# This is NOT a Sting thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 3, 2000, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978 "2000-08-03T13:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/1 "2000-08-03T13:24:08Z")
It’s a computer/Internet question. I was checking out the [http://www.sting.compaq.com](http://www.sting.compaq.com) site. I resisted as long as I could but my curiosity got the best of me. On there they have a way to make a short movie (more of a slideshow I think). When I tried to do that, my computer completely locked up on the browser. I mean I can open a new browser window and it works fine, just that first window has problems. Can someone explain what’s going on? Maybe take a guess? My usual technical advisor (husband) is preoccupied with other projects. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/2 "2000-08-03T13:32:37Z")
On behalf of the real techies, who should be here any minute, I’ll save them a step and ask, “What kind of computer do you have? Which browser, IE5 or Netscape?” etc. etc. etc. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/3 "2000-08-03T13:40:25Z")
Do you mean the Flash or the non-Flash entry? If it’s the first, then there’s your problem. Macromedia Flash is a piece of software used to design very fancy animated sequences. The front page points out that you’ll need a good connection and the Flash plug-in (the add-on to your browser that will let you see the Flash movies). It wouldn’t hurt to have a recent version browser, either. If it’s the latter page, I’ve not had any problems - it’s just a series of plain image-maps. I hope this doesn’t sound patronising. I honestly have no idea what technical level you’re comfortable with! ---
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/4 "2000-08-03T14:01:20Z")
Not patronizing at all. You might as well assume I know nothing. I mean, I know a little, but it’s not worth anything when something wrong happens. I tried both the Flash and the Non-Flash. The non-Flash first. I’ve never had any problems on other sites that said they required Flash. We have MS Internet Explorer, probably IE5. We have a PC. Everything works fine until I actually try to create the Songline. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/5 "2000-08-03T14:11:37Z")
Okay. I tried it, and the damn thing locked up after showing me the demo. I tried the “home” link without the demo, and nothing happened at all. I’d guess there’s a mistake somewhere in the coding. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/6 "2000-08-03T14:22:29Z")
I just ran it with Netscape 4.7 and got 7 ‘Javascript’ errors as soon as it started. Seems that they have a coding problem like **Mattk** said. Jim ---
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-sting-thread/27978/7 "2000-08-03T15:42:37Z")
Oh, alrighty then. I’ll assume that it wasn’t just something that I or my computer did. Thank you.