Neowin causes my browser to have 90+% CPU Usage


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i was getting the script error also. thought maybe i had some spyware or something new on my computer causing it. I just switched to swift lite, so ill see if that helps or not. I usually use crtl+f5 to refresh the main page.

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When loading forum posts on and off i get the Firefox window asking me if i want to stop or continue using a script (using too many resources/isnt responding)

i notice when i tell it to stop the interactive "Latest Forum Activity" stops working on that thread

any ideas?

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Same here with Firefox 2.0.0.6, but it only happens once per Firefox session. Once I tell it to stop the script, I have no more problems and the latest forum activity box still works fine.

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it happens on my Mac as well, the issue is with the Live Forum Post script at the top of the threads,, when you stop the script, that part goes away

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I can confirm this. It is since the "Latest Forum Activity" box on the top. It is annoying as hell. :angry:

The script hangs with both Firefox 2.0.0.5 and 2.0.0.6 on both PC and Mac. If I click continue, than the whole browser hangs and i have to kill the proccess.

Please fix it or at least give an option to disable that damned box at the top.

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Please fix it or at least give an option to disable that damned box at the top.

You can disable it.... instead of finding ways to completely disable functionality by using an adblock (btw... that post was removed)... just LOOK and see the minus button near the top.

Problem solved.

I have not experienced this script error. Be sure to clear your cache.

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Hey, that was rude shockz, i was working hard to find a fix, and only tried to help the others until this bug gets fixed :p :)

Anyway, thanks for the tip. That '-' sign really helped (btw: my cache gets auto cleared everytime I quit firefox), but i think you agree, that it isn't quite obvious that that icon will hide those posts. I suggest putting it somewhere into that box, or at least somehow visually connected to it.

Also note, that hiding the box won't fix the script. :pacifier: :p

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I'm not sure if its related but I've run into a few issues with IE (high cpu usage etc) as well. It seems to be caused by the new latest forum activity section at the top.

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I will remove the auto update function until I come up with something less resource intensive. It's an ipb module atm, I think that causes it to be a little slow.

I wonder what's causing the problem though. My system (Pentium D 3.4GHz / 2Gb mem / Vista) never uses more than 20% of my cpu resources (and then only for a very short period when the update takes place)

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