Safari not opening sites it used to open

hi, i have safari 2.0.3, safari is not opening webpages it used to open easily, like my online bank site but others that aren't password protected. it doesn't say it can't open the site, it just opens it partially, the top part only. so i've been using netscape for those sites. any idea why this is happening? there don't seem to be any other issues. i have done my repair disk permissions and restarted. thanks, bobbie

Bobbie --
It could just be real basic and easy stuff.
Have you done these?
1. Empty your cache & History settings via the Safari menu
2. 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.)
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.
There are other easy things,
but these are the basics, at least in my own humble non-tech opinion.
Report back, OK?
If it's solved, we'll have a party.
If not, there's about 4 other easy things.

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