Version 2.53.10.1 NOT RESPONDING issues

[spudgun]

I have been using Sea Monkey for about 30 years now.

Even my wife is using it.

My system is kinda old but running Win 7.

I am running V2.53.10.1. Since loading the newer version I am getting Sea Monkey not responding and it usually happens during a page load.

Some times it will take 30 to 60 seconds to respond and other time I must go into task manager and force it to close and then restart.

I have thought it was maybe some spy ware or virus so I do run CC cleaner and sometimes it helps and other time it does not help.

Any suggestions????

[-Px-]

Check your extensions, maybe there are some old/misbehaving ones

[ElTxolo]

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My system is kinda old but running Win 7.

I am running V2.53.10.1. Since loading the newer version I am getting Sea Monkey not responding and it usually happens during a page load.

Some times it will take 30 to 60 seconds to respond and other time I must go into task manager and force it to close and then restart.

I have thought it was maybe some spy ware or virus so I do run CC cleaner and sometimes it helps and other time it does not help.

Any suggestions????

• People who use WindoZe, always comment, that using that shitty CCleaner is not a good idea.
  
  - Check out these articles from kb.mozillazine.org:
• Safe Mode - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
• Standard Diagnostic - SeaMonkey - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

[spudgun]

Thanks for the links.

I do have a question... If and when the NOT RESPONDING occurs is that the time to disable the extensions in safe mode?

If problem goes away how do I know which extension may be causing the issue?

[therube]

More important to me, would be to note [SeaMonkey] CPU & memory loads.
And does the "Not responding" subside or do you need to kill & restart SeaMonkey?

Safe Mode obviously requires a restart.
Extensions... harder to pinpoint. You try to make an educated guess, or do 1/2 at a time & see if the issue re-occurs...

Some sites, many sites these days simply suck &/or are programed for "Chrome", & some simply won't work or work well in SeaMonkey. And adblocker (uBlock may help (& certainly NoScript, but that's a different animal.)


Maybe list the extensions you are using...

[spudgun]

Interesting you mentioned CPU and memory.

About 10 min ago I was in SeaMonkey mail and when trying to open a message I got a NOT RESPONDING error. I launched task manager and noticed a high CPU rate and memory.

Right after the page responded and sea monkey came back on line the CPU rate went down to normal id.e and memory dropped about 1 GB.

[Rob_S]

I find it is very useful to just close (completely - all windows) and restart seamonkey at least every hour or so of use.

As soon as memory use goes to near 1gb it seems to slow down dramatically. I run 64-bit - My machine I5 with 8GB ram.

[spudgun]

Well, I understand your suggestion.

BUT, I only started getting the NO RESPONSE error with the newer version of Sea Monkey.

The older version I was using for about 5 years before upgrading did not experience these issues.

I have read somewhere that I cannot go back to the older version due to files being deleted with the newer version.

I maybe wrong and if I am someone please advise me that I can install the older version.

[TPR75]

The older version I was using for about 5 years before upgrading did not experience these issues.

Do you realize that websites were updated too? They're bloated with JavaScript and sometimes such script causes excessive use of CPU/memory. Why? Because lazy website designers are using Google's model and don't care about web standards. Blocking such scripts sometimes helps. You can use e.g. uBlock Origin:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-f ... /releases/

You can use build-in function "about:memory" and free some memory (GC -> CC -> Minimize memory usage) after visiting websites heavy of JS.

Reverting to old (outdated) SeaMonkey is bad decision. Dangerous.

[spudgun]

I think you nailed it regarding Java.

It does seem to be on certain websites that I get the lag, now that I think about it.

Thanks.

[ElTxolo]

[....] I was in SeaMonkey mail and when trying to open a message I got a NOT RESPONDING error.

[....] BUT, I only started getting the NO RESPONSE error with the newer version of Sea Monkey.

• Damn it, you're a real 'pita' and you make me sick!
  
  Your profile is corrupt/rotten for sure.
  
  So, do yourself a favor, and read the two kb.mozillaZine articles. And run diagnostics.

[therube]

I only started getting the NO RESPONSE error with the newer version of SeaMonkey.

What version were you running prior?

[hayley3]

I have the same problem. Seamonkey is always not responding.
I have to keep Chrome open so that I can actually view pages that have an advertisement on them. I copy the url and paste into Chrome so I can actually view the page I want. Very sad about that.