I Need Serious Help With Internet Explorer!

[E-squirrel]

Hey guys,
I am in dieing need of some help here. For the past year or so my Internet Explorer has been very stupid. SO MANY pictures come up as X's, and a lot of fonts don't display properly! I update my windows, I update my IE, I have no spyware or viruses, but my internet explorer just won't display things properly. Here is a screenshot of what comes up when I try to visit GameSpot.com (Popular Gaming Site). I tried calling Dell, My PC manufacturing company, but I always get some habeeb Jabar foreigners who are so stupid. I can't take this anymore! PLEASE someone help me!!

Does anyone know a good Image Uploader site that actually works?

[h1]

Don't use IE. There are plenty of better alternatives, like Firefox, Mozilla, MyIE2, Netscape, Galeon, Opera, Konqueror, Nautilius, Epiphany, Links, Dillo, Encompass, Lynx, and yes, even Telnet. :D

All computer GEEKS PLEASE CLICK HERE!!!

I always get some habeeb Jabar foreigners who are so stupid
Don't think you'll get much help with that... :ninja:

[Xero Grid]

Use another browser.

Mozilla and Mozilla Fire Fox (http://www.mozilla.org/)
MyIE2 (http://www.myie2.com/) is my choice. It works on the IE core and supports like a million plug-ins.
MyIE2 Plug-ins (http://www.myie2.smsnet.pl/) is a good place to start with plug-ins.

-- Xero Grid --

[E-squirrel]

I tried mozilla and it was no help. I was wondering if somehow my computer was blocking certain websites from displaying images? someone's gotta know what to do here...

[LSA]

check your hosts file in c:/windows

or where ever you installed windows

It might be in system32 but im not sure...havent been on windows in a while

[Xero Grid]

Yeah, it could be the HOSTS file. Here are the locations:

Windows XP Home = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Windows 2K/XP Pro = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
Win 98\ME = C:\WINDOWS

Just open it with notepad and clear it except for "127.0.0.1 localhost"
This is really important.

-- Xero Grid --

[Legolas]

dont help him. he called us geeks

[Project E-01]

Originally posted by Legolas@11 February 2004 - 00:16
dont help him. he called us geeks
Yah, but its our job as geeks to guide the lambs towards the pastures of wisdom. =]




*THEN* we let them get mauled by the wolves, not before. :mushy:

[Triadcool]

If you have a 3rd part firewall like zonealram,sometimes they will block some images, if you have one try disabling it then see if the pictures come up then turn your firewall back on and youll know if its the problem.

[E-squirrel]

Here are pictures of my screen and what my retarded Internet Explorer sites loaded, look like:

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[img]http://cole.fragism.com/IE1.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> ('http://cole.fragism.com/IE1.JPG')


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[img]http://cole.fragism.com/IE2.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> ('http://cole.fragism.com/IE2.JPG')


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[img]http://cole.fragism.com/IE3.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> ('http://cole.fragism.com/IE3.JPG')

[E-squirrel]

BUMP

[LSA]

Originally posted by E-squirrel@10 February 2004 - 20:46
BUMP
It hasnt even been 15 minutes since your last post and you bump it...

that is not the way to get help!

Calling people geeks wont help you either!!

Did you even try any of the suggestions given to you?!

:rolleyes:

[tesco]

delete temporary internet files and your history and cookies and sutff then go to tools>options>security and set eveyone of the four things to default level then go to privacy and custon and cookie override and go to accept for everything then try it if ti still doesnt work and you cant live without teh pictures reinstall your operating system.

[neevakee]

i have had that problem on a few occasions and the easiest way to fix it is to do a clean install of windows. I called numeros tech support lines and tried vcarious fixes, but reinstalling windows clean was the only succseful one. Also i tried to do a install over and it did not work. the probelm is embeded in internet exploreer and since ie is a interagal part of windows the problem is related to windows. Also mozilla and alterantive browsers still use some code from Ie because it is a intergal part of windows and i don't think it would work otherwise. Also now that i have explained it more maybe someone eles can help.

[E-squirrel]

Thanks for your help guys. I apreciate it. I just don't understand how this happened. I would like to do a clean install of windows, but I don't want to screw anythign up. How long will it take and what do I need to do for it to be successful?

[skelley521]

I am in a rush out, but why didn't anyone suggest IE repair??
You can re-install IE, I believe M$ has a tool just for this !!

For XP HERE (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=318378)

just one example, search google "repair internet explorer" and you will find all the information you need.

Before the smart remarks about how IE suck and loop holes is another story.

My sig says it all.....Try them all...........

Later,
Steve

[shn]

Originally posted by skelley521@11 February 2004 - 18:37
I am in a rush out, but why didn't anyone suggest IE repair??
You can re-install IE, I believe M$ has a tool just for this !!
MInd providing a link? B)

[skelley521]

Done....

google=friend....lol

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

try installing sun java runtime, that will prolly fix it for you.

[supersonic]

Did someone call me in here? :P
I have this problem many times. It is your settings that block these images. Try enabling the cookies in your browser (put it to the lowest) and see what happens. If you messed up the hosts file, you will get the same image blocking. For ex. if the hosts file has www.ads.google...... then google will get blocked sometimes, so make sure that the server where the images are is not blocked by the hosts. Firewall and other crap, such as corruption in your IE could do the same thing, so go to ad/remove and run a repair installation of IE if you have the latest version, if not, then get the latest version from the website (Internet Explorer's) and uninstall the ol' version. If all that did not work, then set all the settings in your IE to default, because you might have missed up the settings. Slow connection could be the problem also...
2B Continued by the rest of the g33ks around...

[neevakee]

the problem is diffrent if you run xp, with xp you cant repair IE and fix the problem. trust me this problem is much more complicated then a few configurations.

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

you can use the repair console in win Xp and repair IE by booting to the install disc. just google for how to use the recovery console

[BawA]

Can any one tell me is diffrent between Mozilla and Mozilla Fire Fox

[shn]

Originally posted by bawa@Klite_user@12 February 2004 - 03:34
Can any one tell me is diffrent between Mozilla and Mozilla Fire Fox
Some people consider Mozilla as being bloated. Firefox (aka firebird) is considered to be more lightweight. There are also more extentions for firefox currently than there are for mozilla.

[BawA]

i have firebird installed
and i still didnt understand what is diffrent between them, r they same thing with diffrent name of totally diffrent browser :unsure:

[skelley521]

Originally posted by neevakee@12 February 2004 - 00:45
the problem is diffrent if you run xp, with xp you cant repair IE and fix the problem. trust me this problem is much more complicated then a few configurations.
No configurations to change.
There are several ways as you can see in google and you can even use XP Lite to remove then re-install from the installation disk or download it from M$.
The system file checker method will not only repair IE but also other protected files that may have been changed or corrupted.

After all the changes have been made (back to original) you may have to re-apply any tweaks if you desire.

Just remember about "Tweaking", you can tweak your system to run on what they call the "bleading edge", but also be aware that "if you live by the sword you will also die by the sword" ...lol

[backlash]

are you using norton person firewall or internet security by any chance?

[iMartin]

Originally posted by Project E&#045;01+10 February 2004 - 19:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Project E-01 @ 10 February 2004 - 19:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Legolas@11 February 2004 - 00:16
dont help him. he called us geeks
Yah, but its our job as geeks to guide the lambs towards the pastures of wisdom. =] [/b][/quote]
Nice deep thoughts there. :lol:

[h1]

Firefox is Firebird 0.8. It had to have its name changed for legal reasons. :)

[E-squirrel]

I have a Linksys Router...but I have tried unplugging it and connecting my modem directly to the computer. Still no luck...I don&#39;t know...how long does it take to reinstall windows/drivers (everything you need to have that&#39;s vital)??