Webbrowser makes computer crash? (also in vb6)

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 03:04 AM

Hi guys , i am working on my own browser (works great)...

but once in a while (on my work computer it happens all the time) the webbrowser controll makes my computer crash to a blue screen o'death. this happens when i open a website while there is already one in the controll itself..... this happens with every kind of site....

anybody know why that happens? even with no events and the browser only this happens..

do i have to do something with the page before i even try opening a new one?

**lianwk** · Nov 5th, 2003, 04:54 AM

Hi,

Your Pc got problems. You check it by specific tools.

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 04:57 AM

it's not my pc only... even on a freshly installed pc and only the .net framework it occures.. test it on aprox 4 pc's all the same result.........

it doesnt always happen only when certain "heavy" sites seem to load (is a guess) try it with astalavista.com or so :|

might be a problem with page scripts or so? :S

**lianwk** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:01 AM

Can you give me the Pc spec you have ?

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:06 AM

at work where i am now ? not sure :P

p3 700 , 40gig hdd , winxp Sp1

home
p4 2.4 , 80 gig hdd , winxp sp1

but it seems to crash only at certain site.. trying some stuff now... like if there is a script that makes the object crash big time or so

can you try and load the page :
http://www.astalavista.com

and then goto a other site? :S...

that is where it crashed for me (be aware that your computer will crash) :S

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:11 AM

it really seems to only occur at that page at the moment.... :S.. cant find any pages that make it crash

**dynamic_sysop** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:14 AM

are you trying to handle the NewWindow property still?
because as soon as you load that site it opens a second window , maybe thats what's throwing it.
you could always start navigation in a new thread, eg:

VB Code:

[color=blue]Private Sub[/color] Button1_Click([color=blue]ByVal[/color] sender [color=blue]As[/color] System.Object, [color=blue]ByVal[/color] e [color=blue]As[/color] System.EventArgs) [color=blue]Handles[/color] Button1.Click
        [color=blue]Dim[/color] thrd [color=blue]As New[/color] Threading.Thread([color=blue]AddressOf[/color] LoadIE)
        thrd.Start()
    [color=blue]End Sub[/color]
 
    [color=blue]Private Sub[/color] LoadIE()
        webbrowser.Navigate(" your url here ")
    [color=blue]End Sub[/color]

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:19 AM

you could always start navigation in a new thread

well if the thread itself makes the computer crash.. wouldnt that thread do the same?

are you trying to handle the NewWindow property still?

Yes but it works perfectly with other pages that create popups :S

isnt there (by any chance) a new version of the webcontroll? the version i have is 1.1.0.0

i think it is still from vb6

...... or is there a .net version? (not right?

)

**lianwk** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:30 AM

On my side. It's working properly.

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:31 AM

really? :|

thus you openend http://www.astalavista.com .. then http://www.google.com ? :|

**Ultimasnake** · Nov 5th, 2003, 06:56 AM

tried it in a new project now.. it works :|...

but i wonder why.... removed all my code from the browser object in my own project... still the crash :|

trying it with buttons now for a mo

Guess what.. crashed....

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