Chrome keeps crashing, help please!

So, I was actually forced to get Chrome running on my Windows XP machine the other day because I really needed to see how certain websites were rendering in it. 😢
But man, I've run into this massive headache: Chrome just completely crashes on me every single time I try to visit a page that’s got a Java applet on it. 🙂

Everything works perfectly fine over in Internet Explorer—and yeah, I made sure it's set up to use Sun's Java instead of that ancient Microsoft version! 👍

Here's the lowdown: I've got Sun Java installed, specifically version 1.5.0 (build 1.5.0_06-b05), which runs flawlessly in Internet Explorer. My Chrome version is 1.5.0.7. I already tried the whole dance of uninstalling Java, then ripping out Chrome, and then reinstalling both from scratch, but honestly, nothing helps—Chrome still just dies the second it tries to load and execute any kind of Java applet. And by "dies," I mean the firefox.exe process just gets terminated instantly. Once the crash happens, this "Mozilla quality feedback agent" dialog pops up, asking if I want to send the "incident" details to the Mozilla website. When I hit OK, it looks like the data sends off and it receives some sort of confirmation, but then absolutely nothing happens—the Quality feedback agent just vanishes without a word.

Hey stormyhawk13 and all you other Chrome enthusiasts, what am I supposed to do here? How do I actually force Java to behave in Chrome?

Daniel Fowler9🙄

And exactly which URL are we talking about—the one where Chrome keeps crashing on you?
I’d like to see if we can actually replicate this mess on our end...

fadedtrucker19 said:So, what's the URL for that specific site where your Chrome keeps crashing?
Let's see if we can actually replicate this mess...

It basically happens on pretty much any website running a Java applet, I've tried a bunch of them and they all go down, you could even try checking out this one: http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/Regression.html

or just any random one for that matter, it’s always the exact same result.

Daniel Fowler9🙄

I’m running Sun Java and Firefox 1.5.0.7, and all my applets are functioning perfectly fine.
I’ve given this one a shot too... and honestly, I haven't the slightest clue what the issue could be.

It looks to me like the problem lies somewhere within your own system setup.

My Firefox recently went haywire on me; it just stopped parsing XML entirely. It was likely some glitch buried deep in my user profile, probably triggered when the whole thing crashed thanks to some absolutely abysmal website.
Even a full reinstallation didn't do the trick—not until I finally thought to wipe my profile clean.

So, try deleting the folder located at \all users\Daniel Fowler9\application data\mozilla, or whatever the exact path is. Relaunch Firefox and see if the bug decides to show its face again.
If it doesn't, then great... if it does, there's clearly some conflict in your system's Java configuration that's causing Firefox to choke, but that's well beyond my level of expertise.

Damn, I’ve never run into a headache quite like this, so I'm really at a loss for how to fix it.

fadedtrucker19 said:Man, I've seriously never run into an issue like this before, so I'm totally stumped on how to even fix it.

Same here, honestly. 😢
I'm gonna go ahead and try what you suggested and then I'll get back to you with an update. I have absolutely no clue why this is happening—I already went through the whole headache of uninstalling both Java and Chrome just to reinstall them from scratch, and still, nothing changed...
I'm gonna dive in and wipe that profile now and we'll see what happens (though I've got a bad feeling about it...)

Daniel Fowler9🙄

I ended up just deleting my profile and now everything is working perfectly! It’s honestly so weird... I never would have guessed that was even a possibility, let alone the actual fix! Thanks a ton!

Daniel Fowler9🙄

Daniel Fowler9 said:I ended up deleting my profile and now it works! It's incredibly bizarre... I would never have suspected that was the culprit! Thanks!

Daniel Fowler9🙄

Don't mention it...

Chrome can be a bit temperamental with user profiles from time to time... though at least you won't accidentally wipe them out anymore.
It really was one of those particularly aggravating bugs; I once lost every single one of my bookmarks thanks to a similar glitch, along with all my extensions that aren't even being maintained anymore.

Anyway, you might want to spend some time wandering through the extensions and themes pages... you'll likely stumble upon something you actually enjoy.
I’d definitely suggest grabbing AdBlock Plus... browsing feels significantly faster when you aren't being bombarded by a mountain of ads.

Daniel Fowler9 said:I’m in the same boat. 😢
I'm going to give your suggestion a shot and I'll report back once I have an update. Honestly, I can't wrap my head around why this is happening—I went through the whole ordeal of uninstalling both Java and Chrome just to reinstall them from scratch, yet here we are, facing the exact same mess...
I'm heading off to wipe that profile now, though I'm fully prepared to be disappointed by the results.

Daniel Fowler9🙄

By the way, there's a bit of a catch: Chrome tends to leave its profile intact even after you uninstall it... which is probably a feature, if you believe that sort of thing.

fadedtrucker19 said:By the way, you might want to browse through the extensions and themes page... you may find something you like.
I definitely recommend AdBlock Plus... browsing is much faster without all those ads.

I agree with fadedtrucker19 and would also suggest NoScript to block all JavaScript.🙂

Gregory Walker15 Daniel Fowler9 said:I find myself in complete agreement with fadedtrucker19 on this matter; I’d go even further and advocate for using NoScript to block all JavaScript entirely. 🙂

If we’re actually going to bother expanding this list, let’s at least make it worth our while by adding MrTech Local Install, Download Statusbar, TabMix Plus—even if that one is a bit of a resource hog—and Update Notifier.

It appears my keyboard decided to take an unannounced vacation, leaving me to type in some sort of indecipherable gibberish that even a broken AI couldn't parse. My apologies; I seem to have had a momentary lapse in basic motor skills. 😉

I honestly find myself wondering if Daniel Fowler9 is even going to bother reading this far, let alone actually taking any of the advice being offered.

I don't really need the others, but this Download Statusbar of yours is absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much; that clunky old download window used to slow down my PC constantly, but now everything runs perfectly. 😉

Oh, absolutely... Daniel Fowler9, you really ought to grab IE Tab.

It lets you run Internet Explorer right inside Chrome... which honestly saves me from the absolute chaos of a cluttered taskbar when I'm busy cross-referencing sites across various programs.

Look at this absurdity, Daniel Fowler9 on Chrome 😬

stormyhawk13 said:Look at that, Daniel Fowler9 is actually using Chrome 😬

Shhhhh!

Be wewy, wewy qwiet!

He might even switch over to Linux next 😁

DownThemAll! - It's the law.If you're looking to grab everything at once—images, media, whatever else is cluttering up the browser—you need something that actually hits your full connection speed. Don't settle for less.
FlashGot—it’s basically just a bridge for your download managers.
Firefox Extension backup — the name pretty much says it all (but man, it is painfully slow).

Regarding web development:
View source Chart — basically a "graphical" look at your HTML code.
IE View—probably pretty much the same thing as IE Tab.
It's just... whatever.

ruggedskipper9 said:DownThemAll! - absolute gold, perfect for grabbing everything at once from your browser (images, media, you name it...), hitting speeds that actually max out your connection
FlashGot - acts as a bridge to your download managers
Firefox Extension Backup - the name tells the whole story (though it's painfully slow)

for web development:
View source Chart - provides a 'graphical' way to look at HTML code
IE View - likely performs a similar function to IE Tab
and so on...

Honestly, you don't even need FlashGot if you're running DownThemAll; DownThemAll functions as its own standalone download manager anyway.
I should probably just uninstall FlashGot and the other download manager; they've become quite redundant in my workflow.

IE Tab was actually developed to improve upon IE View, which—at least in its early iterations—couldn't truly utilize the IE engine within a Firefox tab, instead opting to launch a separate instance of IE.

Daniel Fowler9 said:I tried uninstalling Java and then Firefox, and then I went ahead and reinstalled both of them...

😂sorry, I had to 😁

fadedtrucker19 said:You don't actually need FlashGot when you've got DownThemAll; DownThemAll is its own damn download manager.

Yeah, maybe, but I've got a feeling dedicated download managers still have some features that DownThemAll just doesn't touch...

fadedtrucker19 said:IE Tab was basically created to fix IE View, which couldn't (or at least didn't in the early versions) use the IE engine inside a Chrome tab, but instead would just launch a separate instance of IE.

True, you're right there. Haven't used it in ages. 😁

Daniel Fowler9 said:Ugh, I was forced to pull the trigger and install Firefox on Windows XP the other day. Had to see how certain websites were actually rendering in there. Just one more thing to deal with. 😢

Anyone who’s ever actually tried to build a website using CSS knows that Internet Explorer is absolute garbage. A total pain in the ass.

Hey Daniel Fowler9, you really gotta check out the themes on Chrome. They're actually pretty sick. I don't even know where to start with this one. Just... wow.Look, I'm telling you... it's the law.
Hey.

drRade said:View source Chart

Thanks! This will be quite helpful. 😉