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Safari crashing on BBC websiteThu, 10 Apr 2008 17:49:00 GMT

www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 and then click on Listen Again from the left hand column. Spinning beach ball of death and then Safari crashes. Also happens with Camino and Firefox and iRecordMusic. Have run DiskUtility and all seems OK. Have also tried Safari on a different Intel Mac (also running Leopar...

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playing videos in safariSat, 29 Mar 2008 07:49:00 GMT

Could someone please help me as i am new to macs and do not understand why i am unable to view videos in safari. I have downloaded flip 4 mac and real player but on certain websites (cbs.com) the videos refuse to play. at first a message popped up stating that MIME plug-in 'audio/x-pn-real...

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Safari 3.0.4 problems? Try uninstalling SafariButtons!Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:20:00 GMT

Hey folks - I also upgraded to 10.4.11 today and immediately found that Safari didn't work on both my G5 iMac and my Intel Macbook. I read the other forum discussions (using Firefox on Bootcamp), and couldn't find a fix.Then I remembered that I had installed SafariButtons (so I could...

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AUGH! Still can't play some videos off web!Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:09:00 GMT

I have read the threads regarding this type of problem and still can't play certain streaming videos. I have Windows Media player installed.. Flash, RealPlayer... augh.Specifically, I am trying to play videos found on the msnbc.com website. I get the following error:"To use MSN Video, you...

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Problems with downloadSat, 29 Mar 2008 05:42:00 GMT

When I try to download anything from the internet, it won't download. The window refreshes, but nothing happens. No error messages. All the links work except when they point to a file. For instance updates from Apple do not work. The page disappears but after a second it reappears with no...

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Safari not supporting Web Standard?Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:18:00 GMT

Hi,I was baffled a little while ago when i went to the American Chemical Society's web page to download some articles and was given an error msg on the page itself, that my browser did not support Web Standard.I find this really odd, because this MBP isn't more than 4 weeks old.Also i...

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Safari crashFri, 28 Mar 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Everytime I try to open Safari, it crashes and a "reopen/report" window pops up.I've already tried switching to another user, and it works fine there, but I still can't get it to work in my admin account. Any help would be greatly appreciated.This is the report:Date/Time: 2006-02-07 0...

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Internet Plug-Ins PLEASE HELP. Feeling dumb.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:33:00 GMT

When I was unable to open something on a web site, it said I needed to download a plug-in. I didn't know if I should, as I don't have any idea what might not be good for my MBP. Anyway, I went to look in my Internet Plug-In folder in my Library, and it's empty. Should it have som...

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Reset Safari Now Can't view pdf'sTue, 08 Apr 2008 18:48:00 GMT

So the last couple of days Safari was making my PB eat it self. Even after cleaning all the cache's with onyx, repairing disk permissions and so forth safari was still eating up my cpu. So I reset it. Safari and PB are much happier now, however, I can't view pdf in the browser . It as...

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Sound?Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:28:00 GMT

I'm having a problem getting sound on Safari. I get pictures on websites okay, just no sound. I've had my G4 for almost 2 years and never had this problem till the last few weeks. iTunes is absolutely fine, when I sample a song in the iTunes store the sound gets through with no proble...

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Unable to upgrade Safari (stuck on v2.0)Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:44:00 GMT

Hello, a while ago I upgraded to 10.4.11, using the combo upgrade and got Safari 3 in the process.I was running Safari Enhancer at the time and I guess it destroyed Safari 3. I had to delete the app (it wouldn't start anymore) and all it's auxiliary files. I reinstalled Safari 2.0 fro...

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Internet connection working but no SafariSat, 29 Mar 2008 10:11:00 GMT

I have a cable internet connection. It's working, because I am receiving my mail, can access Second Life and can also access my work network through Citrix. I am using Internet Explorer in Citrix now. However, I can't open any Web pages through Safari and my iTunes store won't op...

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Safari on OS 9.2.2?Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:07:00 GMT

Can I run Safari (even if its an older version of it) on OS 9.2.2? Thanks...

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Problem Saving BookmarksFri, 28 Mar 2008 18:25:00 GMT

Whenever I try to add or change a bookmark, I get: "There is a problem saving your bookmarks. Safair encountered a problem while saving your bookmarks."Any ideas?iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5) ...

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Beta 3.0.1 is not workingTue, 08 Apr 2008 20:36:00 GMT

Just installed new beta and much more troubles:1. all menu looks like ___ ___ __ _ _ ______2. Cant enter any URL (URL bar locked or what)3. Pressed Book icon on panel ( bookmarks ) and Safari crashed...Does anyone got it to work ? AMD X24200+ Windows XP Pro DELL 2405 FPW / 2Gb Apacer...

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shockwave & Css problemThu, 10 Apr 2008 00:50:00 GMT

hey all .. first i should thanks mac for letting pc users enjoy this lovely browser ..so .. i'm facing some troubles ..check this link please ,, i posted my problem there before i get to the forums herehttp://www.techspot.com/vb/topic93417.htmlyet no one answered me therealso i'm usin...

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size of browser screenWed, 19 Mar 2008 17:04:00 GMT

Whether I use Safari or Internet Explorer, I suddenly cannot get the browser screen to go full screen -- it is only 3/4 of full screen size. How do I make it full screen ? - Thanks...

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Safari issue: U.S. postal zip code beginning with zeroSat, 12 Apr 2008 17:24:00 GMT

I can not find this problem posted in Safari discussions. Sometimes U.S. postal zip codes that begin with zero are not recognized as being valid when input to on-line forms, surveys, or sites that conduct a search for data by zip code. Upon hitting "Enter," the beginning zero gets dropped from...

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Problem with uploadingSat, 29 Mar 2008 03:01:00 GMT

I've had this problem for a few months now. I used to be able to upload images fine to imageshack.us and others, but a few months ago, it sotopped working. Instead of trying to fix the problem, I was just using firefox, which worked fine.Anyways, since opening firefox to upload an image is...

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Safari crashes on downloadSat, 12 Apr 2008 18:10:00 GMT

Hello;I've had this problem since Safari 2.X; the problem persists in 3.0.3. Whenever I try to download a PDF, Safari crashes with a message saying Safari has unexpectedly quit.Any ideas?Chris G4 Dual Mac OS X (10.4.10) ...

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Safari & Yahoo Stat TrackerFri, 28 Mar 2008 20:02:00 GMT

Hi,I'm using safari and trying to use Yahoo's Stat Tracker, which I believe is flash based and allows for instant updates of fantasy sports stats. However, after the stat tracker loads in safari, it doesn't update. The status bar remains blank and I have to totally refresh the wi...

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Stopping Safari saving icons for all the web-sites you visit?Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:53:00 GMT

There was a neat trick you could do with Safari whereby you made the folder where it stored its icons 'read' only then that way you avoided the 'bloat' of the many icons you can collect. With version 3 this no longer seems to work, anyone got a new method of stopping the ico...

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safari no longer runs windows media player filesSat, 29 Mar 2008 09:06:00 GMT

so I am running safari 2.0.4 (419.3) and OSX 10.4.8 and Windows Media Player 9.0.0 (3307)and I am going through the www.amazon.com pages to purchase a few CDs.I find that when I click the Window Media audio sample link - Windows Media Player does open and claims the error "Windows media Player"...

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Free software to convert videos to iPod formatSat, 29 Mar 2008 07:02:00 GMT

Is there a free software inwhich you can convert videos to an iPod format? I have a .VOB file that needs converting and I can not figure out how. Is there a feature in iTunes that will help me with this? And if there is no free software, what is the best one to purchase, there is so many option...

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How do I print a page with Flash content?Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:24:00 GMT

A financial website has a page which includes a calculation made using Flash. The calculation plots a graph based on data entered on a form. When I try to print the page (or save it as a pdf) there is just blank space instead of the graph and form. This also happens with other Mac browsers (Fir...

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Cannot open pages with shockwave popupThu, 10 Apr 2008 18:07:00 GMT

SAFARI for iPOD...ipod safari cannot open page if the main page opens shockwave(macromedia or flashy) popup.. I have tried enabling popup on ipod but it didn't help.. Can someone tell me how to bypass that.. the webpage is epaper.timesofindia.com .. I can close the popup in safari windows...

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bug in XML DOMThu, 10 Apr 2008 23:11:00 GMT

there is a bug in XML DOM API in Safari for Windows. The same bug was in FireFox 2 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206053Hmm... how to report it to Apple? 3.0.4 (523.15) Windows XP Pro...

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Searching Bookmarks + Spelling IssuesWed, 09 Apr 2008 10:32:00 GMT

Currently using Safari 3.0.2 on Windows XP pro.The problem is I can't search bookmarks in Safari because the search field at the bottom of the bookmarks page is missing.Also, Check Spelling doesn't work period.Correct me if I'm wrong but these are feartures that should work right...

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Safari crashes when I open random pagesWed, 19 Mar 2008 21:27:00 GMT

So apparently many people are having this problem in different forms or types but my safari browser will crash when I open random pages of the internet. Everything goes smoothly about 90% of the time and then the rest pages will close, specifically ones that have videos on them sometimes. Help!...

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Crashed Safari On ClickWed, 19 Mar 2008 17:10:00 GMT

HiAfter begining to watch a movie in safari using quicktime my safari no longer works.I click the application link and the icon bounces as normal but then proceeds to instantly crash before even a browser window appears.Any ideas? I've attampted deleting the plist files people have previou...

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