W3C Valid Page Crashing Browsers...IE 5.5

CSS problem? Windows Setting?

[RDWebmaster]

Howdy,
I've been working on a css redesign that now validates W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. I'm using three style sheets; one for layout, one for text, and one for print, these sheets also validate.

I've tested it on five PC's running XP using IE 6, Mozilla 1.4, Netscape 7.1 and Opera 7.2 everything works as intended except on one machine. When the page is loaded into either IE or Mozilla (I haven't tested other browsers on this particular machine) it displays the content for half a second then the browser crashes and closes. Does anyone else get this behavior?

I have no idea why this is happening. Could this be due to some windows xp setting? Something wrong with my CSS?

Also I haven't tested in IE 5.5 because I'm finding it difficult to install IE 5.5 on my box currently has IE 6 installed. Is it possible to have both versions installed on the same box? I haven't implemented the box model hack because I can't test it. <Eeek!>

Thanks
Rich

[edited by: Nick_W at 6:25 pm (utc) on Oct. 10, 2003]
[edit reason] no urls please / thanks! [/edit]

[Romeo]

... yes, browsers may crash for variuos reasons.
Another reproducable IE crash has been disclosed in bugtraq a few days ago on 2003-10-03, using specific CSS position:absolute with divs.
Send me a short sticky mail with your mail address, if you want me to forward you the entire article.

Regards,
R.

[Shadows Papa]

Rich,

Because IE is part of Windows and replaces core files, you can't have more than one version without issues, if at all. You need different computers - OR a multi-boot system to accomplish multiple versions of IE. Netscape, I used to actually run two versions of it on the same computer (same OS) and it worked. IE is more stubborn. Other MS products installed on that computer also rely on the IE components.
I've found that some 3rd party products won't work without the current version of IE and choke if you attempt to install another version in another location.

This is all one reason I run a network with multiple computers, operating systems, etc. (not to mention, if something crashes, oh-well, I go to another computer.)

Shadows Papa

[amznVibe]

I use VMware to run IE 4.0 IE 5.0 and IE 5.5 all at the same time with IE 6.0

Not as fast as running it natively, but its also handy to simulate a true 800x600 screen without having a second computer.