Safari locks up when I try to open it, ultimatley will not open

Question

When I click on the Safari icon in my dock, it shows Safari in the toolbar at the top of my screen, but it just shows the spinning beach ball with no safari window actually on my screen. I have to "force quit" the application in order to get out of it. What gives?

Answer 1

Hello,
Try a different user account and try to launch Safari that way.
Adding a new user account to your computer
You can create individual user accounts for each person who uses your computer. Each new user has a separate home folder and can adjust his or her own preferences without affecting other users.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Accounts.
If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.
Click Add and type the user's name.
If you don't want to use the short name generated automatically, type a new short name. (Once the account is created, you won't be able to change the short name.)
Type the user's password in the Password and Verify boxes.
Type a hint to help the user remember the password if they have trouble remembering it at login.
Click Parental Controls and select options to determine what the user can do with the computer.
See if you can launch Safari in a different account. Also, if not, try using a different browser, such as Firefox available here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/mozillafirefox.html
Carolyn