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Hi. For some reason about 2 weeks ago comment section on various website wont appear for me. Even when i use a different browser. I always use chrome but the same thing happens on IE. I thought perhaps the introduction of the new cookie laws in the uk might have somethign to do with it but i dont know to be honest. I googled it but no-one else seems to have the problem. Any IDEAS??

Do you have any ad blocking software installed? Ad block Plus will sometimes block the comment sections on websites. Ghostery will almost always block them as well as other things like Facebook and Twitter buttons.No ad-blocking software that im aware of. I have bullguard but i have had that for 3 years and havent changed the settings once. Good evening Richie and welcome to CH

You may have 3 possible issues.

The java temp / jar file may be corrupt and this can be fixed very easy. Every OS is a little different but Locate the Java Icon in the control panel when that is open look towards the bottom for "temp internet files" click on the "setting button" then in the next box take the check mark out of the top left "keep temporary files on my computer" then click "delete files" then after it is done put the check mark back in and close that box. ALSO while you are in the java applet click on the "update tab" and tell it to update.

Next to try go to adobe.com and update your "flash player" and the "shockwave player" but the pain to this is you have to update all browsers (IE and FF etc) by going to adobe.com and doing the "flash player" and the "shockwave player" on each different browser plus when you are the adobe site to do the updates just take the check mark out for McAfee or what ever they are pushing at this time .

If this does not work try running any of your browsers in safe mode (not windows safe mode the browsers safe mode). Doing this will disable all add-on / extensions to SEE if your issue is GONE. More than likely it is one of the above items.

Then when you are done the 3 above items restart your browsers and you should be good, Please let us know how you make out. Mike

Win XP H SP.3 + F'Fox 15 Google

How to STOP Google auto completing url's as I type please?

try Firefox>Tools>Options>Privacy>Location BAR and set to nothing.Quote from: T.C. on September 02, 2012, 03:16:55 PM

How to stop Google auto completing url's as I type please?

You're right Salmon it never struck me that TC would be typing an address into the Google search bar, not something I've ever done.

this just started happening to my computer recently... certain websites just do not WORK randomly, such as google, youtube, etc. when i say 'do not work' i mean that when i type in the address, site does not load.
there are times when it DOES work.. seems to be random

i KNOW this isn't the problem of IE, bc i've tried with firefox, and google chrome (all with every settings reset)
and i know it isn't the website's problem bc it works on other computer i have at the same time
i know it isn't a spyware or virus bc i ran search & destory, ad-aware and even ran stinger.
wut could it be? i dont think it's something with java or anything neither bc this has happened to websites like google.com

please help me~Do you have an anti virus utility installed and did you run a full scan with that?Quote from: Allan on December 26, 2009, 12:16:42 PM

Do you have an anti virus utility installed and did you run a full scan with that?

What programs ? ?
We thrive on details here...

You don't have both AV's running at the same time, do you?

Hi, I think this problem is sufficiently different from others I've seen posted. I don't usually USE Internet Explorer (I use Firefox), but I think it's inability to load pages is interfering with downloading some free computer security downloads (Malwarebyte). At least reading up on those problems prompted me to check out my IE. I was in South Africa last month and as you can see, my "cache administrator" (I don't know what that is) is listed as South African. I tried to reset IE and still get the error. I can't load any pages. I'll post the error message and then my system info. Thanks very much.

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.google.com/

Error:

The following error was encountered:

Access Denied.
Access control configuration prevents your request from being allowed at this time. Please contact your service provider if you feel this is incorrect.

Your cache administrator is [emailprotected]



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Generated Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:10:51 GMT by proxy0.sun.ac.za (squid/2.5.STABLE9)

Here's my system information:

OS NameMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS ManufacturerMicrosoft Corporation
System NameELLEN
System ManufacturerDell Computer Corporation
System ModelInspiron 600m
System TypeX86-based PC
Processorx86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1495 Mhz
BIOS Version/DateDell Computer Corporation A16, 1/18/2005
SMBIOS Version2.3
Windows DirectoryC:\WINDOWS
System DirectoryC:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device\Device\HarddiskVolume2
LocaleUnited States
Hardware Abstraction LayerVersion = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User NameELLEN\Ellen
Time ZoneEastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory91.52 MB
Total Virtual Memory2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory1.91 GB
Page File Space1.22 GB
Page FileC:\pagefile.sysForgot to say that I have Internet Explorer 7. Thanks.More information--I think what I need to know is how to change the cache administrator or to change settings that were made by a cache administrator. I checked "sun.ac.za" and it is the web address for the university where I was working, so this seems pretty harmless. I went online through their wireless network (used Firefox without problem). But now that I'm back in the U.S., some setting have been changed that prevent me from using Internet Explorer. I didn't try to use it when I was there. Thanks again!My guess is that you may have been infected...what protection apps do you have on that machine ? ?
DLoad all updates for them and run your scans.
Report back (hopefully with a clean bill of Health)Thanks for the reply. I regularly run Adaware and Spybot S&D and have rerun those. With the continued problems and research online, I DECIDED to DOWNLOADED AVG Anti-virus and Malwarebytes today and ran them. (My computer has been pretty slow anyway, so I really wanted to be sure I was digging out any spyware.) I'm still having the Explorer problem.

I went AHEAD and emailed the system administrator once I realized it CORRESPONDED to the university I visited. It seems like some security settings were changed on my computer when I was there visiting. I can't access the Apple iTunes store, which online reading tells me may be related to security settings too.AdAware and Spybot are old school - and neither is an anti virus utility. The current best of breed anti spyware utilities are MalwareBytes and Super AntiSpyware - but again, they are not anti virus utilities. You do have a resident AV, correct? And go ahead and run a scan with MalwareBytes.Thanks for the tip about Super AntiSpyware. Um, no, I do not have resident AV. Whenever I've installed something, my computer comes to a screeching halt. Any recommendations?

In the meantime, I have figured out my original problem and thought I should report back. The iTunes store and Internet Explorer problems were related since iTunes uses IE proxy settings to access the store. In Internet Options, connections, LAN settings, I had "use automatic configuration script" checked off and that had the South African address. So, I unchecked that and now IE and the iTunes store both work.

Back to work on protecting and speeding up my computer...

Thanks for the help!I don't think anyone should run a system without a GOOD an utility resident. There are many good ones - my suggestion is you pick one, install it, and make sure it's always active.

I am currently running Windows XP and have trouble connecting to the internet. About a month and a half AGO, my Firefox, AOL instant MESSENGER and skype lost the ability to connect to the internet but my internet explorer still works. Also, whatever virus I may have is also preventing me to connect to mcafee to run virus scans. What should I do?GO to the Computer Viruses and Spyware SECTION of the forum and follow the steps in the "read this first" thread.

on windows ME error message comes up script error it says
Internet Explore
script error
LINE 6 CHAR
1618
ERROR automation server cant create object
code 0
do you want tO countue YES no you hit yes 20 times the same messg.. KEEPS comming up More info...Internet Explorer 6, right? When the error appears, can you click OK, perhaps needing to repeat it numerous times, and then VIEW the page? How long has this been happening? Did you change any settings in IE before it STARTED?

fire fox trick::
1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll
down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time.
When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really
speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number LIKE 30. This
means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer.
Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0".
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it
recieves.
If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-30 times faster now. type "about:config" in adress bar were u type "www.google.com" etc and follow the steps mentioned
it works only in firefox1) It's not a trick
2) I don't care what kind of connection you're on, you will not load pages 30 times faster - ESPECIALLY broadband
3) What's the point of your post?ohhk i got this thing by googling i thought it s a trick and wanted to share so i POSTED here..
if its not a trick then pls tell me that what it actually does..?ANYBODY can google and post. If you don't know what it does you shouldn't post it. ohhk sir,
but recently i saw the topic firefox 3.6 and its all the same post which i have given here and i think it should work changing advanced configuration options on the lick and a promise that they will actually make things "FASTOR" is how people get introduced to such things as "I'm constantly getting page not found plz help!".

They make them ADVANCED options for a reason.

This is no better then the registry tweaks that "add windows Vista/7 features to XP" by adding registry keys that apparently "enable" the new feature that never existed to begin with. I got a good laugh when I saw a "tip" on how to enable DWM with XP. It was as simple as adding a "EnableDWM" somewhere! If only somebody had told Microsoft, they could have saved their time developing the first version for Vista.how's this fire fox trick (in aditya_aditya2004's post) compare to using speedyfox tool?.

Patio has recommended using speedyfox to speed up firefox in a previous post.... Quote from: ALLAN on June 02, 2010, 03:40:03 PM

1) It's not a trick
2) I don't care what kind of connection you're on, you will not load pages 30 times faster - ESPECIALLY broadband
3) What's the point of your post?

Nope. You can That is what we call, HTTP Caching.

1.All browsers since pretty much Mosaic had support for Caching.
2. Firefox caches pages rather extensively, both in memory and on disk. The former is why many people have memory consumption issues with it.
3. This thread is two years old.

fire fox trick::
1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll
down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time.
When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really
speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This
means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer.
Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0".
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it
recieves.
If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-30 times faster now.

Supposed to fix memory LEAKS caused by badly written or greedy addons. If you're on the RELEASE update channel, you've probably got it - anyhow:

Win, Mac & Linux:

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

Updates are even more silent than before, but (as always) you can disable automatic updates the same WAY as in PREVIOUS versions of Firefox. Go to the options dialog, Advanced, Update, and then adjust the SETTINGS as desired.

Hello. I have a rather annoying problem that I could really use some help with.

So, my MAIN computer(using a laptop right now) is having troubles on some websites. On Facebook and forums(MAYBE other sites I haven't DISCOVERED yet) it logs me out every time I change a page. This makes it impossible to do anything on those websites.

Yahoo Answers doesn't seem to do this, though. It works fine there.

And, strangely, this is also happening on my iTouch.

I was told it was a virus, but I doubt it because I'm not sure if multi-platform viruses even exist. Anyways, set my computer to start with last known good CONFIGURATION and I ran Avast, AVG Antivirus, Malwarebytes, and 1 other anti-virus program and, even though they did find some stuff and removed it, the problem persists.
All scans were thorough through every file on the computer, and I even scanned twice with each program. The second scans showed absolutely nothing on my computer.

So, could anybody please help me? It would be very much appreciated.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that this happens in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.
Also, now my iTouch will not play Youtube videos, if that has anything to do with this problem.

Quote from: stewie-Y on January 01, 2010, 07:37:33 AM

I was told it was a virus, but I doubt it because I'm not sure if multi-platform viruses even exist. Anyways, set my computer to start with last known good configuration and I ran Avast, AVG Antivirus, Malwarebytes, and 1 other anti-virus program and, even though they did find some stuff and removed it, the problem persists.

With a view to devising a prevention strategy, I WONDER what miskeying, while I type a forum POST, would cause the browser (Firefox) to CLOSE ? It could be Alt/F4, a keyboard method of closing an active window of any program. Also ctrl + W or ctrl + shift + W, which close the tab or the window, respectively.Good evening Sebastian42

just in case you come back and LOOK at this post or maybe some else may find it handy. This is a list from MS that covers many KB short cuts. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449

Enjoy, Mike Forgot about this when I first posted, but there is an addon called Lazarus that automatically saves information you type into a form. I believe that it can be used after accidental browser close, and I'm almost certain that it WORKS after accidental tab close or refresh.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lazarus-form-recovery/

Good morning folks

Here are my specs
PC is Dell Inspiron 1525 running AMD dual core / 4 gigs ram / 320 gig HD & Windows 7 HOME Premium (factory OS was Vista) with SP1 and browsers IE8 and Firefox 12

This is what I want to do.

I want to have one (1) tab refresh say every 20 sec's or so. So lets say I have 8 tabs open but I only want to have 1 tab refresh is it possible. If this can't be done in IE8 that will not be a deal beaker but I really would love to have this option in FF12 (my primary browser)

I know I can change the cashe size to 0 so when I go back one web page and then go forward again it will refresh the web page. I also know by hitting F5 can refresh the tab.

I have found FF add-ons that can do this but it does the refresh for ALL tabs not just the one tab I want.

Does anyone know how do this for either IE8 or in FF please let me know or if someone needs me to explain it further.

Thanks in advance, Mike


Both TAB UTILITIES and TAB MIX PLUS will allow you to add "Refresh Tab Every...." to the context menu in Firefox. Tab Utilities will retain the setting even after FF is closed and restarted. Tab Mix Plus will have to be set every TIME you load FF.Good morning Allan

That is what I was looking for but for some reason it would not work for me. I think it would not work because of some of my other add-ons that currently use but I did find another one that worked really well it was "ReloadEvery"

ReloadEvery is short and very easy to use. It does not do anything but refreshing the tab(s) you can enable it by right clicking on the web page and checking it and when you enable again your reload time setting is still there. And if wanted all tabs can be refreshed too.

I found this by changing the words that I had searched with in Google with thanks to you. As soon as I did a search for tab utilities issues some others had suggested reloadready.

Thanks again, Mike

Your self and others may like this one too. I would open a browser session with the site you want refreshed and use whatever addon that works...Then open another instabce of the browser to do whatever else you are doing...

Just a thought.Good evening patio

Thank you for the input I have done that when needed but some times I just wanted just one tab to refresh to keep an eye on it. A good example would be like if I am at ebay and I am watching a PRODUCT and it is getting close to the end so I can win it

Thanks a bunch for all the input. With my add-on's the "ReloadEvery" https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reloadevery/works great, simple interface and it just works as it should. Mike

Well that worked with no problems... How is FIREFOX "safe mode" different than regular mode?Quote from: Broni on January 01, 2010, 07:01:51 PM

However, the strange THING is, that "ping" gives you an error and you say IE has no problem...

I get replys back if I ping other sites...

That means, some add-on is playing games with you.
Restart FF in normal mode, disable all add-ons, restart FF.
Keep enabling add-ons one-by-one, restarting FF each time until you'll find the culprit.

Main suspects - toolbars.

Dear Experts,

I USE Google Chrome and my homepage and search engine has always been google but recently both were SHIFTED to some babylon *censored*. i wanna change it back but every tym i restart the BROWSER it goes back to babylon. i managed to switch the se back 2 google though. I deleted babylon homepage / search engine 4m firefox and ie too and it WORKED but it stays for google chrome. i uninstalled babylon using ccleaner and deleted all babylon search results from the registry. but it still there. HELP ME PLEAASSEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Complete Uninstall and REINSTALL of Chrome?Doing research on your behalf and with a Google search using your subject this page presented and apparently for that user the suggestion of "Jeff" solved the issue.
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/remove-babylon-search-engine-browser/
Please give the site a look and see if it will work for you.truenorth

Hello, I have an Acer laptop. This has been an annoying problem SINCE day one. It has Windows 7 and I am using the latest I.E. When I am on some websites and I click on a video link a new window will open. I can hear the video, but I cannot see it. All I have to do is minimize and then maximize the window and the video is there now. This also happens for instance when I see a picture of a baked item. When I click on it to get the ACTUAL recipe the new window will open. I cannot see the recipe nor can I scroll up or down the page, It seems frozen. Minimizing and maximizing the window cures all this. Any help would be much appreciated. Not that it will solve the IE issue but i suggest that you try another browser.My personal favorite is Opera.This will help to determine if your issue is with the IE browser or with the operating system.
http://www.opera.com/
let us know the result when you can.truenorthI agree you might want to try a different browser such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, etc.

But please forgive a silly question (I'm sorry, we never know the level of knowledge of folks with whom we are speaking) - When you SAY a new "Window" opens do you mean a second instance of IE or a new tab? If it's actually a new Window you should change the options to open a new tab rather than a new window when you click on a link.Quote

Minimizing and maximizing the window cures all this.

I've been working on the subject problem for more hours than I care to share. However, it's still not working. In addition, if I think I've solved the problem and try and log in to FB it will than GIVE me a messsage that javascript is not enabled on my browser. I don't understand any of this...I was able to log on and off yesterday without any "messages". I did delete temporary cookies, however, I don't see how that would have any effect. Anyway, please help, I would like to use FB.

Thanks, for your time.

SylvieYou get this message when you try to login?
Which browser? Internet Explorer or Firefox?I'm using Internet Explorer 7...Dell Pentium Intell

SylvieSylvie , try a system restore to a restore point before the problem started.Thank you very much...I tried that and it did work. I'll let you know if there are any more problems.

Have a good night.

SylvieYou're most welcome, thanks for the update.PLs tell me how to able my cookies in facebook pls i really need to it ALWAYS put that message Quote from: Karnac on August 20, 2009, 07:29:31 PM

Sylvie , try a system restore to a restore point before the problem started.

If you're on IE 8, try tweaking the Advanced Privacy Settings in Tools.Internet Options. Click the Privacy tab, then select the Advanced button. I've set mine to accept all First Party cookies, and prompt for all third party cookies. Click OK/Apply.

Just to be sure, when you return to IE, dump your history and all related cookies/temporary internet files. You can even hit F5 after entering the facebook address to make sure your browser loads a fresh version of the page.

Note that all of the apps on Facebook (almost all?) use third party cookies, so you may be clicking allow/block on the resulting dialogs for awhile until you've hit everything hosted by Facebook.

Good luck.

BTW I got no response whatsoever from contacting Facebook outside of their automatic "thanks but no thanks" response.

I got a solution.

Press "start"
(if u're on Vista) Type "run" then press enter.
(if u're on XP) just click on "run".
Type "regedit" and press "Enter"
Navigate till you get to Domain in :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains


Right click on Domains, and delete the whole folder.

Problem solved!

Only problem is, all your other restricted sites will now be gone from the restriction list. If you're using SpyBot, just open SpyBot and re-immunize, and they'll all come back. If you've added them manually and deleted the Domains folder before reading THIS, then u "went to New York". You'll have to add them manually, so if SpyBot didn't create that restriction list, u'll have to re-add them manually from the IE's Tools > Internet Options > Security > Restricted Sites (select it, then click on "Sites" right below it) then add whatever u want to add.

Good luck!

???Is their any problem Un-checking the THIRD PARTY BROWSER Extention Box in IE8. 2). I am using IE 8 on Windows 7 64Bit OS. When using a search engine, locating the site I want to visit, I click on it and I keep getting an advertisemnt page. How do I disable this issue? Thanks for being patient with me. 1) Unchecking it whree?
2) Every search engine and every site or one particular site? As a rule you should not see advertisements. Have you run a full scan with your AV AND MalwareBytes?Un-checking the box in IE8 options, Advanced. Haven't run any Spyware or Malware checks, but I will. ThanksIf you don't want any 3rd party extensions go ahead. You can always change your mind later.

Avast doesn't have an automated virus-scanner like AVG or AVIRA. You must set that up yourself.

Alan <>< Very good Thanks to Broni.
I've now been running for about 1 week and the problem hasn't RETURNED so thanks very much to Broni for getting me out of the problem.Cool, I'm glad to hear it Broni = da MAN....All I can say about AVG.....ehhh, you know, what I wanna say You need to come back to the fold.....all is well.......let the FORCE be your guide...Talking to me in codes??

HELP!!! This is so very frustrating! When I am on-line, my computer will suddenly and with no warning jump back to the PREVIOUS web page or reload a page without being told to. This causes me to lose so much stuff and is just PLAIN frustrating.

I have Windows XP and Internet Explorer 8.I'd suggest running a full scan with BOTH your AV and MalwareBytes. Let us know the results.My toshiba laptop has the keyboard layout so that the alt and the left arrow key are right next to each other. If you happen to hit both at the same time in IE Alt+left will take you back to the previous page. Not sure if that has ANYTHING to do with your PROBLEM, just thought I'd throw it out there so you don't start chasing a ghost.Try ANOTHER keyboard...

I have a new Windows Vista Home Premium Edition OS and have been using the Mozilla Firefox browser for my emails. But lately my space is so limited where I'm typing that I can't even SEE what I'm writing. I know I've typed some other stuff, but I can't see it. I can't even see below this line I'm typing now. There are ads that actually seem to be crowding in from the right side of the screen! Is there any way I can enlarge the window or screen size so that I can view a larger working space? Any SUGGESTIONS would be very welcome.

jandalJust CHANGE the screen resolution (display properties)Thank you very much, ALLAN! Changing the screen resolution did the TRICK.

jandal

Hi, I have Windows XP SP3 with IE8. My ISP is QWEST with MSN EXPLORER. I want to use the Home Page that I use in my MSN EXPLORER in my IE8. Can this be DONE and if so, How? I want to be able to open IE8 and see my MSN Home Page (which I made and or set up myself, configured) as my IE8 default Home Page. Please REPLY ASAP, Thank-You!




Navigate to the page in IE8. Click on Tools>INTERNET Options .Click on "Use CURRENT" where it says "Home Page"

No I haven't as yet but will do.

I suspect there is an issue there because I "think" the Ip address I should be getting on the laptop should be 192.168.1.2 wheras it is 192.168.1.3

So I'll RESET the modem following your instructions.
Quote

because I "think" the Ip address I should be getting on the laptop should be 192.168.1.2 wheras it is 192.168.1.3

I suspect there is an issue there because I "think" the Ip address I should be getting on the laptop should be 192.168.1.2 wheras it is 192.168.1.3

My computer has had some issues lately and one of the techs that my employer uses installed Symantec anti-virus which seems to have fixed the previous problems. Now however I cannot access internet explorer. I use internet explorer to access my grade book through edline because firefox will not allow it. When I try to pull up IE the page comes up but stays blank. I read on here that I can do something through the tool bar on IE but I can't even access that. I also found a thread that said to reset the win-soc through the cmd (or something like that) but that didn't help either. Firefox is working fine THOUGH and I am on it right now. my husband had the exact same PROBLEM after we downloaded 3.6 version firefox... then about few hours... the IE7 does not work as i have to use that browser for work as well. I am assuming it is a new virus going on around because, my husbands gmail account would not recognize his password.. so .. and now my desktop computer is infected as well.. i have tried everything few times.. and its still a problem on my computer.. so YEA.. I'm pretty sure.. things will get fixed... asap. Download and install IE8 and see if that resolves the problem (unless, of course, you're running Windows 7 which already has IE8)...can't.... i use ie7 for my work vpn .. Janalynne: My response was for 01tj.

You'll need to start a new topic for two reasons:

1) It's easier to address one person's problem per topic. Even though your problem is similar, it may not necessarily have the same solution (and, of course, IE8 is not an option in your case).

2) Your issue involves viruses/spyware/malware, which should be posted in the appropriate place for a malware specialist to address.
Quote from: killerb255 on February 23, 2010, 03:07:05 PM

Download and install IE8 and see if that resolves the problem (unless, of course, you're running Windows 7 which already has IE8)...

can't.... i use ie7 for my work vpn ..

because my company i work for has not updated their software to bump up to be able to work on IE8....so ... it won't load on ie8 or crome or firefox at all .. only on IE7

When trying open a website, we are getting this error message. The website will open and immediately it SAYS "This TAB has been recovered" and goes to a white page saying "Website Restore Error". This is happening on SEVERAL computers. Any ideas anyone? Thank you!Only on one site?We FOUND a solution Allen. I uninstalled INTERNET explorer and restarted. Then installed updates and that's fixed the problem on all the comps. Thank you!

I'm using WinXP SP3. This problem occurs with both firefox and internet explorer, so I don't think it's a browser ISSUE necessarily.
When I watched video online (hulu, youtube, etc) after a few minutes the video gets jammed and the audio starts skipping, repeating the same noise over and over. Even if i close the browser, the noise persists. After a few seconds the computer gets jammed all together (mouse moves, but no buttons are active, alt-ctrl-del doesnt work). i have to manually shut down and restart.

I've updated graphics and video drivers, scanned for viruses (nothing). I have no IDEA what is causing this. Could it be hardware? RAM maybe? Is there a way to check for these problems?What are your system specs?2.16 GHz with 2gb ramOkay. Open TASK Manager to the Processes Tab and sort on the cpu COLUMN with highest usage at the top (double-click on "cpu"). Play a video. when the problem begins, see if some process is chewing up your cycles.With all applications closed I saw the following:

System Idle Process: 80-90
Services.exe: 10-20
System: 0-5

At point of "death", with firefox and video running (then getting jammed):

System Idle Process: 45
Firefox.exe: 30
Services.exe: 22
System: 4What type of internet connection is this ? ?I know you said you scanned for viruses, but I'd do it again. I don't like the services.exe process using so much of the cpu. Use BOTH your av AND MalwareBytes to scan PLEASE.

Have Microsoft Windows Vista and IE8 -

when i GO in internet options, general tab, eliminate all - to eliminate records of my IE activity.. I still find a record of the visited places on the browser bar http - then when I delete each http noted, some items disappears for good, CERTAIN ones come back even after individual deletion.

After applying the "option/delete all" as I park in the current web page I would expect to see only the current web page http address - why do I see instead a FULL chronology of sites I did delete before and of sites I did not even visit, both items seemingly beyond deletion?

How do I get a clean browser slate?

Thank you for your help.
PS - the undeletable chronology remains also after running CCleaner program.That actually may be auto-complete in the browser bar...not History.

It can be turned off...but i have no idea how as i haven't seen IE in a loooong tome...
Internet Options - Content - SettingsFound this post after seeing your e-mail about not being ABLE to post on the forums, looks like you figured that. I'd also try pressing CTRL+SHIFT+DEL, make sure everything is checked and then click delete. That should clear everything.

Hello, I hope that these are IE issues. Here they are...

Cannot download, anything. The yellow bar never OCCURS and the website will just go away.

Internet options will not click open.

The top of my browser is missing. There is no file, edit, etc. It is gone.

I tried to uninstall and reinstall IE8. It does not change.

I have restored many times. Nothing changes. In fact, it will not let me restore anymore.

I have run for VIRUS's. It reads that I do not have anything.

Thank youWhat did you use to scan for virii ? ?
Any other apps acting up ? ?
How long has this been this way ? ?
Any new hardware/software installed RECENTLY ? ?Avanquest and it will be going on a week. No, I have not run anything new. But, I have noticed that I cannot remove the Ask toolbar. 1) Try Firefox or Opera and see if they work - let us know.
2) Never HEARD of Avanquest. Run a free online scan (http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/)
3) Run a scan with MalwareBytesDownload

Malwarebytes
and
SAS

Run full scans and see what comes up you may also want to try

AVG
If you have no anti-virus software

Just so you have links and let us know how you get on.I am not able to download anything. It will start, still no yellow bar. Or, it will start, and nothing happens. So, I am not able to scan for anything. The only good thing is that I am still getting security updates automatically from Microsoft. I just do not know what to do. Download them on ANOTHER PC and transfer them via USB or CD.

The following relates to a problem that I have had for 3 weeks now. I have posted on a couple of other sites and searched everything that I could think of without finding a solution. Before I go mad from watching adverts can anyone please help?

One day I turned my PC off, no problem. The next day I turned it on, problem.
I have recovered a backup from before the problem started and it seemed to clear, the following day it was back.
OS: XP-SP3. 8mb Broadband through an ADSL modem, usually 7-7.2mb.
The problem is that the only way I can browse the internet is using IE7 without add-ons. If I try to use it normally or use Firefox, I have v2 and v3 installed, the browser window opens but before it connects to a website everything locks and I have to turn the PC off manually and restart.
If I open any browser offline they open without problems and I can access HTML files, and in the case of Firefox CHM files, from the hard drive. It is making the actual connection to any site that appears to be the problem.
All other connections for program updates and email software work.
When the problem started, for the first couple of days if I connected my Netbook to the PC and used ICS I had the same problem with the Netbook which has IE7, Firefox3.5, and Opera10.10, as soon as any browser opened the Netbook locked. Again all other access worked. At some point in my attempts to solve the problem something I did changed this as I can now use all the Netbook's browsers through ICS without problems. What it was that changed it I have no idea.
The add-ons that are common to the different browsers on the PC are also in use on the Netbook which now works. None of the add-ons had updated for some time before the problem started.
I have cleaned, checked, and defragged the hard drive and the registry. I have run full scans with a range of programs and found nothing. I have renewed adaptors, reset TCP/IP and Winsock, and purged the DNS cache, nothing. I have checked with my ISP about the settings that I have and they tell me that they are all as they should be. I can ping websites and get REASONABLE responses. I have tried moving ICS to other connections and even turning it off. Nothing I have tried has made the slightest difference.
I have even tried connecting a router instead of the modem with exactly the same results.
As I said, everything except the browsers is WORKING normally. I have OE and Mailwasher Pro, both work. I have about a dozen programs which update daily, some automatically, some manually, all are updating without problems.
I have several VPN's, I can connect to and through all of them without problems. And I have ICS and file sharing across the LAN, also without problems.Dude Pls Make That Note Short

So That Every One Here Could Understand It More Clearly

OR

Write Down In Points Quote

Dude Pls Make That Note Short

918, please take no notice of the_mad_joker. It's better the more the information you give.

So, you have tried different browsers?

Have you tried resetting IE?

Have you contacted your ISP and have them run a Line check on that ADSL modem ? ?

Is there a router in this equation ? ?

Can you recall anything that has changed i.e. new soft/hardware ? ?

In the last couple of days I tried updating Firefox3 on the PC to 3.0.18 which has just come out but the problem remains.

Actually, Firefox 3.6 is the latest version.

The problem: I have (and need) Acrobat Writer 5.1, but also Acrobat Reader 8 as 5.1 is too old to open many PDF files. I recently had to reinstall Acrobat Writer 5.1, which then meant the computer has been using it as a default to (try to) open PDF files. I have reset Reader 8 as the default program for the .pdf extension via Windows EXPLORER, but this seems to have no effect on either IE or Chrome (which is my primary BROWSER). I read in the FAQ about using "Save As", but the page I am desperately trying to access (a secure online ticket) tries to AUTOMATICALLY open without any save as option.

How do I change which version of Acrobat is USED to open PDFs on the web in Chrome?

The computer: A buggy, slow HP Compaq 6710b notebook running XPTry Foxit...you don't have to remove either Adobe to give it a trial run.
I'd be interested to see if it will open older 5.1 PDF's as well...

Did i mention it's FREE ? ?

Alot of links i click on my computer are doing nothing when i click them. I do not know what the problem is. I have even TRIED to click internet options in tools but yet nothing responds. when i try to download flash player or java the download doesnt START, nothing responds and there is no yellow bar at the top asking me to ALLOW it to run. I dont know what the problem is please help.You NEED to be more specific, meaning give more information on your problem. When you do have the right questions, you will get better answers.
1. Do you have a good internet connection,(broadband preferred)
2. Do you have a firewall and antivirus installed and running, if so are there settings blocking some programs from connecting to the internet.
3. What browser are you using, do you have "pop blockers" activated.

Check all the above, from there we can help more

don't worry if you think your replies are silly, as we all learn from other people in some way shape or form Please do not post the same question more than once.

When I download some websites using Internet Explorer 7, some of the graphic videos and photos do not appear.

There is only a large empty box visible with a small icon in the upper left hand corner which has a red square, a green circle, and a blue triangle as the icon.

What do I do to change settings, etc. to correct this?

I have SEARCHED Internet Explorer Help and can find nothing about this problem. Thanks for your help!
Pilgrim.
Download websites? How are you doing this?Quote from: kpac on February 16, 2010, 07:43:36 AM

Download websites? How are you doing this?

Do you have Flash Player installed?

When trying to get into a chatroom, it keeps saying I don't have Javascript on.

But if I CLICK on Tools, Options, and then under Content is where I find that there is a checkmark next to Enable Javascript and also Enable Java also has a checkmark to.

I know I have difficulties with vocabulary words. So, am I misunderstanding what the definition of Enable means?

Thanks,
Amy
Don't mix up JavaScript with Kava. Usually chatrooms will use Java.....

Have you tried clearing the cache and trying again?yeah, but try not to really clear the cache and all if not necessary because of other issues we keep running into each time we do that.
Problems with getting BACK into my accounts. It says the passwords are wrong.
We have read things like this:
"
Please note: Dial-up users SHOULD NOT attempt to clear their cache as it may create COMPLICATIONS when trying to log back into Webkinz World."

Which we keep trying to understand, what exactly does clearing the cache do other than clearing the cache? Is it somehow also changing information? See Item 2 here. Clearing the cache doesn't change information. It deletes STORED information to make room for new more relevant information. It does delete some stored passwords but if you know your passwords that shouldn't be a problem.rather then clearing the cache you could try using "Control-F5" to reload a page. Control-F5 will refresh the page but will not use any cached images or page content.

Seems like with all electronics out there, sometimes weird unexplained things happen that can't nobody seems to have an answer as to what is causing the problems.
The reason we think the password being changed is DUE to clearing the cache is because of a couple of reasons:
1. It was working just a few seconds ago before clearing the cache. Seems to happen everytime we do clear the cache. The passwords are written down right in front of us, so isn't due to forgetting it.
2. Because of this that we read "Please note: Dial-up users SHOULD NOT attempt to clear their cache as it may create complications when trying to log back into Webkinz World."
Why does it say stuff like this? That is what we are trying to understand, what problems then does clearing the cache cause if it's not somehow changing the password?

evidently the "webkinz world" uses something other then a mere password for sign-on.

Ok, I don't know if this is in the right forum, so I'm sorry if it isn't... but anyways, lately I've had a lot of trouble with Hotmail. I can't go to the Hotmail website directly (by typing in the ADDRESS), but I can access my account through MSN Messenger. However, once I get there, if I click on something, nothing happens. I recently performed some "spyware" clean-up using CW-Shredder, Ad-aware, and Spybot, so I don't know if I messed something up or accidentally deleted something, but I would really appreciate it if someone colud GIVE me some ideas on what to do. Thank you so much!Steph.....I run Ad-Aware and SpyBot all the time so I dont think they would have caused to problem ....
CW- Shredder , I have never used ......But if you go to

http://www.msn.com/ and click on the hotmail TAB....you should get the sign in box.......enter your username and password and you should be able to get in . And you say you can get in from MSN Messenger ok ....
I just checked the hotmail site and its working ok

let us know

dl65 Well, I did that, and it let me log in but once I was in my account, I just couldn't click on anything. I can click on the "MAIL" tab, but I can't access any individual e-mails. It's not frozen, because buttons "light up" or move when I mouse over them. I just can't get to my emails! I can't compose email either. ArrrghWhat version of Internet Explorer are you using? (If you use Internet Explorer at all, that is)Hello

i need following port number of the followind E MAIL -address ([emailprotected])

1) SMTT mail server number
2) pop mail server number

and there server port number.

please kindly do the needful.

reply me on mail address

thanx
harneet singh

email addy removed
Not what we do here...sorry.

Topic Closed.

Mods: Before you move this to the browser section this is related to antivirus software.

I have a firefox addon called DOWNLOAD Statusbar. One of the OPTIONS is to automatically scan files with the designated scanner (pic attached). I currently run ESET Nod32 Antivirus 4 Business Edition located in "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus" on my computer. My question is, which file do I USE and what do I use for the argument?

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]Shameless self-bump. *sigh*...does NO ONE know the answer?AHA! I've found the solution! After a deal of digging, I discovered this:
"C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\ecls" /unsafe /clean-mode=delete %1
would do the trick (%1 is the file).I downloaded the EICAR test-virus, but for some weird reason it got a strange file not found error, but when I restart the download process, it downloads fine. When I scan the file individually with Nod32's GUI, it PICKS it up.

On a side not, the test virus is supposed to display a message in a DOS SCREEN, but I get an invalid Win32 application error... you have done well little one



you asked then you answered your own question,,,

this is meant as a pat on the back to you

I get on this one website and when I try to UPLOAD a picture, a BOX appears with "GIF89a" in it, nothing ELSE. A screencap- http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9766/gif89a.jpg

I read that it's a .dll file, so I searched for it, but I don't have it, and I have no idea where to get it. All I COULD find was animation programs, and I don't want those.

My computer is Windows Vista (the joy), Service Pack 2, 64-bit, with Kaspersky Antivirus. I get the same error in both Firefox and Internet Explorer, both up to date, and I have the most recent Flash and Java updates.

I know it's just my computer because it works completely fine on another. I just need it to WORK on this one. :/

...and the proxy servers did not help when it CAME to WATCHING television online. They still detect me as being in Korea so I am blocked.Television MAY be a problem, because it streams to your computer...maybe if you have a proxy program... I haven't used those, only online PROXIES for me, but other members may have more experience.

First i'm sorry if this has been posted. I've read the THREADS and didn't see anything identical to mine.

Over the past two weeks I've lost most of my web abilities that require a LOG in due to a "page timed out" issue. I connect via usb tethering on my Iphone using a program called PDAnet. I have the newest version 1.54. OS is winxp PRO. My connection is 2.4 (according to pdanet).

Started w/Facebook, moved to gmail and has slowly progressed to any site that requires a log in. When it began i did the typical..

opt browser
flushdns/registerdns (even tho i connect via the iphone tethering i thought it a good try)
verified that the lac was disabled.
rebooted Firefox/pc
Nothing..
Tried IE. the only page that would load in IE was Google.
opt browser, restart. nothing.
ran maintenance on pc thinking it was a pc issue. Disk cleanup/defrag
reboot. still nothing.
Virus/malware scan. Nothing found.
did a restore to an earlier point i knew worked, nothing.

got really angry, backed up everything on a junk drive, formatted hard drive and installed a clean xp pro.

new mozilla
new IE (from xp pro of course)
New Google Crome
New Opera w/turbo.

nothing.

i lose a little more access each day. pages timing out. I can see my connection sending information but not receiving it.

Emailed facebook, thanks for nothing there. Facebook and other accounts work from a different pc w/different connection. All work from the Iphone itself. But when tethered it dies. Did connect last night to face book w/a proxy connection but it was TERRIBLY slow and allowed no interaction
so that's pointless.

Every setting in every browser is set to DEFAULT. Have disabled the firewall. Have not as of yet reinstalled Avast so it's not that. I'm at my wits end. Should I just give up the tethering or is there a work around? Or is this even my issue?

And now, even here when i tried to post, timed out. Dear God, can you hear me screaming from there??
This sounds more like the phone timing out rather than the browser...
Is this a laptop you are using ?

Have you checked PDAnet support ? ?I have contacted them. Sorry I didn't put that in the forum post.
Their response was that there is no reason that the application would stop responding but I was welcome to download and install the app to both the iphone and the desktop. Which i did, both before and after the reformat.

I've considered it's the phone timing out. Odd that it only does it on websites via the usb. I have no issues what so ever w/the phone itself.

I also failed to mention that my latest update for the OS is service pack 2. As you can imagine, When i tried to update, there was an unexpected error preventing me from the updating the software on the pc.

Thanks btw, for the quick response.

Just added..
I checked again tonight on cydia and there is a new release of the PDAnet there so i uninstalled it from the phone and installed the new release 1.61. Rebooted phone and tried to access a log in. No luck.

I downloaded the newest Firefox 5.6

Hi There!
My browser which is "IE" sometimes stops working,and says "Not Responding" Whats wrong and what do I do? You could try different browser (for example, Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/)Check your Internet connection...It could be your internet connection lagging, or it could be your COMPUTER. If you have a lot of space taken up on your computer's memory or if it is just an old computer that is likely the CAUSE, in which case the only thing you can do is delete unused programs, files, etc. You can also clear the CACHE, cookies, etc. but that will have a very small effect.Did you recently get IE8?Hey !Thanks 2 all U good people out there,This is a cool site.
"B.J"Quote from: patio on April 21, 2009, 07:08:25 AM

Check your Internet connection...

i have a toshiba laptop with windows xp. i used it on vacation with a wireless connection and it worked fine. however when i use it at home with a cable modem, it will connect ONLINE. but after about 15 minutes when i change websites i get the web page cannot be displayed.....diagnose connection problem...or web site is unavailable message. even if i close it it will not RECONNECT until i restart the COMPUTER. any suggestions?
thanksOpen Network Settings / Connections (Control Panel) and make SURE you are connecting on the LAN connection.

My FF has recently decided that when downlaoding things it will tell me it's done and when i go to the PLACE it's downlaoded the file size is 0KB and it won't work. This has happened many times including email attachments and ccleaner. Wonder if anyone can help me?

cheers FB

Soz FB I HIT reply by mistake. And don't no how to delete it.Does the same thing happen with IE? Are you using an add-on for FIREFOX Downloads (ie, Download Helper)? Have you tried saving to a different location?Did U accidently PRESS any cancelling BUTTONS!

I have a device with three operating systems

WINDOWS 7

And Windows XP

Linux

Problem: I can not browse the Internet in System 7. While the DOWNLOAD is working

Although I tried more than a browser

Windows XP and Linux without problems in surfing the Internet

Problem only in Windows 7

Are there any solutionsWhat do you mean while the download is working ? ?
What type of connection is this ? ?Need...more...info...gasp

Operating system / antivirus & antispyware protection / service packs INSTALLED / when did it start happening / did it ever work right / installed any new software?

Alan <>< Quote

What do you mean while the download is working ? ?
What type of connection is this ? ?

Need...more...info...gasp Tongue

I still cannot make sense of what's going on here...
Sorry...i'll let others assist instead.

when i TURN on my computor, the black screen SHOWS with the sentence
JavaScript PLS. sign in. how can i get rid of this JavaScript out of my
computorMore INFORMATION please.

okay so in these websites .. they give me a security code or image to copy .. i copy it exactly the same but nothing happens .. i asked my friend to log on for me on that website and he did it without any problems ..
So maybe now im thinking this is a virus ??
need people to give me any info or any help about this
I hope to solve this problem soon ... No idea what you are talking aboutlol...uhhhh...
okay let me try o explain..
when you sign up/register or log in on some websites .. they show you an image of .. like EFCG.. then you have to type in EFCG so you get it correct right ?
well in my computer i type it exactly like the security image but its still wrong .. I always get it wrong ...i get errors saying that the security image and the ONE i typed in didnt match .. get it now ? That's called captcha....
The letters are case-sensitive so Capital and small letters are sometimes used....
There is also an audio option on some so when you clik the speaker you hear what is needed to be typed.QUOTE

The letters are case-sensitive so Capital and small letters are sometimes used....

but guys I even get the most simple ones wrong(though i typed it correctly) ... Its exactly the same but the websites says im wrong ><

I am a long time fanboy of Opera, but with their problems rending pages because of their stubborn "We are the policemen of proper HTML" approach I have started looking around. I don't mind IE8, have tried Google Chrome, not crazy about the fox. Just recently I loaded SEAMONKEY on a portable, I KNOW you are saying FireFox, I like what I'm seeing so far. Right now it's
Opera 10.10
SeaMonkey 2.0.1
IE8
in that order, I feel a change coming thoughTake a look at Safari. Personally I'm an IE bigot with Firefox as a backup, but I also have Opera & Safari installed. Safari has some interesting features and a very sophisticated look and style.If you're not CAUGHT for HD space, install 'em all and try them. Have most of them on a thumb drive and the desktopOkay. THOUGHT you were asking a question - sorry My default is SeaMonkey, but I also use the other Gecko browsers Firefox, Flock, and K-Meleon. I also use IE 8. The Gecko browsers I favor because their function may be extended with extensions.
I use SeaMonkey because I have a home office and it's convenient to have browser, e-mail client, address BOOK, html composer, and chat in one application. Try Chrome -The Best Of all

Is There Any WAY 2 Get BACK An Okut Account (Tried everythng INCLUDING forgot password)

"Hack-PROOF"? Don't you mean ORKUT?

I'm hoping someone has some experience to HELP me with this. I've been using Google Chrome and I like it a great deal except that when I encounter audio I get nothing. I noticed it FIRST when a friend posted a Gordon Lightfoot video clip on his Facebook page, but have had the same problems on YouTube and channelsurfer.com.

Any ideas?I normally use chrome and most audio files work fine, you PROBABLY are missing an add-on to listen to thatWell, they work in IE (which I've only been using when I WANT audio) and FireFox (which I installed yesterday in the hopes of finding a browser I like better- the jury's still out on that one). I don't know what add-on I'd need that I don't already have but I'll look into it.

Windows Vist 32bit SP2
The problem is that no internet browsers works.It says failed to display webpage. Ive TRIED installing others such as GOOGLE chrome, mozilla FOXFIRE, opera. The problem is not my connection CAUSE I have gadgets on the side bar that require an internet connection and they work fine. When i try to reset IE8 it fails to reset default settings. Ive tried to system restore and it stays the same.Any help would be grealty apreaciated.Can you ping?
Have you added any new software? Have there been any errors or malware issues?Click Start and type 'cmd' -&GT; Right click and run as administrator. Then, type ipconfig /flushdns.

Also, what was the last thing you can remember you did before it stopped working? Also, is it just your home computer? No proxy needed?

I am having problems with getting an internet browser to work on my desktop (writing this from my LAPTOP). It is a Dell using Wondows XP. I was running IE8 and now when I TRY to open it, it says it is connecting, but the screen is white and nothing ever comes up now. I tried downloading Firefox to my laptop, putting the install file on a flash drive, and putting it on my desktop. I installed it and it won't even open when I double click on the icon. I go to the task manager and Firefox isn't listed as something that is running, it isn't listed at all. Some things worth noting:

• I ran Malware Bytes and one item came up in the search and I deleted it - no help.
• I use Webroot for virus protection - I did a sweep and nothing came up.
• I know I have internet, because IM CLIENTS function.
• I added some DWORDS to my registry per advice on a google search that did not work. I have since did a system resore to 2 days ago, so those DWORDS are now gone.
• I tried running without add-ons per another suggestion I found, it did not work.
• I tried asking the computer nicely to work properly, that did not work either, go figure.

Hi everyone,

When I go into any web page my system AUTOMATICALLY displays it as "Medium" ie go to View-Text Size-Medium. I can click on "Larger" and it dispalys larger but I want to SET "Larger" as my defaut setting as opposed to "Medium". How do you do this. I have IE 8

Thanks

VoytekThere's an excellent page here on Browser FONT settings:
http://www.joedolson.com/articles/2008/03/refining-text-presentation/#ie678

Another OPTION is to hold down Ctrl on the keyboard, and use your MOUSE scroll wheel button, to reduce and enlarge the entire web pageThanks Ironman I'll have a go

VoytekYour Welcome

i need help with viewing facebook it is sayin i need cookiesRight. This is all very simple.

a) You have a software firewall. ADD a rule to it for 'web' to ALLOW certain WEBSITES, or turn off the firewall and load the webiste again, to isolate the problem.

b) You have NoScript. Try 'allow all' for the PARTICULAR site or turn noscript off for a sec.
Firewall explains the 'cookies' problem. PERHAPS it is not allowing session cookies etc.