Safari Hard Hangs, Force ReBoot

Question

Anyone know what the deal is with safari for the last week or 2? I get completely randon hard hangs where I need to force reboot using the power button. Doesn't seem to be any specific site, and I've seen other postings on here about it.
Was there any kind of solution posted, more than resetting safari, clearing java caches, uninstalling Windows Media Player, and checking the drives and permissions?
Any help would be appreciated.
Dual G5 1.85   Mac OS X (10.4.1)   1.5 GIG RAM

Answer 1

Stephen,
Welcome to Apple Discussions !
There is nothing wrong with Safari.
There is something amiss with your settings or maintenance
on your Mac or Safari.
Here are some recommendations & questions for you:
1. Trash your Icons Folder:
HD>Users>Home>YourName>Library>Safari -->Icons
Restart Safari and a new folder will be automatically regenerated.
(This folder saves favicons of all the sites you visit. Needs cleaning periodically -- or you can change that file's preferences to "Read Only"
rather than "Read & Write." This will keep it from growing in size.)
2. Check all three "auto" preferences in Safari, especially "Other Forms." Sometimes those lists gets very long and need pruning. (I turned all autofill boxes off, and have no problems.)
3. Launch Font Book and check all fonts for duplicates. A duplicated font will have a bullet beside the font family and you can resolve duplicates by selecting the font and at the menu bar, go to Edit > Resolve Duplicates.
Do this for each font with a bullet next to it.
4. Do you have Speed Download, iGetter, PithHelmet, AcidSearch, Safari Enhancer or ANY other "internet enhancers?" Is Norton or Virex on there?
If you're still having problems:
Shut down your computer . . . unplug the computer, modem, and router, if you have one. Let everything sit for 2-3 minutes. Plug everything back in, start up your modem & router, then restart your computer.
Hope this helps