Re: [libreoffice-users] OS hangs while visiting a LO wiki page

Ady Ady wrote:
>   Hello Users of LibreOffice,
>
> Once in a while I visit the Release Plan wiki page,
>   https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan
>
>  From that wiki page, I recently tried to visit the "5.0.2" -> "RC1"
> page (more than once), but my OS hangs when I click on the relevant
> link.
>
> Of course, it could be just a coincidence. I am reluctant to try to
> reach these pages again, especially considering that every new wiki
> page in the series is based on the prior one.
>
> I am using Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit, with Internet Explorer 9
> and Mozilla Firefox 40.0.3, all updated.
>
> The strange behavior happened with both web browsers.
>
> I don't know whether some security tool being in use (e.g. Avast)
> might be relevant.
>
> I wanted to share this unusual experience, in case someone else
> happens to see it too (or something similar, or at least uncommon),
> and/or maybe it might be worth someone checking the source of these
> wiki pages (and their related nested templates).
>
> I am aware that this behavior (hanging OS) would be considered
> "unlikely to be triggered by some wiki page". The fact that it
> happened to me more than once while following the same links (but
> nowhere else) pushed me to at least comment on it.

Interesting... I don't see a problem with that page at the moment. 
However, since mid July I have been experiencing occasional OS hangs 
which seem to be triggered by visiting certain web pages or sometimes 
scrolling down the page slightly even after it's been loaded for a 
while. Revisiting the same page doesn't necessarily trigger another 
hang, but some pages seem to be more prone to it than others.

I use Windows Vista Business 32-bit, Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.33.1 (based on 
Firefox 36), Avast antivirus.

One site (www.discount-electrical.co.uk) seemed to be particularly 
troublesome. At one point I couldn't even add a few items to the 
shopping cart and check out before the OS hung. Hangs seemed to be less 
frequent using Chrome instead, but I did still get a few. I didn't try IE.

I haven't had so much trouble since mid August, but then again I haven't 
been visiting the sites which seemed to be triggering the problem so 
much lately either. Still get a couple of unexplained hangs a week though.

I can't be certain that visiting the web sites is/was the trigger, or 
whether that's just coincidental. As you say, it does seem unlikely! If 
anything, I'd suspect some interaction with a Windows update or perhaps 
Flash or Avast, since I'd just got back from holiday and installed a 
load of updates just before the problems started. Another possibility 
for me is overheating or failing hardware (this is a 9 year old laptop 
so getting on a bit!) but I haven't got around to investigating further.

Mark.


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