Got a script blocker running?

Like several others, I have become disenchanted with the loading of this site. It's a shame as I enjoy my visits here but these have become more infrequent over the past few months due to mainly the speed factor. It's nothing to do with my browser, plug-ins etc etc as every other website (including other similar graphics intense sites) I visit, load much faster on my high speed internet connection. It's purely a Wincustomiae thing. I saw recently in a news item that the servers were being moved. I hope this fixes the matter otherwise it will be hard to justify renewing my subscription to the site. I know I'm not the only one that feels like this. And as ALMonty points out it was the same with the GUIC site the other night.

I have Disable script debugging in Internet Explorer and other checked in the Internet tools/Advance. If that's what you mean.

There's no doubt this is not the fastest horse in the race (far from it), but some seem to have 'more severe' access problems then the rest of us.

Actually, I was referring to your browser security settings and any other security apps you have running.

Open Impulse/ Forums....does it load immediately on a consistent basis?

What I noticed about the GUIC website in IE7 at the bottom in the status bar it stops at 45 items to load. It seems like the advertisement at the top of the page is slow loading which was SnagIt. A couple of seconds after it finishes the page loads fine.

Funny we're talking about a couple of minutes or seconds. Like I have some place to go.

Experiencing very dramatic swings in load times here, sometimes blazing fast, sometimes slow as hell, when slow I do get browser freezes, no crashes, longest freeze about 30 seconds.

FF 3.0.3

Ran a tracert to WC forums, seems to be on their end

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>tracert https://forums.wincustomize.com

Tracing route to https://forums.wincustomize.com [66.28.242.222]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    10 ms     9 ms    23 ms  bas3-oshawa95_lo0_SYMP.net.bell.ca [64.230.200.1
41]
  2     8 ms     8 ms     7 ms  dis4-oshawa95_GE2-0-8_SYMP.net.bell.ca [64.230.1
62.29]
  3     9 ms     9 ms     9 ms  core1-toronto12_POS1-1-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.137
.177]
  4     9 ms     9 ms     9 ms  core3-toronto12_POS0-1.net.bell.ca [64.230.242.1
94]
  5    20 ms    20 ms    19 ms  core1-chicago23_pos13-0-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.14
7.18]
  6    22 ms    22 ms    22 ms  bx6-chicago23_POS0-2-0-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.186
.198]
  7    20 ms    20 ms    20 ms  te8-7.mpd02.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.11.
29]
  8    20 ms    20 ms    20 ms  te8-1.ccr02.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.1
78]
  9    21 ms    20 ms    21 ms  te3-1.ccr01.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.24.
178]
 10    21 ms    21 ms    20 ms  vl3503.na03.b002326-3.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [
66.28.65.126]
 11    21 ms    20 ms    20 ms  StardockCorporation.demarc.cogentco.com [38.112.
15.250]
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Trace complete.

....we're all going somewhere....some sooner then others.......

Those pesky 'Web Protection' programs that everyone and their brothers are including in their AV and Suite apps....you know....the one's that protect us from ourselves....create a bit of havoc on some sites. That's not to say that WC is one of them.....ever notice the Stardock Corp site pops up immediately.....first time...everytime. Hmmmmmm......

Hell, for all I know, Pat forgot to feed the hamsters and they're all dead......... 

Actually it loaded pretty fast. The only thing I don't use the Impulse forums. It says my last reply was Oct 21. This thread isn't even in there.

WC has never crashed my Browser But I do get the Freeze.  The freeze can last a long time to where i open task manager and force it to shut down.

Hasnt crashed anything for me but freeze and geez the HICUPPS .. I just RUN to a different site when it starts acting funny

SED

I have never had WC crash a browser, only sites that do that for me occasionally are video heavy sites.  The servers were switched over last week, and I know before I went on vacation that there were still a few issues left to work out. 

You want everything

You want a new computer.

Nice...the ole "...you ain't layin' this rap on me" 

If I remember right, Neowin is on the same servers....now, if you really want a walk on the slow side, cruise their forums awhile.....

Neowin seems fast to me although I'm not registered there. The WC forums are fine it's just loading the home page.

And yes I want everything

For kicks a tracert and ping of WC home page

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>Tracert https://www.wincustomize.com

Tracing route to https://www.wincustomize.com [66.28.242.222]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     9 ms     9 ms     9 ms  bas3-oshawa95_lo0_SYMP.net.bell.ca [64.230.200.1
41]
  2     8 ms     8 ms     8 ms  dis4-oshawa95_GE2-0-8_SYMP.net.bell.ca [64.230.1
62.29]
  3     9 ms     9 ms     9 ms  core1-toronto12_POS1-1-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.137
.177]
  4     9 ms     9 ms     9 ms  core3-toronto12_POS0-1.net.bell.ca [64.230.242.1
94]
  5    19 ms    20 ms    20 ms  core1-chicago23_pos13-0-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.14
7.18]
  6    23 ms    22 ms    23 ms  bx6-chicago23_POS0-2-0-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.186
.198]
  7    20 ms    21 ms    20 ms  te8-7.mpd02.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.11.
29]
  8    20 ms    20 ms    20 ms  te8-1.ccr02.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.1
78]
  9    21 ms    20 ms    20 ms  te3-1.ccr01.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.24.
178]
 10    20 ms    20 ms    20 ms  vl3503.na03.b002326-3.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [
66.28.65.126]
 11    21 ms    21 ms    21 ms  StardockCorporation.demarc.cogentco.com [38.112.
15.250]
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping https://www.wincustomize.com

Pinging https://www.wincustomize.com [66.28.242.222] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 66.28.242.222:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

Yrag, Neowin's forums are fine for me, speed-wise. WC forums load far slower than those at Neowin. Strange how many of us have different experiences.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Big Dog>tracert https://www.wincustomize.com

Tracing route to https://www.wincustomize.com [66.28.242.222]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  home [192.168.1.254]
  2    13 ms    11 ms    11 ms  76.201.159.254
  3    12 ms    11 ms    11 ms  68.249.70.50
  4    11 ms    11 ms    11 ms  bb2-g8-0.mdsnwi.ameritech.net [65.42.115.116]
  5    15 ms    17 ms    17 ms  ex1-p6-1.eqchil.sbcglobal.net [151.164.191.249]

  6    17 ms    15 ms    17 ms  te7-2.ccr02.ord03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.11.
237]
  7    18 ms    17 ms    17 ms  vl3498.ccr02.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.5.
1]
  8    19 ms    17 ms    17 ms  te3-1.ccr01.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.24.
178]
  9    17 ms    17 ms    19 ms  vl3503.na03.b002326-3.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [
66.28.65.126]
 10    18 ms    17 ms    17 ms  StardockCorporation.demarc.cogentco.com [38.112.
15.250]
 11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Big Dog>

Interesting, it would seem there is something unusual with the WC site that blocks the tracert from completing.  I get good access times to the WC Home page.

i too am getting frustrated with the slowness of WC, i have never had it crash my browser but it takes an age to load at times, regardless of which browser i use, tried it on FF, opera, IE8, Maxthon, seamonkey, chrome and safari and it's sloooooooow.

each of my browsers are plugin/toolbar free as i don't like all the extra crap and all other sites load lightning fast even if they are graphically intensive. Hopefully something will be done to correct this

hey! we love traditions...

Yes, indeed I do. Send the new one this way Yrag.

For those of you reporting problems with WC and IE7 what are your Internet Security and Privacy settings in IE7?  Are they set too high for WC?

I have my Internet Security set to medium-high and my Privacy setting for cookies is medium.