While browsing, Netscape drops links

While browsing,Netscape seems to disconnect from the internet although the computer is still connected. Sometimes clicking 'back' and sometimes from within a website,clicking on a link will start the process and then stop loading after loading 4k or some other amount. Neither reloading Netscape or even disconnecting from the internet and reconnecting will solve the problem. The only thing that will correct it is to reboot the computer. At the same time while Netscape has quit working properly, I can go to IE and type in the address and it works. Very frustrating.

 

Most likely, Netscape crashed.

Try exit Netscape completly by Alt + Ctrl + Del and end Netscape.

Hint to prevent this... disable Java but leave JavaScript enabled.

 

If this is the Netscape Phantom Process bug affecting NS Communicator 4.xx then you should upgrade to Netscape 4.79. This is quoted from the
Communicator 4.79 Release Notes

This is quoted from from Ramona's NETSCAPE SOLUTIONS PAGE under Netscape Hangs - Phantom Process