Safari on Windows XP Bug

Here is a web-site that is crashing on Windows XP, but not on a Mac. Both systems are running Safari 3 Beta.
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=medina%2C+OH
Specifically, when we click on Regional Radar, then on Animate - that's when the crashing on Windows XP started. Now whenever we load the page, it crashes. The site works fine on a Mac. Any advice???????
Maybe updating the video drivers???? What about java etc???

Never got resolved, so we don't use Safari for Windows even still in 2009 b/c this site crashes Safari. But the site works on Mac Safari or Windows IE.

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