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software regularly crashing ... thought this was a Mac??

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mr goosey

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Hello all,

Just purchased a Macbook. Firefox regularly crashes (no out of the ordinary websites being visited here). VLC regularly crashes.

I know this is software that may be ****ing up, not the Mac itsself. Any ideas why?

MRG
 
Brand new MacBook? What's the config?

Have you added any RAM?

How about other programs, Safari etc ok? Have you tried trashing the offending ones and installing them again?
 
It's the 2Ghz, with 2GB RAM. I haven't used much of the software with any regularity yet. Have reinstalled yes. These are the newest versions downloaded from the respective software's websites.
 
But is the extra RAM third-party, or is it all Apple RAM?
Firefox shouldn't be crashing regularly, whereas VLC is known to be unstable. It isn't version 1.0 yet.
 
If it's third party RAM it could quite possibly be faulty. The way OS X manages memory is great, IMHO, but it really seems to make dodgy RAM obvious!
 
Firefox can be flakey, although i personally haven't had any significant problems with it.

the latest version of VLC has a bug that causes crashes on some machines. Does it crash as soon as you open a video file?
IIRC you need to open VLC by itself, go to the advanced video preferences, and change the playback module from openGL to something else ... I don't remember exactly, but google should help pin it down.
 
Apple RAM installed by Apple.

That is basically the problem with VLC - it also happens when I skip the video on a bit.
 
I've used VLC and Firefox for several years and on at least 5 Macs. Yes, they crash often, but they are after all Third Party. Are your Tiger applications are crashing regulalry too?
 
mr goosey said:
Hello all,

Just purchased a Macbook. Firefox regularly crashes (no out of the ordinary websites being visited here). VLC regularly crashes.

I know this is software that may be ****ing up, not the Mac itsself. Any ideas why?

MRG
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Any error messages?? Are they the latest versions?
 
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