Safari not loading sites

Frequently lately Safari has been hanging. I do have a habit of keeping a couple dozen pages open in several windows. At some point Safari just won't load pages. I can get the URLs to work in Chrome. If I restart Safari is will work for a while and then stop working.

Linc Davis
Safari menu bar ? On ipad ? Or ?
I have the same problem
Ipad 2 iOS 6 safari crawls
Wasn't this way before update !!!
Done that close all active apps and re boot at least once
Done the settings - safari - clear cookies & clear history
Still safari ( crawling pages $ continue to crawl
Wifi is fine ... Other devices on wifi work fine
iPhone safari is a rocket ( touch wood )
Ipad - 2, iOS 6.1 , safari is crawling
Apple are you Listening ?
The help forums are littered with this same query
Is this the next big mess after maps ?
Apple : you are making google famous !!! First maps and now slowly chrome !!
Fix it
Now !!!!
Regards
Subu
TIA
Regards

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I cannot watch videos on bbc.co.uk neither.

Safari not loading sites and generally slow

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this but for the past week Safari has been acting a bit weird.
I have an iMac G5, and two MacBookPros and on all three Safari Version 4.0.5 (5531.22.7) refuses to load web pages as it used to. Either they won't load and I have to stop the load and press refresh in which case they load reeaalllly slowly if at all. I've looked for up dates, gone through Disk Utlilty and Repair, I've reset Safari, I've rebooted, but all to no avail.
Is anyone else in the same boat ? If so, which life-boat do we use ?

Try this:
(First, if yours is an Intel Mac, check that Safari is not running in Rosetta, which is enough to slow it to a crawl. If you are running Snow Leopard, run Safari in 32 bit not 64 bit. Control click the Safari icon in the Applications folder, then click: Get Info In the Get Info window click the black disclosure triangle next to General so it faces down. Select 32 bit mode)
Do you have enough RAM? Less than 1GB can cause slowness. Is your hard drive too full? Less than 15%, or 15GB, of free space can also cause slowness.
Adding DNS codes to your Network Preferences, should give good results in terms of speed-up as well as added security:
If you are using a single computer: Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
(You can also enter them if you click on Advanced and then DNS)
Sometimes reversing the order of the DNS numbers can be beneficial in cases where there is a long delay before web pages start to load, and then suddenly load at normal speed:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2296
If your computer is part of a network: please refer to this page: http://www.opendns.com/start/bestpractices/#yournetwork and follow the advice given.
(An explanation of why using Open DNS is both safe and a good idea can be read here: http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/opendsn-what-is-opendns-why-required-2/2587 /
Open DNS also provides an anti-phishing feature: http://www.opendns.com/solutions/homenetwork/anti-phishing/ )
Wikipedia also has an interesting article about Open DNS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDNS
Whilst in System Preferences/Network you should also turn off 'IPv6' in your preference pane, as otherwise you may not get the full speed benefit (the DNS resolver will default to making SRV queries). If you want to know what IPv6 is:
This is Apple's guidance on iPv6:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8708.html
Click on Apply Now and close the window.
Restart Safari, and repair permissions.
If that didn't do it, then try this as well:
Empty Safari's cache (from the Safari menu), then close Safari.
Go to Home/Library/Safari and delete the following files:
form values
download.plist
Then go to Home/Library/Preferences and delete
com.apple.Safari.plist
Repair permissions (in Disk Utility).
Start up Safari again, and things should have improved.
More useful information here:
http://guides.macrumors.com/SpeedupSafari
Less likely, but possible, is that the slowness is caused by a Trojan such as the one called 'DNSChanger' or 'OSZ.RSPlug', which can alter the DNS settings of your network connection. This particular Trojan can be inadvertently installed if you have come across certain Quicktime movies where got a window stating that you have to download and install a particular codec in order to see the video.
If you have agreed to that installation, your system can be infected and your DNS settings altered, which results in your system using the wrong DNS servers, which can slow web surfing to a crawl.
This can be fixed by downloading and running a freeware utility called DNSChanger Removal Tool which you can download from here:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33696
Once you have run that utility you have to re-boot your Mac, then reset Safari, and re-enter your DNS settings in System Preferences/Network.

Safari not loading images

I'm having an issue with Safari not loading websites correctly. It happens on BBC and Apple website. All I get is the text, no banners, images, thumbnails, nothing. Can anyone shed light as to why this is happening. My internet is connection is fibreoptic and is 55mb/second

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Why will safari not load web pages with the prefix "fhp"?

Why will safari not load web pages with the prefix "fhp"?

Because it doesn't recognise them as valid addresses - just as the error message says.
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Safari not loading some sites.

I don't believe I have changed anything in Safari, but this problem has recently started occuring.
Half the sites I go to won't load properly. It seems to try, as the progress bar begins to fill, but after a couple of seconds it gives up and leaves me with a white page. The activity window shows the page as being 1 byte in size.
This seems to happen more often on some sites than others, whereas some will not be affected at all and will work fine. Some of the offending sites will also load if I copy/paste the link into a new tab, but not if I reload.
It also occurs in the latest Webkit build (34130) but not in Firefox (3.0RC1) or Camino (1.6.1).
I've tried resetting Safari, but to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

RainbowWarrior1 wrote:
Half the sites I go to won't load properly. It seems to try, as the progress bar begins to fill, but after a couple of seconds it gives up and leaves me with a white page. The activity window shows the page as being 1 byte in size.
This seems to happen more often on some sites than others, whereas some will not be affected at all and will work fine. Some of the offending sites will also load if I copy/paste the link into a new tab, but not if I reload.
I have the same problem, and often end up going back to Firefox as a result.
Also, Safari will very often not load www.hotmail.com. I get the following message -
"Windows Live ID is unavailable from this site for one of the following reasons:
This site may be experiencing a problem.
The site may not be a member of Windows Live ID.
If I clean out all the hotmail related cookies, it then does usually load, but what a pain. I recently made Safari my preferred browser, but now regret having done so. Since this seems to be an Apple problem, hope they resolve it soon.

Safari not loading particular web sites

Safari 5.1.7: Snow Leopard 10.6.8: MBP 2.53 Mid 2009: 8/500
For some reason, Safari does not load drudgereport.com or rushlimbaugh.com. This just started today.
Firefox has some problems too. Chrome loads both sites just fine.
Here is what I've done to try and remedy this in Safari - my browser of choice:
Re-Installed Safari
Deleted Drudge and Rush cookies
Reset Safari
Checked my fonts for duplicates (none found)
Restarted modem & Apple router (shut down for 1 minute +)
Ran applejack
Ran Coctail
De fragged hard drive
Shut down and restarted after a minute or two
Used terminal to find and enter the IP address. (host drudgerepord.com and host rushlimbaugh.com)
Limbaugh took me to Premier Radio Network and Drudge took me nowhere.
All the other sites I visit regularly load just fine.
Can't think of anything else.
UPDATE: I just spent 20 minutes trying to post my problem in an intelligent and comprehensive manner. But... just now I tried both sites again and they loaded fine. So, if you've read this far, I won't be wasting anyone's time. But I'm just going to leave this here anyway.

If you are using an Intel Machine, the 3.0 codec is not available - only for the older iMac machines. Have a look at this thread from the Real Player Forum.
Assuming you are using an Intel machine - To use the 3.0 codec, which is necessary to play the sound files you referenced, you would need to start Safari in Rosetta mode first.
Back to Real Player and your original question:
This is from Real Players on-line help data base:
When you install RealPlayer for Mac OS X, you are prompted to decide which types of files you want to open with it. RealPlayer becomes the default media player for the file types you choose to associate with it.
If you install another media program after installing RealPlayer, some of these file types may be associated with the new program.
To reassign these file types to RealPlayer:
Open RealPlayer for Mac OS X, click the RealPlayer menu, and choose Preferences. The Preferences box opens.
Select the Media Types category.
Select the file types you want RealPlayer to play by default, and then click Save Media Types. The changes will take affect after you restart RealPlayer.
If you are still experiencing problems, Safari may be overriding your choices. To reassign file-types for Safari:
Find one of the downloaded files in the Finder.
Hold the control key down and click on the file.
Select Get Info from the file's menu.
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Click Change All.
Follow the above instructions and post back.

Safari Not Loading Selected Sites

Safari is not loading few sites and if it does (like Facebook/Twitter/BBC/Flipkart/Amazon), it is very slow and it turns out to be like the screenshot attached. But opens banking sites, apple.com and other sites absolutely fine (snapdeal.com)
1. Checked and changed the DNS once.
2. Restarted the WiFi router and my Macbook Air.
3. Checked the Firewall & Gatekeeper settings
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Please help.
Thanks.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe modeand log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

Safari not loading .css files / hanging page load

A bit of an odd one this...
I'm having a few issues a couple of websites in that the page takes an age to load - and when (if) it does, the CSS file hasn't loaded, so the page is unstyled.
One page is http://www.liverpoolfc.tv - the main page and the advert page before it both have the same issue.
From the activity report, this is because the browser is not completing the download of the file http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc.css - although this will download fine if I download the file not as a part of the site.
The (Safari) activity report shows that the page's .css file is stalling, in this case at 8.0KB out of 8.6KB - this is consistent each time I try to load the page.
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I'm experiencing this problem with another website, again with the .css file not loading.
Similarly, I have two computers (both the same versions of software) and the problem is consistent between them.
What I've tried so far...
- resetting Safari
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- using a copy of Safari without any user preferences (via the System Admin login)
None of these have made a difference. However, given that this is a problem across Safari, Firefox etc., I suspect this must be an issue in a shared component.
Any thoughts?

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Safari Not Loading

Hello!
I am a first time poster to these boards. I am seeking help with Safari 4.0.5, which I updated and installed to my iMac on 3/17/10 (using Safe Mode.)
My iMac is a 2006, Early Version, Intel Core Duo, using OS Tiger, 10.4.11.
The problem is Safari is not loading (versus crashing or unexpectedly quitting.) The problem appears to have started only in the last couple of weeks, and not immediately after the update installation. The loading process times out (3 minutes) and returns the following:
You are not connected to the Internet.
Safari can’t open the page “http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/arkansas/home.cox” because your computer isn’t connected to the Internet.
Using Network Diagnostics the results window shows the following ( although the address is the home page address and is correct):
Cannot find server
This computer appears to have a working Internet connection, but cannot find "ww2.cox.com".
You may have typed the address incorrectly.
The Network Diagnostics/ Network Status shows
Green Button - Built-In Ethernet
Green Button - Network Settings
Green Button - ISP
Red Button - Internet (failed)
Red Button - Server (failed)
(Sorry - I could not get a picture ofit to paste in this message.)
After reading information on some of the other posted Safari questions I have tried the suggestions that I thought may apply to my Safari problem. So far, here is what I have tried:
– Permissions: I am someone who routinely verifies and repairs permissions, and have done so in this situation.
– Reset Safari: I reset Safari at a minimum daily when I shutdown the computer. Typically, if I am doing many web searches, I will reset Safari 7 to 10 times a day. All the reset options are selected so I hope the caches and cookies are being cleaned out.
– Input Managers/Input Methods: I cannot locate any files or folders labeled as such to remove.
– .plists: From my user library I have removed and replaced the safari.plist, the lastsession.plist, and the history.plist, one at time and tried to restart Safari to no avail.
– Home page address: changed to the Apple site, problem still happens.
– Safe Mode: I have restarted the iMac in safe mode and done all of the above.
– Flash Player: On 3/29/10 I downloaded and installed Flash Player version 10.0.45.2.
– Hardware: I checked all the physical connections and everything seems to be in working order.
By accident, I found a work-around, hopefully temporary, solution. I use the Terminal utility to run the sudo periodic maintenance scripts because the iMac is turned off at night. I also run these scripts when any system problems appear. I find if the sudo periodic daily command is run Safari will then load. Safari may then load just fine for the next few days, or just for one day. Once Safari is loaded there does not seem to be any problems with its performance.
The periodic maintenance scripts are the only UNIX commands I know, and I don’t understand what files are being affected. I cannot discern a particular website visit or function that will cause the next failure to load.
Does anyone have suggestions to resolve this problem (besides never shutting the iMac or Safari off..LOL)?
Thank you,
Cym

Dear Carolyn:
Thank you for your Welcome and quick response. Please do not forsake me now.
The ISP is "seeing" what the iMac Network Diagnosis is reporting, that the built-in ethernet and modem are working, the network settings are fine, and that the ISP "signal" is reaching my computer. The url "ww2.cox.com" is a correct address and the site is functioning. Also checking the hardware connections found nothing loose. So...the problem is my h/w or s/w (or maybe I did not ask the right questions.)
(I have tried to paste a copy of the Network Diagnosis window here but cannot figure out how to do that. I did make a file of it using Preview's Grab function, and can copy it but cannot get it pasted from the clipboard into this post.)
My Safari's home page is set at the "ww2.cox.com" and has been for the last few years, so no new element there. The address is correct. In trying to resolve this 'loading problem' I have experimented and changed the home page to www.apple.com, and www.google.com. The loading still times out and Network Diagnostics still reports, "This computer appears to have a working Internet connection, but cannot find "www.apple.com" (or "www.google.com"). You may have typed the address incorrectly."
As stated in my original post, once the sudo periodic daily script is run, Safari will load with no problem. Safari can find the ww2.cox.com page, or whatever home page I have set. There are no performance problems until the next time Safari will not load.
What is really frustrating is the problem occurrence is not consistent. It may happen the first time Safari is being accessed. It sometimes happens after I used Safari for a couple hours, then Quit, and then try to reopen Safari later. It can happen after a Safari reset only. It does not happen everyday. Safari will open and load fine for a few days, then it won't. And this whole situation only started about March 25th.
It seems like there is some little piece of ??? being corrupted during Safari use, that does not get corrected with permissions repair, or removing the various plists, but gets resolved (albeit temporarily) with the daily maintenance script. I cannot narrow it down.
So, Carolyn, do you have other advice on this subject?
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Cym

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I have been having trouble with quicktime in safari
it doesnt seem to load and only the quicktime logo
and a question mark appear when sites with quicktime
are loaded eg. myspace music players any info you
offer me that will help me resolve this issue would
be greatly appreciated
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