Safari window becomes scrambled and looks like...

HI,

Please post a screenshot.




Thanks...
Carolyn 🙂

HI,

Upload the image to Photobucket. After you've done that, right or control click the image there.

Then follow the instructions here to format the image in your reply.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121950&tstart=0








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HI,

Login to another user account on your Mac. Try Safari there.




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(First check that you have checked the box Enable Plug-ins in Safari Preferences/Security! )

Update 10.6.4 included an out-of-date version of FlashPlayer*. Try deleting it and installing the latest one from Adobe even if it has the same version number as the one you have:

The latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer can be obtained from here:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash

(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS.

You should first uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller from here (make sure you use the correct one!):

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157

and also that you follow the instructions closely, such as closing ALL applications first before installing. You must also carry out a permission repair after installing anything from Adobe.

* To avoid this situation in the future, Apple recently announced that Macs would in future not have Flash Player pre-installed, precisely to avoid this situation, saying:

We're happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the best way for users to always have the most up to date and secure version is to download it directly from Adobe.

They also noted that this will be happening across all Macs in the future, though there may be some models still in the channel with Flash pre-installed.

(Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/22/apple-responds-on-missing-flash-in-new-macboo k-airs-says-get-us/ )

It is also interesting to note that more than half of the security issues addressed by the recent security update 2010-007 (for Leopard and Snow Leopard) were Flash related:

http://photos.appleinsider.com/cve.001.jpg

"the most security vulnerabilities by far are associated with the Adobe Flash plugin, with a whopping 55 issues listed, the "most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution," Apple reports in its Apple Product Security update.

The security issues related to Flash are in fact the stated reason why Apple is backing away from bundling the plugin with its new computers. Apple began shipping the MacBook Air without Flash installed, noting that customers could install the plugin on their own to ensure they had the latest, most secure version.

However, testing indicates that in normal operation, Flash can also consume dramatic amounts of battery life just to animate web ads in the background, resulting in as much as two hours of lost productivity on a single charge."

source: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/10/adobeflash_contributes_largest_number_of_security_patches_in_apples_mac_os_x_10_56.html

So I can see this is a really old issue with Safari. Big crap. It's annoying me and I have a brand new MBP 15" 2010! I can't even take a screenshot when that happens, because all my screenshots come out black!!!

Walk it back to the Apple store and get it fixed.

Mike,

Does System Profiler show your MBP as a MacBookPro3,1 or 4,1? If so, your screen looks suspiciously like the subject of of this Apple Repair Extension Program:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377

The NVIDEA 8600M GT video chipset can fail under high-heat conditions, and would do so regardless of what user account was selected. Worth checking, as the fix, if applicable, costs you nothing.

If you take it into a retail store, browse the same sites and do the same actions as you do at home so that have trigger the screen defects. That way the computer reaches the temps at which the problem triggers. If Apple tests it "cold," the issue may not show up on their test gadget.

Also print out the link I posted and take it with you. Some people seem more aware of the program that others.

Hello Everyone,

Mike 721: my screen does the exact same thing a few times a day it is very annoying an causes my whole safari to freeze up

Klaus1: I checked and have the most current version of Flash Player, the problem definitely increased once I performed a flash update. Tried to go back and reinstall the old flash but to no avail.

Allan Jones: What if I have all of the same symptoms and fit the criteria except am equipped with 330M not the 8600 series. My computer was also not manufactured during those years yet is it possible the same problem has cropped up again, at least in my computer?