Safari 5.1 Win 7 constantly logging me out of websites, WebKit2WebProcess.exe crashes

I was abrubtly logged out also while replying Friday mid afternoon.

I assume it is the Apple servers. I was using IE9 and Firefox 5.x at the time.

I kept hitting Reply and getting "there was an error, try again" of all things.

Only after retrying twice did I look at the top, why it didn't say "you are no longer logged in" which would have been nice and correct, rather than as if there was a bad url or some other cause.

Chalk it up to Apple Community servers. Use to be I could be logged in on multiple computers and multiple browsers all concurrently - running Mac OS, Windows, with a couple PCs thrown in. Not anymore. Seems like one machine and one browser at a time. And being logged out, timeout otherwise.

I did not understand this new "feature" to be carried to many/most other web sites. I didn't use many but the few I do/did were not web mail or other such and zero on any social networking oriented.

As for how to downgrade, Apple installs a set of "common" components that are shared by any and all of Apple's software programs. Feels like it takes over my system what with iTunes and others having their own libraries and framework.

There are installers and files located in:

C:\ProgramData\Apple

C:\Program Files\iTunes and \ipod

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support

C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes

C:\Program Files (x86)\Apple Software Update

Delete those while you uninstall programs.

Set a restore point, then install what you need and want, and uninstall what gets installed you don't, some are installed by default with no options but can be removed, depending on any Apple iDevice you need to use and connect with.

That should help. (In fact I have a persistent issue with Firefox now that I want to test doing the above on one of my "spare" work mules for testing purposes. ) Time to take a volume snapshot and clone the drive for safe keeping.

IE9 continues for me to work superb and unaffected (Tues has IE9 patches for Windows 7).

My system and firefox run 10x better now w/o Apple's software - I left iTunes 10.4 and will need the latest QuickTime update probably, but the rest won't touch Windows again.

Too many changes in a short period, I thought it was Firefox 8, or an update to Kaspersky, or to MSSE, you know the drill.

And you begin to think some malware-trojan-logger has gotten past all the gatekeepers.

And after removing Safari, the common support folder, Apple Update, etc my system feels like I have another 1GHz from my cpu and 3 SSDs. For weeks now Firefox would just seem to beachball, act like it had plug-in/extension anemia and thought might actually need to reinstall after two years on Windows 7.

Incredible.

Make sure after running Programs: Uninstall that those directories are cleared, you should not need to do so manually.

You do know your OS don't you?

And I repeat my recommendation to invest in free or commercial (and test it too) with "clone OS" of your choice for backups.

You're fine. Apple installed all that and can be uninstalled, and reinstalled.

But.... I was also this would allow you to reinstall, and install an older version. Otherwise the older version will not "downgrade" or touch a newer application support library, not usually, and not in fruitville.

I left iTunes - I said that in the post you are replying to.

I have not, and will not, bother with Safari again, ever. It looks nice, and easy to read which I like, but I spent too much time - they should tell customers or have a real public beta and have an extra million people kick the tires for a month or two first.

Safari also behaves different on the Community Forums in ways that IE9 and Firefox do not, but not enough to pull me over, which was my main reason, and that 5.1 was a major security update, as is the latest QuickTime version for Windows.

They should install and function better if you start from a clean slate (start from scratch), same as how things work and feel after a clean install - which is true of any platform or OS.

Trouble installing Apple iTunes or QT Windows

Removing software components Windows

Please tell use exactly what you do!!! I try reinstalling Safari, and did'nt work...

Then re-read.

You didn't uninstall all the programs (components) first.

your directions are not clear. What Apple shared components are we supposed to uninstall & where do we do that?

Here's the deal:

I would like to use Safari, iTunes, etc and not get the error. Removing all my Apple software and reinstalling it causes the error to return. I am looking for a support response that helps me understand:

(a) Does Apple have an update to Safari that addresses error handling for the exception caused by this process? I have the most recent version of the software.

(b) What application generates the WebKit2WebProcess.exe process?

Thank you

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castleperry...

Unfortunately, that is not the case. Using Safari's lates browser for Windows...and I'm still getting this error.

I'm also seeing the same error that "WebKit2Webprocess.exe" has failed. This started after upgrading to 5.1.2. Has there been any resolution for this problem?