# Freezing browser

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-browser/336987>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 23, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-browser/336987 "2005-12-23T17:54:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-browser/336987/1 "2005-12-23T17:54:54Z")

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The last couple of days I’ve had a problem with my IE 6.0.28 browser. I’m on The Dope. I have two other windows open. I can navigate the two other windows, but the Dope window is frozen. This necessitates a hard re-boot.

I _think_ the problem occurs when I have the Doper Map website open, but I’m not entirely sure. I open that page by clicking on the MPSIMS link.

Is there something with the map site that interferes with the first browser? Or is something else going on?

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-browser/336987/2 "2005-12-24T08:49:11Z")

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The doper map website (if you’re talking about [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=350747)) uses Google Maps, which can be pretty slow at times – especially if you have a slow connection or computer. How long did you wait for?

Also, are you able to use [maps.google.com](http://maps.google.com) without problems?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-browser/336987/3 "2005-12-24T16:34:11Z")

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> [@Reply](#):
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> The doper map website (if you’re talking about [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=350747)) uses Google Maps, which can be pretty slow at times – especially if you have a slow connection or computer. How long did you wait for?
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> Also, are you able to use [maps.google.com](http://maps.google.com) without problems?

I can navigate the maps browser. It’s the browswer with SDMB (which launches the new window) that freezes.