Random pages would not load on Safari

My computer needed updating last week, and I downloaded the suggested update. Ever since, Safari "load" wheel keeps spinning in all tabs regardless if a page has actually loaded or not. However, there's a bigger problem: many websites I normally visit would randomly not load at all.
The process looks something like that: I open a new tab, enter an address, click Return, and the address just hangs there without any progress. I close the tab, re-open it, re-enter the address, and this time it may or may not load - it's all quite random.
Any help would be appreciated!

HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
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.
Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem. a href=http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3230?viewlocale=en_US> Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
Since you are running Snow Leopard, *make sure Safari is opening in 32-bit mode, not 64*. Right or 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. Also, (in that same window) *make sure Safari is NOT running in Rosetta.*


Web pages now include a small icon or 'favicon' which is visible in the address bar and next to bookmarks. These icons take up disk space and slow Safari down. It is possible to erase the icons from your computer and start fresh. *To delete Safari's icon cache using the Finder, open your user folder, navigate to ~/Library/Safari/ and move this file "webpageIcons.db to the Trash.*
Relaunch Safari.
Carolyn

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