"(Not Responding)" - What does it mean, and what do I do about it?

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I was at the library I was using facebook then I was doing some application on facebook it said not responding it was a wasted of time.

I've noticed this problem on EVERY computer that I access and it seems to have become a fairly common problem with everyone. My personal opinion is that our computers are being internally bogged down by tracking software. these Not Responding problems began soon after the Patriot Act was passed. Prior to which when you requested a page, your browser would not freeze and you could click another link prior to the first requested one loading. Now as soon as you request a page it is almost as if the internal tracking is so aggresive that it boggs the entire computer down. may sound like a paranoid delusion but I notice these small changes and it is apparent that we are being cataloged and tracked in everything we do on the web. So much that it is making our computers non responsive. That's my take.

I get this literally every few minutes. talk about frustrating! :(

In IE7, Tools, Internet Options, Programs, Manage Add-Ons, Find Shockwave Flash Object and disable it. It solved my (not responding) problem. Good Luck.

I was using my facebook and I was using facebook application when I was used that it said "not responding" I was frustrated it takes me more than a minute.

i was using facebook it was too long and said 'not responding' i was lost my patience.

I have gone through several situations with my previously used computer.I think I have eradicated most of the other users stuff,perhaps one or two are hiding in here somewhere.But since I have been using computers since June I could be lost in space anyway.It all started as registery errors,then plain old errors,stops, slow downs,dissconnects,transfers,deletions,doing something totaly different now to not responding,total stops,deletions,transfers-like posessed.I got Reg Tool and Norton,Reg Tool-does more,every day I get 5-10 reg probs,1000 of these and 1000 of those to fix.I think I may have hit the end of these problems? Is this the way it goes on the internet? I hate "not responding" I cant seem to get rid of it.

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