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| Has anyone encountered "gardenweb.com is not responding due to a long-running script" problem. When I click on roses in order to access postings, a box with above notation appears.I have to delete notation in order to move on. Once I select a posting, box reappears. Each time I want to move forward I get this notation. I sent e-mail re: technical problems (even that was a challenge due to box reappearing thus blocking me from automatically moving forward). Sorry to post a non-rose question--would really appreciate feedback/suggestions. Thanks |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Thu, Mar 15, 12 at 18:45
| Yes, I get it too. I thought I had a virus or something. I'm completely a techno idiot - so I have no suggestions. Carol |
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- Posted by kentucky_rose Z6 KY (My Page) on Thu, Mar 15, 12 at 20:11
| Here, too. |
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| I'm still having to use right click, open to get into anything. If I try to just left click on something it locks up my computer and I have to shut down my web browser and start over. |
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- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (kathystrong@gmail.com) on Thu, Mar 15, 12 at 21:43
| Yep, mine too. If you use Internet Explorer 9, it is easy to shut it down, though. A box at the bottom of the screen opens automatically and gives you the option to turn it off and let you through to the page, and it doesn't take long to do that. But you need to do that each time you open a new thread. So if you are using one of the older internet explorer versions, go to this link and update it to Internet Explorer 9. While it won't do away with the problem altogether (because it is a gardenweb technical problem), it will make it easier to deal with in the meantime. It probably is caused by gardenweb's links to advertisers, and gardenweb puts its advertisers' needs above its users' needs. Follow the money. |
Here is a link that might be useful: microsoft download site
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- Posted by aklinda 7 (lindanewland@myway.com) on Thu, Mar 15, 12 at 22:03
| I'm having this same issue and it is driving me crazy - I was afraid it was my computer. It's really slowing down browsing this website. Maybe I'll stay away for a little while until they fix it. |
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- Posted by jardineratx 9tx (My Page) on Fri, Mar 16, 12 at 8:27
| Yes, same problem here. Molly |
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| Same problem here. |
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- Posted by southerngal25 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 17, 12 at 16:35
| I was beginning to think it was my computer. I visit Home Decorating and after clicking on a thread, I literally wait 30 sec to 1 min for it to open. This only started happening in the last week or two. I will stop visiting as I don't have time to wait & wait. Love the site though. |
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- Posted by roseblush1 8a/Sunset 7 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 2:05
| I just got it and closed the box and the thread came up, but as it was closing I saw a box I could check that said, "Don't Show Me Again"... or something like that. I'm going to click that box on the next thread I open. I think it is just the code for the graphics or their advertising pop-ups, but that is only a guess. Smiles, |
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- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (kathystrong@gmail.com) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 2:25
| I think I fixed it. Been doing some research and trying some things and came to this page on Microsoft's Internet Explorer site (I use Internet Explorer 9). Scroll half way down the page until you see the "microsoft fix it" logo with the picture of the little man in it. Click that. Then let that little program run through its paces. Easy peasy. Worked for me. Kathy |
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| Thanks for researching that Kathy. I'm on Windows 7, IE9 all updated and current. I was running Garden Web on Firefox without issue until this evening when GW began locking up Firefox and shutting it down. I switched over to IE so I could stop the script and found your Fix It post. I've run it twice without resolution. It still runs long and requires stopping the script. Now, I am also getting, "Garden Web not responding", which shuts down the window and starts it again. I wish they'd get things straightened out as it used to be. Very frustrating! No other site I frequent has any kind of issue, so it must be a Garden Web thing. Kim |
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| I have a Mac and I'm not having any of these issues so far. |
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| I am getting it too.. DH who is a computer programmer said the web master will have to fix it.. I sent GardenWeb an email just now... |
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| Sorry to hear your troubles. My computer is having no problems with GW (I have IE--fairly recent, but not #9). Hope GW gets it straightened out. Could it be caused by some server some of you have to route through? Good luck. Kate |
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- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (kathystrong@gmail.com) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 10:53
| Hmmm- it is still working fine for me. No long running scripts here as a result of something I did last nite, so I'm not going to touch it now, lol. I never did upgrade to Windows 7 here as Vista home pro came with this computer and still seems to work fine on everything I use it for, and I have some law-office type programs that are pretty persnickety. The only other thing I can think of, Kim, is a change that I did not "undo" after it didn't work was add "Gardenweb.com" to my Compatibility view menu. You might try that out. To do that, bring up the tools menu in Windows -- (hit the "alt" key). Then select "Tools" and then in the drop down select "Compatibility View Settings." Add "Gardenweb.com" to the websites there. The point of compatibility view is to let older websites run on newer versions of Windows, so that might be a good thing to do anyway for this old grandpa of a site. Or else, compatibility view might be automatic on Windows 7. (I don't know anything about Windows 7). Hope something gets it better for you. But as I say, mine is fixed, so if you root around enough, you will probably get it done too. It seemed to me that it was whatever that little "fix it" tool did that fixed it, as I haven't had the "long running script" problem even once since I ran that thing. Kathy |
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- Posted by roseblush1 8a/Sunset 7 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 11:07
| Kim........ Clicking the box in my previous post didn't work. But when I just click the "X" to close the message box while using FF, the thread opens and FF does not get locked up. Smiles, |
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| Gardenweb installes a ton of tracking stuff on your computer through java/flash run commercials. There's LSO cookies, they have literally 10 ad networks and 12 companies like google adsense, tracking any user. Garden web is the worst in that sense. You could easily block some of it, with extenstions in Firefox like "Better Privacy" that stops LSO cookies, and "Do Not Track Plus" for tracking stuff. The most used browsers have addons for this, Opera, Firefox, and I think Internet Explorer too. At least getting rid of LSO cookies helps a lot with scripts running, unfortunately they don't get deleted when you empty browser history. This should help with popups too. |
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| I've been getting it too. I just upgraded to Firefox 10 and thought it was due to that but maybe not, since I haven't been on this forum for a while. I've checked the 'do not show again' box and told it to stop the script. |
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| Nope, still doing it. Pretty annoying. Guess they don't believe that people will stop using their forum if they get too annoying. |
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| Today I upgraded to Firefox 11, those updates come fast !! |
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 13:33
| Try going to the top of your screen where the address is and clicking on that torn piece of paper. That worked for me. It says "compatibility view" when you put the pointer over it. |
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| Kathy's (kstrong) recommendation is what the GardenWeb people told me to do (but the site is still slow for me): Hi there, This is an issue for members using IE9 browser. At the top of the browser, in the address bar, there is a small icon that looks like a torn piece of paper -- it's called Compatibility View. If you click on that icon, it should stop the error message. Please let us know if you continue to have problems. Sincerely, GardenWeb Staff |
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| I had that problem till I also clicked on "compatability view" at the top of the page. Now, no problems so far... |
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| Hot dang, Kenstar! Bless you! That has done more than anything else. I did email Garden Web to alert them to the long running script, though I'm sure others have, also. After using your "Tools" and "Compatability View" tip, it so far seems to be working as it is supposed to. Thank you! Kim |
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| Yellow to the other 24 posters on this subject, I have just read all of them. I have just gone to the "tawn bit of paper" and clicked on it, now all is good, thanks to all thta went before me. Regards David. |
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| Compatibility View does fix it on IE9, but must be clicked on each time you open IE, such as after shutting down. Clicking on the "stop script" icon on Firefox 11 is required repeatedly as it appears to only stop it that one time. Even after stopping the script, it still prevents 11 from working as seamlessly and quickly as it does on every other site I use it for. Firefox needs a "Compatibility View", too. Kim |
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- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (kathystrong@gmail.com) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 19:45
| Compatibility View does not need to be clicked on each time you open IE9 if you add "gardenweb.com" to the list of sites on the "Compatibility View settings" page which is in the Tools menu. To get to the tools menu, hit the "alt" key, which should open a bar just below the URL of the webpage at the top of your screen with the word "tools" on it, and then you can select "tools" and then you can select "compatibility view settings" and it will open a menu with a place to add all the sites that need this function, namely the old ones that were in place before IE9 made things more complicated from the web page's point of view. And while you have that menu open, you may as well put ALL the old websites that you commonly use in there. Probably will help all of them. |
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| I am not on IE... I am on Firefox and just updated a few min. ago. I am still getting it. It has to do with something GW is running.. it's not us. |
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| It just started today. I'm running Firefox, and this is very annoying. I agree that it is something GW has done, and since whatever they've done is incompatible with EVERYONE's software, it's up to them to fix it. Jeri |
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| So I just switched from my new Firefox browser to my old IE browser (which I hate using).. set IE in compatibility mode and GW is loading fine now.. that means more than likely they are using some java script that is now obsolete on new versions of browsers and. it. is. pretty. irritating. |
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- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 21:11
| I uninstalled the auto-update from Explorer and that seemed to take care of it...so far :) |
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| First of all, THANKS to all of you for responding to my post. I was hesitant to do so in that it wasn't rose related and thought it might annoy some of you in that respect. I was waiting for our computer guru friend to return from vacation so he could walk me through some of your suggestions but lo and behold the annoying long-running script is no more as of this morning! Now I think it was something GW did. Thanks again for your interest and suggestions. |
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| I'm glad it's fixed on your Firefox, it won't work on mine right now. No response from GW about my complaint email yet either. I guess I stick with IE9 for the time being. Thanks, Kathy, for the suggestion of adding GW to the list for compatibility view. That fixed that! Kim |
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| I spoke too soon. Only a couple of hours later, back to same problem. I've e-mailed GW twice in the last week and NO response--very frustrating! Very perplexing since it worked earlier this morning--first time in 6 or 7 days. |
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- Posted by lookin4you2xist 9b (breaks4rainbows@yahoo.com) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 14:02
| here also . the minute I click on the page the message comes up. |
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| I emailed GW yesterday and have had two responses already today. I am impressed! Kim PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LINE IN ANY RESPONSE: Hi Kim, If you place your mouse on the link you want to view and right click on it, a small menu will pop up and you can choose 'open in a new tab'. The page should open in the new tab without encountering the script error. Not an optimum fix, but it works! Best regards, Tamara
>To: editor@gardenweb.com > >>Subject: COMMENT: long running script |
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| Are everybody using Firefox having this problem? I wonder why I'm not then? I do have the latest update Firefox 11, but maybe it's the addons I have that handle cookies and running scrips differently. They are really handy, I use "BetterPrivacy" and "Do No Track Plus" but there are many to choose from. Especially the "BetterPrivacy" extension is really helpful, it enables you to easily delete LSO cookies after each session and has solved my issues with "script not responding" and "scrip is running, in danger of making you computer slow or unresponsive", well that kind of thing. If you are new to it, you find and install addons under "Tools" - "Extensions" and then a page pops up in browser with search function. It is easy. |
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| It makes the site unusable. Nuff said. F.L. |
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- Posted by rebeccah_2009 6b (My Page) on Tue, Mar 20, 12 at 16:30
| this is the first time I've been able to get on here for a few days because of it |
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- Posted by christy2828 8a (My Page) on Tue, Mar 20, 12 at 17:16
| They fixed it. Happens from time to time. They call it 'Garden Gnomes.' It's frustrating but they always resolve it in a few days!! |
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| Adding Do No Track Plus as suggested above as an add-on to firefox resolved this. |
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| I think if you go to Tools, click on 'Advanced', and click the box next to "Disable Script Debugging" to turn it on, then, click the box next to "Display a notification about every script error" to turn it off, it should help. I'm using an older version of Mozilla/Firefox with the 'ad-aware' add-on, I haven't had any problems yet.
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