Safari quits when typing into a text box

[nawbus]

Whenever I type something into a text box, e.g. Google, Safari crashes when I press the enter button of click the search button. It happens on all sites with text input.
Anyone any ideas why?
BTW, everything is up to date!

Cheers

[FN-GM]

is this the windows version?

[nawbus]

No, Mac

[FN-GM]

odd im not overly keen on it myself but it did it in windows when i was giving it ago.

[HodgeHi]

Have you tried resetting safari, by going to Safari>reset Safari?

Also if that does not help try deleting any .plist files that Safari uses from your library folder. Apparently corrupted plsts can stop programs running correctly. May help with your problem.

[nawbus]

Done the Safari reset & deleted the .plist files, but it still crashes :-(
Just installed Firefox and that's fine!

[HodgeHi]

Which version of Safari 2 or 3 (beta)?

[j17sparky]

Whenever I type something into a text box, e.g. Google, Safari crashes

I dont believe you. Macs "just work"



Just stick with firefox or opera

[nawbus]

It's happening with both Safari 2 and 3 (beta). I tried 3 as I thought that would solve it - wrong!
I think it's caused by a corruption in the profile as on the machine's second user Safari works perfectly.

I dont believe you. Macs "just work"

Just stick with firefox or opera

No they don't! All spin over substance. One of our other Macs threw a wobbler and created a new user profile one day and nearly lost a lot of work!

[Rozzer]

Could try repairing the permissions on the drive. Go into disk utitilty and run it on the drive safari is running off. You be suprised how a messed up permission in OSX can crash some applications.

Ross

[nawbus]

Could try repairing the permissions on the drive. Go into disk utitilty and run it on the drive safari is running off. You be suprised how a messed up permission in OSX can crash some applications.

Ross

Yeah tried that as well - didn't work either! :-(

[HodgeHi]

Move all your work over to the new profile and continue using that. One option I suppose.

[manxdan]

have you tried trashing - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.internetconfig.plist

oh, and ~/Library/Caches/Safari

[nawbus]

have you tried trashing - ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.internetconfig.plist

oh, and ~/Library/Caches/Safari

Tried those and it doesn't work. I think Firefox will have to do!

[markcuk]

download this

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22790

it will check your pref files for coruption also try booting from the mac x dvd and do a disk check from there.

mark