Timed out

[herbert]

I frequently get"the procedure timed out"while waiting ona website with Firefox.This does not happen with Internet Explorer.How do I avoid getting timed out?
herbert

[U.S. Patriot]

Originally Posted by herbert

I frequently get"the procedure timed out"while waiting ona website with Firefox.This does not happen with Internet Explorer.How do I avoid getting timed out?
herbert

This is an option in firefox that gives a web page or site a certain amount of time to load, if it doesn't load by that time it gets timed out. If you want to give it more time before getting timed out you can access it by typing about:config
in Mozilla's address bar. Right click on the option (options are sorted alphabetically) and select modify. You can then enter the new value. The number should indicates the time in seconds. Your best bet would be to experiment with different settings to see what does the job.
If you ever want to return this setting to its default value, simply right click it and choose reset.

[syedmunnawar]

Symptoms of the Sasser Worm:
The computer is slow and non-responsive, particularly when connected to Internet.

The computer may display a message stating it is shutting down, initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

The computer may display a message stating the user does not have permission when trying to shutdown the computer normally. You will have to press and hold in the power button for seven seconds or longer to shut off the computer.

The computer displays an error message stating "LSA Shell (Export Version) encountered a problem and needed to close."

Figure 1: LSA Shell error

This error is probably caused by a worm-type virus known as Sasser. The worm can exploit a security vulnerability on unprotected Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 computers. It affects systems without the Microsoft patch from Microsoft's Security Bulletin: MS04-011 (in English) installed.

Use the steps below to update your computer with the latest security patch from Microsoft and to remove the virus from your system.

Resolving the worm-virus
Use the following steps to prevent the computer from restarting, to remove the virus, and to prevent the virus from re-infecting the computer. HP does not guarantee the success of this procedure as the virus may exist in different forms.

NOTE: The following steps require that you are logged on to Windows XP with administrative privileges and are using anti-virus software.

NOTE: When the computer is serviced or when a system recovery has been run, the software is changed back to its original configuration, meaning it is set to the same condition as when the computer was first purchased. All software and driver updates you have installed on your computer since first turning it on are lost. In this like-new condition, the computer is more susceptible to viruses because all previously installed security updates are removed. Perform the steps in this section after the computer returns from service or after a system recovery has been run.
Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open field, type shutdown -a.
This prevents the system from automatically restarting long enough for you to download and install the Microsoft security update.
Click OK.
Enable a firewall. Microsoft Windows XP has a built in firewall. Use these steps to activate the Windows XP firewall:
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Networking and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

Right-click the Internet connection that needs the Internet Connection Firewall activated then click Properties from the menu.

On the Advanced tab, select Protect My Computer or Network. You have now activated the firewall. Continue using the following steps.

While holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys on the keyboard, press the Delete key.
Click the Task Manager button.

Click the Processes tab.

Select any item in the list that appears as the following:

starts with "AVSERVE" or "avserve2.exe"
starts with "skynetave.exe"
ends with "_UP.exe"

Click the End Task button.

Continue ending task on items until there are no items that start with the text described in the previous bulleted list.
Install the latest critical updates using Windows Update (in English). For more information, see the following: Microsoft's Security Bulletin: MS04-011 (in English) and How to use Windows Update . It is very important that you always update your computer with Windows Update. If you do this frequently (for example, every week), you can prevent your computer from almost all security vulnerabilities.

NOTE: These worms are designed to increase Web traffic to targeted Web sites. If an increase in Web traffic occurs at the Microsoft Windows Update site, it may take a long time to download your updates, or the Web site may not display at all when you try to access it. Please be patient and try to connect to the site at another time if this happens.

[herbert]

Originally Posted by U.S. Patriot

This is an option in firefox that gives a web page or site a certain amount of time to load, if it doesn't load by that time it gets timed out. If you want to give it more time before getting timed out you can access it by typing about:config
in Mozilla's address bar. Right click on the option (options are sorted alphabetically) and select modify. You can then enter the new value. The number should indicates the time in seconds. Your best bet would be to experiment with different settings to see what does the job.
If you ever want to return this setting to its default value, simply right click it and choose reset.

Thank you.Ihave increased the value by 60secs with no appreciable improvement.Will try higher values

[herbert]

[quote=syedmunnawar]Symptoms of the Sasser Worm:
The computer is slow and non-responsive, particularly when connected to Internet.

The computer may display a message stating it is shutting down, initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

The computer may display a message stating the user does not have permission when trying to shutdown the computer normally. You will have to press and hold in the power button for seven seconds or longer to shut off the computer.

The computer displays an error message stating "LSA Shell (Export Version) encountered a problem and needed to close."

Figure 1: LSA Shell error

This error is probably caused by a worm-type virus known as Sasser. The worm can exploit a security vulnerability on unprotected Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 computers. It affects systems without the Microsoft patch from Microsoft's Security Bulletin: MS04-011 (in English) installed.

Use the steps below to update your computer with the latest security patch from Microsoft and to remove the virus from your system.

Resolving the worm-virus
Use the following steps to prevent the computer from restarting, to remove the virus, and to prevent the virus from re-infecting the computer. HP does not guarantee the success of this procedure as the virus may exist in different forms.

NOTE: The following steps require that you are logged on to Windows XP with administrative privileges and are using anti-virus software.

NOTE: When the computer is serviced or when a system recovery has been run, the software is changed back to its original configuration, meaning it is set to the same condition as when the computer was first purchased. All software and driver updates you have installed on your computer since first turning it on are lost. In this like-new condition, the computer is more susceptible to viruses because all previously installed security updates are removed. Perform the steps in this section after the computer returns from service or after a system recovery has been run.
Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open field, type shutdown -a.
This prevents the system from automatically restarting long enough for you to download and install the Microsoft security update.
Click OK.
Enable a firewall. Microsoft Windows XP has a built in firewall. Use these steps to activate the Windows XP firewall:
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Networking and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

Right-click the Internet connection that needs the Internet Connection Firewall activated then click Properties from the menu.

On the Advanced tab, select Protect My Computer or Network. You have now activated the firewall. Continue using the following steps.

While holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys on the keyboard, press the Delete key.
Click the Task Manager button.

Click the Processes tab.

Select any item in the list that appears as the following:

starts with "AVSERVE" or "avserve2.exe"
starts with "skynetave.exe"
ends with "_UP.exe"

Click the End Task button.

Continue ending task on items until there are no items that start with the text described in the previous bulleted list.
Install the latest critical updates using Windows Update (in English). For more information, see the following: Microsoft's Security Bulletin: MS04-011 (in English) and How to use Windows Update . It is very important that you always update your computer with Windows Update. If you do this frequently (for example, every week), you can prevent your computer from almost all security vulnerabilities.

NOTE: These worms are designed to increase Web traffic to targeted Web sites. If an increase in Web traffic occurs at the Microsoft Windows Update site, it may take a long time to download your updates, or the Web site may not display at all when you try to access it. Please be patient and try to connect to the site at another time if this happens.

Thank you.I have long since dealt with the Sasser worm,and applied the patch suggested,so that does not seem to be the problem.

[U.S. Patriot]

Originally Posted by herbert

Thank you.Ihave increased the value by 60secs with no appreciable improvement.Will try higher values

You'll just have to mess with the settings. You can also try seeing how long the site takes to load using IE. Then set your Firefox settings at that amount of time, I'd give it an extra 30 seconds.
A lot of this depends on the site your trying to visit. Mine does it a lot on one particular site I go to but goes to Google and this site rather quickly and I have never gotten a "timed out" on them. You said it didn't happen on IE, IE doesn't have a "Timed Out" option like Firefox but you may get a page unavailable type of message. Does IE load the sites in question slowly or do they load up quickly? If they load up quickly every time on IE you may have another problem with Firefox like other settings, depends on the site.