Chronic problem - Safari will not load - please help

Question

All other laptops in my house connect to the internet except for my desktop. All of a sudden - Safari has just died. I try and load a page and nothing works. When I do get a page to load - it crawls like a turtle. I just deleted Safari and will try and reinstall. I have also taken the following steps in the past that were suggested by Carolyn Samit and Klaus1:
+From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...+
+from the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.+
+Mac OS: Web Browser Quits Unexpectedly or Stops Responding+
+Safari add-ons can cause performance issues or other situations+
+If you didn't repair disk permissions after updating to SL, do that.+
+Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.+
+More indepth Safari troubleshooting here by: "Klaus1" http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10517963#10517963+
+Make sure Safari is running in 32-bit mode. Right or control click the Safari app in the Applications folder then click: Get Info In the Get Info window click: General You may have to click the black disclosure triangle so it faces down. Make sure: Open in 32-bit mode is selected.+
Please help

Answer 1

HI,
It makes it difficult to help trouble shoot for you if you have the same topic posted twice as here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10884888#10884888
Try downloading and installing the 10.6.2 combo update available here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959
If you reinstall Safari do this from your SL disc.
Insert the Snow Leopard install disk. Open the Optional Installs folder, then open Optional Installs.mpkg
An Installer will start... click Continue. When you get to the Installation Type in the window on the right you will see: Applications. Click the Disclosure triangle so it faces down. Select Safari and click Continue. After Safari is reinstalled go to your Apple Menu / Software Updates to bring your Safari app up to date.
Since it's just your desktop Mac having this problem it may be a good idea to run Disk Utility from your install disc and verify the startup disk for errors that may need repairing.
Insert your install disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
*(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)*
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
When you are finished with DU, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Manager.
Select your start up disk and click Restart
While you have the Disk Utility window open, look at the bottom of the window. Where you see Capacity and Available. *Make sure there is always 10% to 15% free disk space*
Carolyn
Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit