Why does my browser close when I click on certain thread titles?

[hulahulk]

This happens with both Mozilla and IE. Only here on CBR. I will click on a certain thread (for instance, the Phoenix thread in the Annihilation forum or StoneGold's "Oh My God!" thread in the Comm forum) and my browser closes down completely. And it's only with certain threads. I also try to click on the link that would bring me to the thread's most recent post, but that closes my browser too. What gives?

[Matt]

Sounds like a problem with your PC and nothing on CBRs side of things.
Try cleaning out all cookies and temporary internet files and then seeing how things go. Good luck!

[Flawless P]

Also download Microsoft Anti Spyware and run that. It may help with your Spyware.

Get the updated definitions though or it will be useless.

[hulahulk]

Also download Microsoft Anti Spyware and run that. It may help with your Spyware.

Get the updated definitions though or it will be useless.

I have a couple of anti-spyware programs running already.


EDIT: I uninstalled both AdAware and Spybot and reinstalled them and ran scans. I also downloaded the Microsoft anti-spyware program. They found quite a bit of junk, but nothing seems to correct the problem I have with my browser closing.

[glue]

Hulahulk, I have the same problem when I try to go to a friend's site. Anyway, I tried to open the Phoenix thread that was giving you problems thinking maybe if we both had the same issue we could solve it together. It opened for me, but before it did my computer made the noise it makes when I try to close a window and can't (kind of a "dunk") and a big grey box about 1/4 the size of the screen flashed in the top left corner for maybe a second. I couldn't find the other thread you were talking about, though.

[hulahulk]

Hulahulk, I have the same problem when I try to go to a friend's site. Anyway, I tried to open the Phoenix thread that was giving you problems thinking maybe if we both had the same issue we could solve it together. It opened for me, but before it did my computer made the noise it makes when I try to close a window and can't (kind of a "dunk") and a big grey box about 1/4 the size of the screen flashed in the top left corner for maybe a second. I couldn't find the other thread you were talking about, though.

I am at least relieved to know that this problem is not isolated to my machine, but now the problem is bigger. Let's try to figure some things out. I'll keep you posted via this thread. Thanks Josh S.

[hulahulk]

Sounds like a problem with your PC and nothing on CBRs side of things.
Try cleaning out all cookies and temporary internet files and then seeing how things go. Good luck!

I've cleaned things out already. Thanks, Matt!

[Brandon Hanvey]

I've forwarded this thread to bugs@comicbookresources.com. I've yet to encounter the browser closes issue myself.

As for slow downs, they happen from time to time. And there is talk of buying new servers for the forums, but it has to wait due to the work on the main site taking precedent.

[Brandon Hanvey]

From bugs@comicbookresources:

Tell them they need to e-mail bugs@comicbookresources.com stating what URL they're going to, which browser their using and what version of the browser.

[hulahulk]

Thanks, Brandon. I have a feeling the problem is exclusive to IE, because it has yet to happen on Firefox.

If anyone does follow up through the tech guys, I would be interested as to what they have to say.