ynot2k.com freezes my computer as well

rick99 · 09-27-2005, 12:16 PM

Someone posted to the effect that the website ynot2k.com froze thier computer, I notice, under XP, when I hit Alt+Ctrl+Del, under Performance, it shows my CPU usage at 100%. Someone had wondered if thier computer had been hit with a virus because it froze up, I specualate they have so much graphical content with Flashplayer my computer can't handle it, despite my 1 GB of RAM. I too use Firefox, 1.5 beta, but it happened with the previous version as well, so I don't know if it's a combination of the two, or simply that the website is ramming too much content down my throat or what.
Cheers

**Resolution** · 09-27-2005, 12:26 PM

It's definitely the Flash. If you use the Adblock plugin with Firefox, you can eliminate the problem by adding a filter for the following URL...

http://www.ynot2k.com/_borders/navbar2.swf

If you visit the site often, then you might want to send a message to the webmaster of that site to notify him/her of the problem, but i'm sure that they already know about it and are just too stubborn to change their "awesome" design.

09-27-2005, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
rick99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1 OS: xp	ynot2k.com freezes my computer as well Someone posted to the effect that the website ynot2k.com froze thier computer, I notice, under XP, when I hit Alt+Ctrl+Del, under Performance, it shows my CPU usage at 100%. Someone had wondered if thier computer had been hit with a virus because it froze up, I specualate they have so much graphical content with Flashplayer my computer can't handle it, despite my 1 GB of RAM. I too use Firefox, 1.5 beta, but it happened with the previous version as well, so I don't know if it's a combination of the two, or simply that the website is ramming too much content down my throat or what. Cheers

09-27-2005, 12:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Resolution TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,091 OS: FreeBSD/Win98/2000/XP	It's definitely the Flash. If you use the Adblock plugin with Firefox, you can eliminate the problem by adding a filter for the following URL... http://www.ynot2k.com/_borders/navbar2.swf If you visit the site often, then you might want to send a message to the webmaster of that site to notify him/her of the problem, but i'm sure that they already know about it and are just too stubborn to change their "awesome" design. Last edited by Resolution; 09-27-2005 at 12:29 PM.