laptop RAM isn't very expensive and you can buy at stores like bestbuy or radio shack.

 

[The Master]

how cheap would 1gb ddr be

 

[Tews]

That depends if your laptop can run 1gb modules...

 

[The Master]

its not a laptop its a desktop

any way does any1 know a browser that would work fine with 256mb RAM

 

[The Master]

in my bios i have 2 RAM memory slots one has 256MB DDR and the other is empty

i went on the manufactures website (HP) and it says a set of instructions on how to install and wat i can install it sed 1.0GB is Recommended as the maximum

 

[Tews]

Most likely you need DDR2 memory, which is dirt cheap...

 

[roncerr]

According to this MS page: Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows) you can have 2 GB. Scroll down to:
"Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7 " - Starter

I've been using IE8 with 1GB RAM on Vista ever since it came out. (My Windows 7 computer came with 2 GB RAM.) If it works with 1GB on Vista it should also on 7. Make sure you get all the necessary Windows Updates.

 

[Petey7]

Roncerr, according to his computers manufacturer, he can only run 1GB. It doesn't matter what the software can support if the hardware can't support it as well.

 

[roncerr]

Roncerr, according to his computers manufacturer, he can only run 1GB. It doesn't matter what the software can support if the hardware can't support it as well.

I said it should work with 1 GB; and that I'm using 1 GB on Vista. (I merely mentioned that my new computer came with 2 GB which happens to be running Win 7.) But IE8 it works fine with 1 GB. So he should upgrade from .5 to 1 GB.

 

[The Master]

Thanks