First and most important, Dave: which version of Netscape?
The NAV shield you see when using Netscape just means that it's checking the various html and image files you're downloading for viruses. Nothing to worry about. Similarly, there's nothing to worry about with the disk activity; it just means that Netscape's not finding image files in cache so it's downloading them as you access new pages. (I'm assuming here that these are pages that you don't access often or repeatedly - otherwise, you may have a caching problem that may be resolved by allotting some additional disk cache space in Netscape preferences.) The freeze issue is another matter. If it's happening on the same pages over and over, it's very likely that there's something in the code on those pages that isn't compatible with Netscape but is compatible with MSIE (cascading style sheets, for example, are a problem in that more CSS 2.0 standards than not aren't recognized by Netscape). In that case, you may be out of luck re: using Netscape - just one of those things. You may also want to take note of whether you're accessing sites that use Java server pages (they'll have the extension .jsp at the end of the URL) - Netscape's implementation of Java has always been pretty awful and it may be failing to handle them or exhausting its Java memory allotment and hanging. Giving some more memory to Netscape may resolve, or at least delay, the onset of the problem. You might also try reinstalling or updating Netscape if none of these issues seem to apply. If you continue to have problems with Netscape in this fashion and still want a second browser option, you might also try Opera for Mac. It's free if you don't mind it displaying ad banners and works pretty well. Downloads are at www.opera.com. At 11:50 AM 1/7/02 -0500, you wrote: >Greetings from a greenhorn, > >This may have been covered before if Netscape is responsible. > >When data is transferring, my mouse pointer flickers and changes into the >Norton AntiVirus shield. This is a quirk I can live with if it >doesn't mean anything important. Also, on some pages, the hard disc >chatters incessantly. This does not happen when viewing the same page >through Explorer. > >Sometimes, after using Netscape for awhile, it will stop finding anything. >The Netscape logo moves, but I am left with a blank window. A new window >does the same thing. After quitting and relaunching, it works fine until >the next time this happens, usually within 30 minutes. > >Are these problems caused by my hardware or software? > >I am perfectly happy using Explorer, but I wanted to use the extra >browser for my medical and environmental research, just as a sort of filing >system. > >I am using a B&W G3 and OS9.1. It has a brand new logic board, processor >and memory (long story). > >Dave Dudine > > >The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be January 22. >For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be January 22. For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>.
