Internet browsers crashing vista

I do remember seeing a couple of BSOD screens, this made me believe that there might be an issue with my RAM however all the status checks came back as healthy. There were also a couple of video games that I had which crashed, which makes me think that it might a graphics issue as well. Reset the computer to start normally afterward. As a general precaution create a System Restore Point prior to initiating a clean boot. I am currently having a similar issue with my laptop, though not exactly like yours.

Since this past late May, every browser that I use on my laptop has been crashing intermittently. This problem started after a Windows update was released that may have contained a bug, and I think that is what may have happened with your machine. I used to have Windows 8 on this laptop, but I was upgraded to Windows 10 after my laptop caught a virus through an ad on weather.

Have you tried running Malwarebytes to see if you may have malware? That could be the culprit. I also would recommend doing system file check SFC in command prompt.

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Cancel Submit. Johann Eva Microsoft Agent. Type winver and press Enter. A new window will open showing the version and build number of your Windows device. Can you test if the same issue will happen in our browsers Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge? What were the recent changes made on your computer before you experienced this issue?

What troubleshooting steps have you done so far on your end? Network troubleshooter is a Windows 10 built-in diagnostic tool which supports to fix internet browser problems in Windows system. Follow to fix the issue now:. Unknown system errors may also become a reason that block internet browsers from working. Adobe Flash Player is the primary reason which would usually cause browser working stick or fail to respond error.

Therefore, it would be quite helpful to disable Adobe Flash Player to fix browsers not responding error. You may follow below steps to disable or stop Adobe Flash Player now:. You can also try to clear up browsing data, turn off firewall and disable or uninstall antivirus software in your PC to get rid of the browser not working or fail to respond issue in your PC.

Fix macOS Sierra Screen Recorder. Transfer Products. File Management. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Outside of a couple of system hiccups which have been overcome since that initial upgrade, there is one problem that I'm unable to resolve: No matter which browser I'm using -- Firefox, Chrome, or Opera I refuse to use IE 8 -- the browser crashes very regularly.

I'm usually experiencing crashing at least once an hour. This browser-crashing problem did not exist prior to upgrading to Windows 7. Firefox is the browser I use most often. I have followed the tech support pages Mozilla's to the letter to resolve extension and other plug-in problems. However, Firefox continues to crash.

As does Chrome…. As does Opera. So it seems to me that something associated with Windows 7 may be the problem, right? I've updated Adobe Flash and Java to see if they were the problems. But updating has no positive effect. I have uninstalled Microsoft's Silverlight. No positive effect.