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Single 3rd party item not loading makes entire page not load

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fafalone
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Many times I attempt to visit a page, and it hangs either not loaded at all, or partially loaded, and the status indicates it's waiting for an image/ad/whatever that's from a 3rd party site, and definitely not essential to the page. I need to be able to stop it without stopping the entire page, or at least when it does time out, the whole page shouldn't be stopped from showing. Apologies if this has already been answered, but I haven't found a way to structure a search query to generate relevant results.

Many times I attempt to visit a page, and it hangs either not loaded at all, or partially loaded, and the status indicates it's waiting for an image/ad/whatever that's from a 3rd party site, and definitely not essential to the page. I need to be able to stop it without stopping the entire page, or at least when it does time out, the whole page shouldn't be stopped from showing. Apologies if this has already been answered, but I haven't found a way to structure a search query to generate relevant results.

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cor-el
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You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:

You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
FredMcD
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Your System Details shows;

Installed Plug-ins

Shockwave Flash 13.0 r0 Shockwave Flash 11.8 r800

and

Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 12.1.2.152 Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 12.1.1.151

Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.

Flash is notorious for not cleaning out the older version as part of an update. Grab the uninstaller from here: Uninstall Flash Player | Windows Uninstall Flash Player | Mac Then reinstall the latest version.

Shockwave Flash v14. http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ The link for Flash Player is: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/