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WebKit2WebProcess.exe

I just installed the latest update to safari. Now it crashes almost right away.. I have it set up to open in top sites. I click on any page it goes grey to bring the page forward, then crashes. When I end program, I notice I have in my windows task manager under processes webkit2webprocess.exe. I've tried to open safari a couple times, only to have it crash every time. After trying three times, I have ended safari program, only to have three of these webkit2webprocess files still showing up on my task manager processes. What's going on?!

Safari-OTHER, Windows XP

Posted on Jul 21, 2011 7:23 AM

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Aug 6, 2011 4:57 AM in response to Hefestion

It is very easy on Windows.


Make sure before installing to set a restore point, though most installers will. Allocate 10GB at least for your restore points or 10%.


Uninstall programs.


Keep manual downloads of each and every version or until you are sure that the new version is 100% safe reliable.


Clone. Paragon has "Clone OS" that takes 10 minutes and you have a 2nd hard drive you can boot your Windows OS from (if you keep to just OS and apps, and keep data on different drives).

Aug 16, 2011 7:29 AM in response to melodysnowleopard

"webkit2process.exe" appears to be an integral component of Safari 5.1 I turned it off several times, and all that did was stall the software. In fact this part of Safari makes the browser run faster than the previous versions. Safari is now lightning quick on my old computer. I mean it's incredibly fast now. Amazing performance thanks to that executable.


I'd reccomend keeping it.


My only complaint is that it continually eats up RAM the more you use your browser, as opposed to to dumping stuff you already downloaded. I think that's a real issue.

Aug 17, 2011 3:11 AM in response to melodysnowleopard

I've been having this issue on Windows XPsp3 since the latest Safari update.

It's been a few weeks and no interest from Apple, apparently. It happens the instant I attempt to open Preferences.


So I have quit using Safari in favor of Firefox which I am actually liking better anyway.


Still, I might go back to Safari if they bother to fix it. According to Windows, the program is trying to access

a part of protected memory that it should not, so it's shutting down the process to prevent a major problem.

Aug 18, 2011 9:01 AM in response to melodysnowleopard

Hi, I have the same problem... I tested my PC (as the problem is on my laptop) and Safari 5.1 is fine.. Yes, FINE! Hmm..


After doing some research, re-installing Safari and ending up every time on this page it dawned on me that the other day I installed Windows Live Essentials (installed only Messenger) and Silverlight. As my PC doesn't have this installed 2+2 made 4 for a change and, well, it looked like it was them causing the problem.


Soooo, I removed both of these and Safari is back to normal...


Thank F*&k for that!!!


Hope this helps as nothing out there told me what was wrong. Just waiting now for Apple and Microsoft to bring an update out to sort this Webkit2WebProcess.exe poo!

Aug 18, 2011 9:34 AM in response to Davey R

The problems are caused by the "Apple Common Software Component" shared by all Apple softweare that was updated to 2.0.


Uninstalling Apple Common Component along with Safari, and going back to pre-2.0 seems to be essential and to work.


And maybe stay with Safari 5.0.x for now.


I have all the latest Live, MSSE, etc but I won't put Safari 5.1 on. Besides which I use FF, and read that IE9 is probably better tested as well as more secure. I've never really trusted Google other than use to be #1 search go to place.

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