# Error 2 keeps shutting down Netscape, driving me crazy!!! (Mac OS 9, G3 PowerBook)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 12, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038 "2003-10-12T20:21:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/1 "2003-10-12T20:21:21Z")
Recently a problem has developed whenever I go to certain websites. The second the site starts downloading, Netscape completely shuts down and I get an error message blaming “Error 2” and telling me I have to restart everything. It’s very insidious – it started with a website on casualties in Iraq, and spread to the page for a Yahoo mailbox request, and I’m afraid it may spread even more. (These are websites I have successfully downloaded in the past.) And worst of all – now it has spread to my Netscape SENT MAIL FOLDER!!! I can’t look at my old messages for fear of shutting down Netscape. I would love to know what caused this, but I’ll settle for stopping this. Help!
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/2 "2003-10-12T20:35:13Z")
What version of NS are you running?
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/3 "2003-10-12T20:37:50Z")
Gah. According to [this page](http://www.v90help.com/browsers.htm), NS is running outta memory. Try doing what it sez.
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### Author:  [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/4 "2003-10-12T22:56:42Z")
I went to the page and tried increasing memory and clearing the cache, but it didn’t work – it still shut down when I tried to access my Sent mailbox. By the way, it’s Communicator 4.08 (1995-1998). Any other good ideas?
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### Author:  [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/5 "2003-10-12T23:48:40Z")
You must be mistaken. Apple software never crashes. Steve Jobs told me so 🙂
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### Author:  [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/6 "2003-10-12T23:55:40Z")
Switch to Microsoft.
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### Author:  [@lord\_vykor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lord_vykor)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/error-2-keeps-shutting-down-netscape-driving-me-crazy-mac-os-9-g3-powerbook/207038/7 "2003-10-13T02:01:47Z")
Hmm, type 2 error is an “memory address error.” It’s a pretty vague code, sort of a catch all for certain types of memory problems. It may not have anything to do with lack of memory at all.
Cache clearing didn’t help? Have you tried deleting the History file as well? It’s in System Folder \> Preferences \> Netscape Users \> Yourname Profile folder.
Any chance at upgrading to a newer version of Navigator/Communicator? Does this problem seem to affect other browsers on your system? Tried reinstalling the browser itself?