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Hello friends, i'm using windows 98 SE, and have mozila firefox, and IE6.
Sometimes during sufring INTERNET using IE6 it will disconnect,showing the

http://dcmms.sourceforge.net/doc/user/en/figure/error_page_cannot_be_displayed.png

(something like the URL above)

but the mozilla can access the internet.The only way to solve it that i know is to restart the computer, then it fine.
The QUESTION is, how do i solve it without RESTARTING?
And i don't think this is about virus, and i'm using avast.

Thanks in advance

Same machine
FreeBSD
BROWSER: Firefox
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Total: 2587.0ms +/- 6.7%
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3d: 387.0ms +/- 2.5%
cube: 114.0ms +/- 5.8%
morph: 91.4ms +/- 0.7%
raytrace: 181.6ms +/- 2.8%

access: 346.8ms +/- 3.5%
binary-trees: 90.2ms +/- 1.8%
fannkuch: 159.8ms +/- 5.3%
nbody: 77.6ms +/- 8.7%
nsieve: 19.2ms +/- 2.9%

bitops: 73.8ms +/- 3.7%
3bit-bits-in-byte: 2.8ms +/- 57.9%
bits-in-byte: 14.4ms +/- 4.7%
bitwise-and: 2.8ms +/- 19.9%
nsieve-bits: 53.8ms +/- 3.0%

controlflow: 73.0ms +/- 1.2%
recursive: 73.0ms +/- 1.2%

crypto: 140.4ms +/- 5.2%
aes: 78.6ms +/- 4.3%
md5: 40.2ms +/- 4.0%
sha1: 21.6ms +/- 14.4%

date: 448.0ms +/- 22.4%
format-tofte: 237.0ms +/- 21.1%
format-xparb: 211.0ms +/- 24.0%

math: 203.4ms +/- 35.1%
cordic: 118.4ms +/- 47.9%
partial-sums: 64.8ms +/- 22.8%
spectral-norm: 20.2ms +/- 17.6%

regexp: 147.6ms +/- 22.4%
dna: 147.6ms +/- 22.4%

string: 767.0ms +/- 2.8%
base64: 42.0ms +/- 3.6%
fasta: 172.8ms +/- 3.0%
tagcloud: 216.2ms +/- 4.8%
unpack-code: 247.8ms +/- 4.6%
validate-input: 88.2ms +/- 18.5%

I absolutely hate Konqueror.

When you look at it, the test is even more skewed.

How so?

I have Vista and use Firefox. I've been bothered by pop unders. I don't understand why Firefox doesn't block them automatically, you close out the window you are looking at and there they are. Sometimes several stacked on top of each other. Anyway I DOWNLOADED the RECOMMEND Firefox add on. I copied the address of the most persistent pop unders (Netflix and Billpay) and put them in the filter option. It doesn't work! Is there anything that would work? Thank you.In Firefox go to the main menu and look under - Tools - Options - Content : Is the box "block popup windows" un-checked? Make sure that is checked and see if you still have the problem. You might want to restart Firefox also.Do what dude1234 says and it should eliminate most, but not necessarily all, of the pop unders, but there are some sites where they have figured out a way to get around pop under, or over, blockers.

There is one site I go to several times a week, and no MATTER what I do they always seem to get a pop under through. As long as web sites make their money through advertising, that's always going to be a problem. You can MINIMIZE it, but it's NEVER going to completely go away.

Well I wish I could but I don't have ANYTHING that says repair when I right-click.try right clicking status instead, hit the support tad, and click repair. does it SHOW that ?I don't have a support tab, just general and I can't find anything that says repair.OK. We'll try it from the command line. go BACK to cmd, type in IPCONFIG /renew
It says

The following error occurred when renewing adapter Local Area Connection: An internal error occurred. Disconnect and reconnect the network interface or reboot the machine.

I restarted the computer and the same thing happened.OK, try going back to cmd one more time, and type ipconfig /release
then type ipconfig /renewUnbelievable... it says

IP Address for adapter Local Area Connection is already released

wow. try the ipconfig /renew one more time if it is already releasedsorry i should've specified after i tried to release and got that message, i did try to renew again and it said the same message as before.

Is my IP address for this laptop the same as my pc SINCE i'm using a router? If so is there anyway to manually put in the address on my pc? Your ip is set at 0.0.0.0 according to the ipconfig test, so try to go to Control Panel >> Network Connections >> Local Area Connection >> Properties >> TCP/IP >> Properties

hope it works...i'm back up!! thanks so much!So glad to hear!

Why is that the longer FF is left on the more memory useage it takes. I've got enough memory that it is not causing problems and I have read about several work arounds for this trait. But I have never read a good explanation why it happens.

I usually keep 3 to 4 tabs open. When I first open FF it uses ~100K, then a couple days later it's up to ~200K, then a few days later it's up to 300K with generally the same tabs open.

Why the growth?FF saves the pages that are in a tabs history in RAM. (for example, when you press back, it loads the page from memory)

so the more browsing yo do /tabs you have open, the more ram it consumes.

For example, I have 22 tabs open, of which about 10 have fairly DEEP history queues- FF is consuming 596,116 KB.

However- even closing the tabs doesn't help- because it saves the tabs you've closed, too. (probably just hides the buttons). This is why it constantly rises. there is a "browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo" that can be changed with about:config that might help to reduce RAM usage from getting too high from a large number of tabs.

OK, thanks. Makes SENSE now.You can also disable session manager which is remembering where you are at and is designed to take you back there if FIREFOX or the machine is turned off unexpectedly...
Nice feature but it also gobbles up resources...hi patio, i'm looking in my Firefox options now but can't figure out the session manager thingy, can you please teach me how to disable it?

or is this exactly what you mean? Options window - Privacy panelI apologise...
I forgot it is an extension/addon for Firefox...
If you don't see it on that page then it's not installed...I see. Thanks!You can also disable session manager which is remembering where you are at and is designed to take you back there if Firefox or the machine is turned off unexpectedly...
Nice feature but it also gobbles up resources...
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/registry.htm too bad that link is completely IRRELEVANT...Number of add-ons is another culprit. The more you have, the bigger RAM usage.
Some add-ons are known for memory leaks. List: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions
Experimental add-ons acquired through GreaseMonkey are the worst.

I use firefox, internet explorer and yahoo. But when i try to listen to music/ videos on any of them i DONT hear anything. I can hear sound on my computer for example windows media PLAYER, but not online. Another problem that i am encountering is that i have lost the volume control from the taskbar. If you could help with either problem that would be great.what are your computer specswhat details do you need to know?just the sound card you have. sorry, i needed to be more specific."i have lost the volume control from the taskbar" To get this back depending on the OS is to right click the taskbar on an empty spot and click PROPERTIES and then customize Download no_sound_in_browsers.reg file to your desktop.
Double click on it, and allow registry merge.
Restart computer.

Hello all,

I am hoping someone can help me out. I cannot receive my emails. I GET the message
"connection to POP server timed out".

Does ANYONE know how to fix this?

THANKS,

Jim

When I check if my plug ins NEED UPDATING Firefox tells me Adobe Shockwave for Director NETSCAPE plug-in, version 11.5 is out of date. Yet despite trying to up date it three TIMES and restarting Firefox each time, it STILL comes up with a report that it is out of date. Is this anything to be concerned about and if so what should I do please?

Windows 7 Premium
Firefox 3.6.3
AVIRA
COMODO Firewall
Spyware Blaster
WinPatrol
3GB HDD
3GB RAMYou need to uninstall it first.Quote from: mr-bisquit on April 20, 2010, 10:19:35 AM

You need to uninstall it first.

Is it possible to cause some add-on for Firefox or chrome SLOW browsingAddons can slow any browser's performance...what is the issue exactly ? ?The issue is
i get several add-on to f.f. browser , & noted the slow browsing.
I measured the SPEED of ADSL and was true. No malicious SOFTWARE - f.f. FORUM said that add-on does not cause slow browsing. other browser GO better
I'm looking for reason behind the slowdownQuote from: on April 20, 2010, 07:32:48 AM

... f.f. forum said that add-on does not cause slow browsing.

I was using my computer this morning and it was working fine. This afternoon, it wont connect to the INTERNET. I have Firefox and Internet Explorer. Neither one will WORK.

I TRIED unplugging my router and waiting to plug back in. I tried system restoring it to an EARLIER date. I tried restarting the computer in general. Nothing will work. I can't think of what else to do.

JoyhongDoes any other computer work?
Wait and try again tomorrow. I've often had this type of problem and you can waste hours frantically over nothing. The problem could be with your service provider or it could be with the exchange providing the cabling.Have you CHECKED with your ISP to see if they are having problems?

I just got a NEW laptop and wanted to know if anyone knows how to make aol my deault email (not outlook). I know i did it on my old laptop but i cant figure out how to do it again.

Any help would be great!
Thanks!
Yes. go to start -- control panel -- internet options. Select the programs tab, and then select AOL Mail from the mail dropdown menu. Hit apply and OK. This will make it the default email prog. on your PC, for any browser you MAY use.When I go to the programs tab, I dont see any dropdown menu for MAIL.can you post a screengrab?http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-change-firefox-default-email-client-gmail-yahoo-aol-or-zoho/attn:ThomasTheXPUser - i thought screen grab only works on webpages?

attn: broni - i tried that but in my aol settings, theres no option for the firefox 3 add on
Try here: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Changing+the+e-mail+program+used+by+FirefoxThanks - on the link you sent me it says that firefox 3.5 only supports gmail and yahoo at this time (but its strange that a previous version supports more than the new one)Quote

firefox 3.5 only supports gmail and yahoo

I was wondering if some one could answer a question that has been bothering me. I roam from computer to computer to computer all day long. I use a computer at home, at work, at SCHOOL, and sometimes from various remote locations. When I open my email at any of these locations or even through my web browser, it does not appear at any other location. I use internet explorer 8 and outlook express to view my mail the majority of the time. Sometimes I use Road Runner to check my mail, if I do not save the mail to a folder it disappears after a certain amount of time.

Now I am going to attempt to answer my own question. When I check my mail with outlook express, it is only on the LOCAL computer hard drive. When I check my mail on Road runner it is on their server which only will allow read mail to stay for an allotted amount of time(unless saved to a folder).

What I don't understand is that when mail is sent to me I can check it at any location, but once it is OPENED it no longer appears at any other location.


OK I think I just made myself dizzy!!!SmittySr, In fact you HAVE answered your own question. Not familiar with road runner but what you have said about outlook express is so. Messages received will only be viewable on the machine that originally opened them.I vaguely RECOLLECT that there is a way to be able to access your outlook express account from other computers on a demand basis but even then i doubt it will have a history of ALL the outlook express received/sent/deleted e-mails. HOTMAIL will also allow retention of all regardless of the chosen computer.truenorth

Would you please tell me what the included warning is trying to tell me. What should i be doing to prevent this occurrence? It is happening more often than not when i open a web browser of my home page.Usually when it happens all i get of the home page is the top banner and it does not complete the load.O/S XP-Pro Sp2. Please do not include as a solution to change to or use another browser.thank you,truenorth

[attachment deleted by admin]I'm not going to open unknown doc file, but I suggest:
1. Upgrade to IE7. IE6 is very outdated and unsafe browser.
2. REINSTALL Flash. Use this to uninstall Flash: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.htmlQuote from: Broni on September 03, 2009, 08:00:52 PM

I'm not going to open unknown doc file, but I suggest:
1. Upgrade to IE7. IE6 is very outdated and unsafe browser.
2. Reinstall Flash. Use this to uninstall Flash: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html

i converted it to a farmilier format because there is a bear that is afraid of a safe format

To Let this application communicate with the internet, click settings...

pagead2.googlesyndication.com is the url of google's advertisement service. And most of the web pages have files linked from pagead2.googlesyndication.com. If this is causing u problems, you can disable loading elements from pagead2.googlesyndication.com.
Go to c:\ >> windows >> system32 >> drivers >> etc
and open the file named 'hosts'. You can open it with notepad (just open notepad and drag & drop the file into it). There add a new line to the end of the file.
"127.0.0.0 pagead2.googlesyndication.com" - add this line, without the quotes. Once u complete this, nothing from pagead2.googlesyndication.com will be LOADED. This may solve your problem

When I access my hotmail account VIA Windows live it uses my default browser (Firefox).
The problem I have is that if I try to forward a message, all the text or content on the main message is missing. I also use a personalised signature which is also not added.
If I clear the cache it will forward a single message ok but after that, no content.
This problem does not happen when I access hotmail via IE8.
I've tried reinstalling Firefox and running it in safe mode (all add ONS and extensions disabled) but without any joy. Any ideas greatly received.
Many THANKS.
P.S. Forgot to tell you that I'm using XP (sp3) and Firefox 3.6.3ThunderBird...HEY there,

You could try this link, if you don't already have it for firefox. It's for using an IE tab in firefox. This might help.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

Rgds,
MMIt's just another add-on for FF

Rgds,
MMIf you want to try Thunderbird, this should be helpful: How to Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Mozilla ThunderbirdMany thanks for your suggestions.
I opted for the first solution, that of Thunderbird and am happy with the RESULT. God only knows why I haven't switched before. All content is now forwarded along with my personalised signature (after a bit of faffing about with fonts and html etc).
Once again thanks to all who posted solutions.
Regards
Soulmonger.ThunderBird is powerful fast and light...i'm glad you're happy with it.

HOW SHOULD I GROWN UP MY INTERNET SPEED PLEASE HELP ME?TURN OFF CAPS LOCK. My hearing is relatively good.

Your internet speed is determined by your ISP. Contact them for a better deal if you FEEL your's isn't very fast.Quote from: kpac on APRIL 15, 2010, 09:52:04 AM

Your internet speed is determined by your ISP.

Hi! Wonder if anyone can solve this problem for me? When I go online and use GOOGLE, as soon as I open a site - whatever site- I start to get a pop-up message which reads 'This page has an unspecified potential security risk. Would you like to continue?' It even appeared when I was accessing this site!. Doesn't matter whether I answer 'Yes' or 'No' - it appears to disappear and then plants itself on my taskbar and pops up onscreen every couple of minutes. Sometimes(like yesterday) it loads itself onto my toolbar multiple times!!!! Doesn't seem to do ANYTHING particularly detrimental other than to drive me NUTS - although I have noticed that if I TRY to send an email while this thing is on my taskbar I can't access my contacts until I close this thing. Anyone any ideas? See here: http://www.recipester.org/Recipe:Disable_%22This_page_has_an_unspecified_potential_security_risk%22_in_Windows_7_38080610Many THANKS, Bruni... site looks really clear and helpful...will give it a whirl - all best, FlissySure thing

Hello There!

This observation is pertinent to Opera's Tabbed Browsing. As soon as I click(Right) on a link to be opened in a 'New Tab', it IMMEDIATELY MAKES a transition to show the contents of this New tab.

Whereas, I wish to remain on the current tab & simultaneously open New tabs to view their content afterwards, Opera immediately makes a transition to newly opened tabs & causing a great deal of inconvenience!

Is there a way to make it stick to the Current Tab? assuming you have opera 10.50, the latest version of opera...

right click the current tab, then click on "Create Follower Tab" from MENU that comes up. This will create a new tab next to current one while keeping your current tab active like you want it to do.Wow!

That's the great way to maneuver the things! Now as soon as I Click on anything, it opens up in the 'New Tab' & that too without causing a perturb!

Thanks 2x3i5x.

However, unlike other BROWSER options, Isn't there a way to direct Opera that 'Links should always open in a New Tab & that too without MAKING a transition"??

I wonder if they'll come up something, in probably, the next update of theirs!? If you mean links direct from webpages, I can middle click it and the link will open in background tab. Or I can right click and select "Open link in background tab"

HI Guys!

Must have learnt about the 'New' Drag-n-Drop feature Gmail has introduced for attachments?

If not, follow this link:::::

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/drag-and-drop-attachments-onto-messages.html

Now the point is, what's the worth of this? How many of us split our Screen to two halves?In fact, isn't adjusting the 2 screens to occupy half PORTION & then drag-n-drop(ing) the attachment would become more tedious?!

I believe, 99.9% of users WORK on a single active screen while other open apps. remain DORMANT in the Taskbar?!

What's your take? Quote from: Saurabhdua on April 16, 2010, 12:27:35 AM

I believe, 99.9% of users work on a single active screen while other open apps. remain DORMANT in the Taskbar?!
What's your take?

Why have you turn into a 'Scotty' & after me to shoo me away? ;Beware, I have a BIG STICK in my hand!

I think the new drag & drop sounds great, thanks for bringing it to my attention it should be useful.
I don't tend to split my screen in two halves, that would indeed be tedious, but simply "restoring" the window, so it's not maximised, gives me enough free screen space to navigate to the file(s) I want and drag & drop to Gmail easily enough.
I agree not everyone will want to use this, but I can see it being a great innovation for many people, myself included.

Hey Calum, good to see you!

Good to see you too soybean.

Nevertheless, this 'Drop-n-Drop' post has eventually resulted in 'Old Folks' getting huddle together!

Great..!

hi All, I use Firefox browser with W2k and have this problem often. I start browsing the web and after a while Firefox is using 100% of my CPU. So, I shut all my open pages down until my browser page is blank (my home page). Still the darn thing is using 100% CPU. so I wait an hour or two and come back and still it is at 100%. I know how to clear it up - just shut the browser and start it again.

But why is it doing this? What is it trying to do? I've CHECKED my Zonealarm and there is no internet traffic going either download or upload. So it's like having a car in the shed with the engine running on red-line but going nowhere, just sitting there.Try...

1. Install FlashBlock plugin: http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ (this will fix issues if it's your flash content)
Flashblock is an extension for the Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape browsers that takes a pessimistic approach to dealing with Macromedia Flash content on a WEBPAGE and blocks ALL Flash content from loading. It then leaves placeholders on the webpage that allow you to click to download and then view the Flash content.

2. Disable Java (Java slows webpage load, it's terrible, javascript doesn't)
In Preferences->Content menu uncheck Enable Java checkbox. If you need Java, update it, removing the old version.

3. Restart Firefox (to take effect)

4. If still hanging, disable SearchStatus extension if used.
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/beware-of-searchstatus-firefox-extension/

5. Ensure your firewall allows Firefox and it's not getting blocked.

6. Check no extra add-on have been added to Firefox.1) Does this happen with other browsers?
2) Does this happen only on specific pages or sites?
3) Scan your system with both your anti virus utility AND with malwarebytesI told this thing to many Guys of this forum that:::


Saurabhdua
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Re: Which Browser is the Best?
« Reply #45 on: March 30, 2010, 05:41:44 AM »
Come on Guys!

We have to admit that FF is becoming 'Bloated' day by day. FF used to be a 'Perfect' choice for many till Google Chrome CAME to light!

Google Chrome is a 'Skiddy' browser & launches in a blink of an eye.Surfing is smooth!

With FF, it seems that a 'SUMO' wishes to eat (your system resources) a little more till it gets up to do the fight!

No match against Google's bet.Quote from: Saurabhdua on April 16, 2010, 12:31:54 AM

I told this thing to many Guys of this forum that:::

Come on Guys!

We have to admit that FF is becoming 'Bloated' day by day. FF used to be a 'Perfect' choice for many till Google Chrome came to light!

Google Chrome is a 'Skiddy' browser & launches in a blink of an eye.Surfing is smooth!

With FF, it seems that a 'SUMO' wishes to eat (your system resources) a little more till it gets up to do the fight!

No match against Google's bet.

Many of my firefox pages are not loading or not loading fully, it can't be cache problems or temp. internet files, I use ccleaner and clean my firefox a lot, i use disk cleaner and such, but some pages will take forever to load and then say not responding, these pages work PERFECTLY fine on my other COMPUTER, and another example are facebook images, they wont load, and ill have to click refresh like 2-3 times for it to actually show up, I have avg and malware bytes so I doubt a virus is a problem, any help is appreciated!If you think that virus causing your problem, I would suggest to follow the instructions in this link: Read this before requesting malware removal helpno its not a virus problem, certain pages just dont load and i need to refresh them to work, it doesnt work on chrome or IE either, but it works fine on other computersSo it's not just Firefox but all browsers? Then despite your protestations to the contrary I would follow the above link and be 100% certain the system is malware free.here is a the hijacker list, can you help me and see if you find anything suspicious or harmful...

http://rapidshare.com/files/366911325/hijackthis.log.htmlQuote from: Allan on March 21, 2010, 04:35:59 PM

So it's not just Firefox but all browsers? Then despite your protestations to the contrary I would follow the above link and be 100% certain the system is malware free.

Hi, I just found this link for you, maybe you can take a look.
mandrivausers.org/index.php?/topic/43330-some-sites-wont-load-in-firefox-solved/

Hope it helps.
Joyhong software

Hi, I have the same/similar problem as dude 1234. Firefox using 100% CPU

I didnt want to steal his post so I made my own.

I have doing a bit of research on different things for browsers, this amongst them. (Well I dont KNOW that its the browser actually).

Every now and then my computer seems to just grind away, fans rev to their limit, windows WONT open and the whole system drags for ages then to a total stop.

It seems as though it is a memory problem, but having read that post, I wondered if it was my browser? I have a Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 Ghz 1.5GB of RAM. My computer doesnt always play up like that but it has its moments.

The easiest way to get past it is to close everything and then restart F/F, this does cure it but is really inconvenient if I have lots of windows open.

Can I do anything to cure this phenomenon please?Well your computer is better than mine and, anyway, I have investigated and determined its not a processor or memory problem.

Try using Opera browser and see if you think that eliminated the problem. I'd be interested to know.

"Browser" is the name of the software you use to download and display web material. Examples of browsers are:- Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Chrome.

In case you are not familiar with the term "software", it means a computer program. Computers have hardware (all the electronic bits), and software (all the instructions that are given to the hardware to make it do something useful). My APOLOGIES if I have over-simplified this, but it sounded like you needed to know.Thank you for your explanation dude1234.

I do understand some of the basics of computers, and thank you for your detailed explanation. I find it is better to explain things fully and COMPLETELY to others because, you/I don't know their expertise or knowledge of these matters.

I had in the recent past a need to use IE as a matter of fact (one I dont use at all) and did download lots of browsers.
All bar Chrome actually.
To my liking, I use FF still as my PREFERRED choice and IE () only because I have to, to edit my website.

I was having no trouble with Firefox 3.5. Then I downloaded Firefox 3.6. My dial-up connection to the web became mind-numbling exasperating. So I finally re-installed the previous version of Firefox.
Things are just as bad.
I can't even send out a response to a job posting. I use Yahoo for my email.
I don't have a firewall. I use the free version of Avira which doesn't provide such a feature so things can't be happening because of over-zealous firewalls.
Please, anybody, give me some advice here, other than going to an Internet cafe.
Is it my Yahoo account that's causing all the trauma? Maybe I should use GoogleChrome?
Thanks!
Have you tried System Restore?I decided to go for Google Chrome. Things have slightly improved but I'm still unhappy. My Yahoo email account is maddening. I'm going to try another e-mail account, zoho.com.
My computer battery has been weak for some time now. I know it needs replacing but I have been hesitating to do so. Maybe this affects my internet work though none of the other programs on my computer are causing me ulcersPower issues will cause all sorts of flaky things to happen...run on mains as much as you can...Could also be problem with your phone line.To PATIO:
Ummm, forgive me for being incredibly dense, but what does "run on mains" mean?QUOTE from: StickyR on March 11, 2010, 06:26:46 AM

To Patio:
Ummm, forgive me for being incredibly dense, but what does "run on mains" mean?

If I'm understanding you correctly, I do not use a laptop but an actual desk-top computer.

On Windows, start using the "Safe Mode" SHORTCUT created in your Start menu or by running firefox.exe -safe-mode.

On LINUX, start with ./firefox -safe-mode

and on Mac OS X, run:
cd /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/
./firefox-bin -safe-mode

I decided to go for Google Chrome. Things have slightly improved but I'm still unhappy. My Yahoo email account is maddening. I'm going to try another e-mail account, zoho.com.
My computer battery has been weak for some time now. I know it needs replacing but I have been hesitating to do so. Maybe this affects my internet work though none of the other programs on my computer are causing me ulcers

I've been having too MANY problems with my internet. I do have an old MACHINE with a dying battery but I never have any problems when I'm offline. I've switched BROWSERS (from Firefox to Google), I'm canceling my Yahoo email accounts and now I want to find a decent, HOPEFULLY better ISP (I currently USE Coppernet). I live in Queens, New York. Any suggestions would be most thanked!
Thank you anyway...Clik Here...

i just bought a new emachines laptop and a new router. ran all the SOFTWARE and actually got on the internet. however when i closed it i could not open it up again. i have tried everything i can think of. i can open everything else on the desktop but when i click on ie i get the circle that lets me know its trying but nothing happens the PAGE stays blank. it says i am connected and have full strength. also will not LET me close certain pages. please help me. 1) Have you rebooted?
2) If it won't open, what do you mean the page stays blank and it won't let you close certain pages?
3) Have you tried a different browser just to see if it works?
Suggested. To test the possibilities mentioned in the following link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926449Try opening Internet Explorer WITHOUT add-ons.

My internet explorer is always freezing on me, mostly when i go to exit off of it. I will exit and it just sits there and does not exit and at that point i cant even move the mouse i have to shut the computer down and turn it BACK on to do anything. then when it comes back on it says that the computer was not shut down properly and i lost some info even though i did shut it down right. It tells me to enter F1 to go to windows and F2 to fix the problem . I have no idea what to do when i hit f2 it just gives me all this computer talk that i dont understand. I have tried to defrag and cleanup the c drive but that doesent do anything. i also went and bought this expencive viris disk calledkaspersky internet security 2010 that best buy told me to get and it did nothing. i dont know what else to do. im not that great with computer the most i can do is defrage from there im lost, can someone please save me from my computer. How about other web browsers like Firefox, Opera, Chrome, ETC, have you tried it?Have you updated your computer through Windows Update?

I find personally with Windows XP, Internet Explorer 7 works better than 8. Try to give 8 an uninstall and see what happens. use to tuneup utilities to check your system and fix some errors and other bugs freezing your system.Ignore the above posts.

You said you just installed Kaspersky Anti Virus. Did you have an anti virus utility installed before that? Please tell us what LED up to the problem (what HAPPENED before this problem appeared). Give us as MANY details as possible.

Hello and thank you for looking at my post.

I want to get rid of the gaps in the browser tool bar at the top, so I downloaded a toolbar MANAGER and ended up with an extra line added to it.
Now I can't get rid of it, and when I disable it (I thought it was the right one) I got a totally different browser Header.
I took a shot of them. I'll SEE if I can load them.

Shot 1 shows the disabled feature Toolbar.

I cant get shot 2 unless I restart FF.

Can some one tell me how to make the VIEWING area LARGER and with less of these unused icons please.

Thank you ImnoGuru.

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Typically in FF you can turn on and off tool bars using

view > tool bars and uncheck the ones you don't want.

However I'm not sure how your tool bar manager fits into this, but try this first. You might want to disable your tool bar manager is this doesn't work.

Also, if you can turn off some of the tool bars but want an EVEN bigger screen FF has a compact tool bar add on.Hi and thank you for your reply rthompson80819.

Yes that was indeed the intent... to get a larger viewing area by removing some of the unused toolbar lines.

I downloaded the toolbar manager to help cure the unused lines and features but it went too far and just gave me a basic toolbar without the "File Edit View... so on" and the webpage entry panel is fully extended to the entire length of the browser window.

IE-8...windows 7


I don't KNOW if this is a problem, or something i am not doing right.
On my windows 7 machine , when i close the browser and check i have no pages left open i will then shut it down..

Turning it back on however , i will sometimes get the message " your last browsing session ended unexpectantly go to home page or carry on from where you left of" or something like that..

the problem is , i am sure no pages where left open at the time....
Is this a known problem or is it just me.Known problem, it's Microsoft bug due to the way IE8 works on Win7...

You can just ignore it (it will keep coming back from time to time)

or to attempt a fix.

Try this easy FIX (just disabling it):
IE8 - Tools - Internet Options - Advanced - Browsing - uncheck the Crash Recovery feature.

or (RECOVER from it)

Reset Internet Explorer.
Note: This will DELETE your Browser History

Open Internet Explorer
Click on Tools
Click on Internet Options
Click on Advanced
Click on Reset
Reboot the computer

or (more advance fix to stop it completely):

I found by going to the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
(with IExplorer NOT running) and deleting any hashed keys found, will fix the problem. Backup by exporting the key first before deleting, just in case.


Microsoft knows about this problem, has thousand of people ask about the issue, yet they give no solution to actually fixing the problem, lol.

I use to have this issue too with my Windows 7 (64 bit) using IE8.Quote from: Azzaboi on April 16, 2010, 03:23:44 AM

or more advance fix to stop it completely:

I found by going to the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active
(with IExplorer NOT running) and deleting any hashed keys found, will fix the problem. Backup by exporting the key first before deleting, just in case.

i have that updating problem with my computer, u know when i updated firefox it stopped working same thing with on-line gaming or updating adobe flash player, it says I'm not connecting to the internet >.> my cousin hasn't helped me so I'm turning to this site:) my computer is really LAME now that its MESSED up for like ha hahs haha well yea HOPE someone has another solution thereformattingrmating it ...No idea what you are talking about. PLEASE explain exactly what happens and what the SPECIFIC problem is.

I am running IE8, with Windows 7 Ultimate. Lately if I click to submit anything on a web page, everything stalls.
While this is occurring, if I go to Outlook and do a Send/Receive, that will UNLOCK IE8. Strange. Anyone having LIKE
problems? CLOSE IE.
Go Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools, and click on Internet Explorer (no add-ons). Same thing?Try repairing your network CONNECTION.

Start -> Control panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections -> Network Connections -> "Connection Type" -> Right click on that connection, and press Repair.Thanks!!!!What happened?Rebooted a couple times. Okay for now. Thanks.OK

i'm running vista with IE8, but every website i vist that has a browser detect script alerts me that i'm running IE6.

if i GO to microsoft.com to upgrade the browser, their detection script says i have IE8 INSTALLED so why am i GETTING this IE6 message? some web sits will not GIVE me access as they think i'm running IE6.

any help would be appreciated in solving this problem.In IE CLICK on HELP - ABOUT - what version is it?

Quote from: Salmon Trout on April 11, 2010, 12:47:36 PM

quite a few websites are too noisy for my opinion, with too many elements dancing, drawing your attention and distracting you. Call me old-fashioned, but I just need the raw, NAKED content and little else.

And it's a safe bet that there are people out there trying to find ways around Noscript.

I learned a long time ago, usually the hard way, never say never.

If NoScript is so good(and I'm sure it is) why do you suppose that Microsoft doesn't come out with something as good or better?

Another thing is; is there not always quite an ongoing battle between Mozilla,IE ,Safari and a few others to be on top?. With the browsers being free (to download), so many good anti-virus programs are also free as well as free firewalls, why couldn't/wouldn't one of the "Big Guys" incorporate all three features(and possibly even more protection) into one browser
and run away with the market?.

I had a dream.

Wow. Didn't mean to hit a sore spot.Sorry I asked.

When I was young
A dream of sweet illusion
A glimpse of hope and unity
And visions of one sweet union
But a cold wind blows
And a dark rain falls
And in my heart it shows
Look what they've done to my dreams

Queen, 1986.

i guess I'll have to live with the fact that I asked a sound/silly question.

A browser can add parental control
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Parental%20controls
A DNS can block porn sites
http://scrubit.com
Or you can buy software
http://netnany.com

Do you have a better idea?
None of the above. If you don't want them looking at it, have the PC in the family room where you can keep watch. Depending on their age and PC skills, they might EASILY be able to bypass any of the OPTIONS you have above.Hosts File UsageYou can't expect a better & a nearly 'Flawless' filtering other than through OpenDNS.
Change your DNS settings to 208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220.

MInd it****>>>You need to download & install their 'Client' application to experience a seamless functioning, Malware protection & to have an access to various levels of filtering, ranging from Moderate to High!!

Check out::

http://www.opendns.com/start/

I have to say, kpac's response is the most sensible here.

really, any SORT of "parental controls" are really just a delegation of parental responsibility, the very same thing that's been HAPPENING for years with television. And the parents should keep the PC in a location where they can see it- or in a high-traffic area. Kids do NOT need a PC in their own rooms until they reach a certain age/maturity, at which point some basic blocks could be placed on the router, but by that time the parents should feel comfortable with the child having a PC in their own room and using it unsupervised, anyway.

By placing "parental controls" on a kids PC and letting them have at it without supervision is really just a challenge put to them to get around the filter, and, let's be honest- kid's can be very clever when they need to be, and the fact that most kids are better with the computer then their parents (in fact, I've even heard of such parents being so illiterate they actually got the kids to install the blocking software- yeah, they certainly had an incentive to install it properly ).

I have goolge chrome V4 one working fine and the next day won't open anything just hangs there any got solutions? Runing in WINDOWS 7.Do other browsers work (Firefox, IE, Safari, Opera, etc)?Quote from: Allan on March 03, 2010, 06:01:15 AM

Do other browsers work (Firefox, IE, Safari, Opera, etc)?

You are not alone there. Check this link out as other people have/had the same problem
and you may be able to solve yours.

http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=04d2fee2c45d03a3&hl=en

:)Thanks everyone for your replies I have solved my problem I install Windows 7 and all is working ok.

Do you mean reinstall? You already had it installed, as indicated in your first post.

Sorry about that I was running XP Prof.

The details of this situation remain unclear. In your OP (original post), you said you were running Windows 7 and you explained your problem with Chrome. Now, you say "I was running XP Prof". Did you have a problem with Chrome running with Windows 7 or not? If not, then why did you mention it in your OP? And, why later say "I was running XP Prof"? Do you mean that you meant to say in your OP that you were running Win XP Prof? And, are you saying the problem stopped when you installed Windows 7 and installed Chrome under Windows 7?

If not, then what was the solution?

I use a modem that has 3 computers using it. How do I change my IP?Not sure I understand the question. What exactly is it that you want to do?Quote from: Allan on March 16, 2010, 12:39:39 PM

Not sure I understand the question. What exactly is it that you want to do?

i want to change my IP adress, because there is a program I am banned from

We don't help with stuff like that.

We don't help with stuff like that.

Banned for inactivity? Hmmmm......

have you considered contacting the administration of the site in question?

Yes, I e-mailed the address they gave me, but 2 months has passed now, and still no reply

I was wondering if anyone has had browser PROBLEMS while "stealth mode" is ON in their router.


I've had problems with Firefox for some time now. I'd say 3 out of 10 times I use it, it gives me the error that it "cannot FIND the server". A simple "retry" will fix the problem, but not always. I just disabled "stealth mode" in my router. We'll see what happens..

I've tried changing the dns server that my computers use, the results are inconclusive, at this point..WELL, disabling stealth mode doesn't seem to CORRECT the problem, at all.

I went back to trying different dns servers, we'll see what happens I guess.

I've already tried firefox in Safe Mode, although I haven't used many add-ons, if any.Re-enable Stealth mode...that hides your ports, making you less susceptible to hacking attempts.

Edit: Nevermind, Kaspersky Lab forums say that it has been know to cause problems and Quote

It's completely safe not to use it.

Suddenly, whenever I try to open Google Chrome, I am unable to, and this message will pop up:

Restriction
"This operation has been cancelled due to a restriction in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."

For one, I am the administrator of this computer, although it shares a network with my brother's and my father's PCs.

While I tried to do whatever I could to open Chrome, uninstalling and reinstalling, setting Chrome as the default browser, etc, I was still unable to launch it. However, I can click on links that open up in a new Chrome window, so I can at least say that whatever it is is only preventing me from launching the APPLICATION.

In my search, I came across a solution that said to use REGEDIT and change some of the values of the keys from CHROMEhtml to just hmtl. I did that, and there was still no change in whether or not I could launch Google Chrome.

This is not the first occurance. The first time, I was able to System Restore and fix it, and Google Chrome operated fine, but I've tried System Restore TWICE and it hasn't yet worked.

I'm really frustrated by this. I strongly DISLIKE using IE. This is also happening to Mozilla Firefox. If there's anything I've missed, please tell me.

Thanks,
MNeidig.Sorry I can't help you a LOT but have you tried unstalling it and reinstalling it?
Cheers Quote from: twizzle on March 17, 2010, 03:33:46 AM

Sorry I can't help you a lot but have you tried unstalling it and reinstalling it?
Cheers

If Firefox does it too it could be down to a faulty system, had any Windows Updates recently?

I mean all of these are FREE, Online Ads get hosted on the respective website, Ad revenues of the destined website never get shared with the Browser maker; then actually what makes this battle so-so intense??

In 2006 the Mozilla Corporation generated 66.8 million dollars in revenue and 19.8 million in expenses, with 85% of that revenue coming from Google for "assigning [Google] as the browser's default search engine, and for click-throughs on ads placed on the ensuing search results pages."

Say for instance, Microsoft's IE loses out to Google Chrome in the long run, what harm it would do to the company's business? After all, people would still be using Chrome/whatsoever Browser on the top of Windows OS only!!......? Isn't it?

Where's the catch?

Hello Soybean!

Opera do not lands a user on Google or any other search engine. Moreover, Opera claimed downloads getting increased by 3 folds after that 'Browser Ballot' decision came in!

Do you really think that Opera will gonna gain something out of this mileage!?

I know the browsers are free. Does Microsoft or Apple or the other browser making companies earn money per download of their free software?

Steve Jobs only gets a $1 salary every year. That $1 per share is enough to get him by....

According to Forbes, Jobs was recently worth $3.3 billion which puts him among the 194th richest in the world, and makes him the 67th richest American. But the standings were shuffled on Tuesday with Disney's $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar Animation -- a deal that makes Jobs' Pixar holdings alone worth some $3.7 billion.

I'm using Firefox 3.0.18. On this and the previous version, I cannot open my Hotmail messages. The Inbox and other folders display all emails correctly, but when I click on ONE to open it, the page just refreshes.

IE 7 and 8 both open the email messages correctly. Also, my gmail messages will open in both IE and Firefox.

I have disabled the pop-up blocker for Hotmail in Firefox, but that didn't help. Also, I have changed my Firewall (to ZA) and my anti-virus (to Avast), WITHOUT any SUCCESS with the problem.

Any ideas? Any more info you need to help ? (Such as: my OS is WinXP home 2002 SP3).

ThanksYou COULD update Firefox. Your version is becoming a bit aged. The current version is 3.6.Also, there won't be more Firefox 3.0 updates after this month.THANK YOU. Ver 3.6 fixed the problem.......I guess I just should have waited longer...the problem has existed for MONTHS and months.Good news

I've been told Safari was A good one to use, what do you think?Can you CLARIFY your question? Best for flash? What does that mean?

Best BROWSER to run flash games and view online MEDIA smoothly or what?Sorry my bad I ment for flash gamesIt really depends on the computer hardware rather than the browser, however I have FOUND Chrome to be the weakest at flash items.
When I use (i.e.) youtube, I always use Firefox, rather than my default Chrome.
Worth a try.

i wanna upload a PICTURE in google images......

suggest me how can i do that???
pls be clear while you are answering...

thnks!!! You can't.Google is a search engine which indexes all the images it finds on the Internet. You cannot upload individual images it.
On the other hand, you can upload your images to Google Picasa - http://picasaweb.google.com/Hi, maybe you can upload the picture to your FACEBOOK profile, and you can find it when you are searching your facebook ACCOUNT name.
****sigh***Why have you PUT your computer knowledge as experienced if you don't know how to upload a picture onto the internet and you don't know that google is only a search engine.

Hello and thank you for looking at my dumb question.

Does IE open browser tabs within 1 window, and if so, what do I need to check to make it happen for me please?

Told you it was a dumb question.

I have IE 6 on this computer... and before you go off at me and tell me that IE 9 is available, I dont know if I update to 9, whether the copying of these webinars will continue the same way as I have been successfully do it with IE 6.

I have never used IE for any length of time, and recently have had cause to use it ALL the time for this particular website.
I have looked on all the Tags but I dont see anything relating to opening a new tab anywhere?

If updating to IE 9 will do the same job for me then I'll do that. I suppose I can always delete 9 and reinstall 6.
Thank you for helping.I believe IE introduced tabs with version 7. The newest version is 8.Surely, your webinars will work with a post-6 versions of IE. If not, the webinar provider is way behind the times. IE6 is fading into oblivion, as it should.Even MS has given up on IE6.

http://bink.nu/news/microsoft-sends-flowers-to-internet-explorer-6-funeral.aspxIf you want to stay with IE6, download and install the Yahoo Toolbar and you will have tabbed browsing. You MAY have to enable it in the toolbar options. I use it on a couple old computers.Hi and thanks for your replies Allan and soybean. I know its an embarrassing question to even ask.

I understand what you are saying there. Its not the provider, more the user.

I am the kind of guy that doesn't like changing stuff just because they make a new one.

The other part is, I don't and haven't used IE for... well, as long as IE6 was launched I suppose. So I really know NOTHING about IE.
Now that I know this much about it though, I might upgrade to the latest version.

Thank you too Computer_Commando and rthompson80819, I think the upgrade to the latest version will suffice, although the yahoo toolbar might have some features that I might find useful.

Thanks again for taking the time to answer my silly question. ImnoGuru. You could always use Mozilla Firefox and use the IEtab plugin, that way you get all the goodies of Firefox with IE functionality. Hi talldude123. Now that's an interesting concept.

I wasn't aware F/F had an IE tab, but then again they have so many add-ons its really hard to find all the ones you want to use.
Then again, you have to know what there is out there to use first.

A long story told short, if you like talldude123, I signed up with a company that provide webinars and as a bonus they GIVE me a web-site per module I purchase.

The website builder doesn't work in F/F and only works in IE, thus I start to use this computer that has IE 6

Quote from: ImnoGuru on March 12, 2010, 04:54:48 AM

I have never used IE for any length of time, and recently have had cause to use it ALL the time for this particular website.

My wife's COMPUTER has Windows Vista 64-Bit running on it. All of a sudden the internet doesn't work. I rebooted the computer into safe mode and the internet works FINE (IE). I rebooted into normal mode and installed Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Spybot S&D, & Superantispyware from a memory STICK. I ran all of those in safe mode and each found some problems. However, the computer still will not get on the internet in normal mode. I checked the LAN settings in IE and there is no proxy server. What can I TRY to get the computer running? It acts like one of our other computers that had a rootkit infection, but that was XP 32-bit.Update your wi-fi DRIVER for that computer. Download the installer for the driver from another computer, place it on a usb and run installer on the computer without Internet connection.

Well, I've had some problems, I've been fixing them from google, but this one is... High for me

So, since I have 2 computers in house (Laptop and pc), I'm using switch to have internet on both (Air Live- FSH8PS v3 8-port switch). Since I started using it, can only browse internet in Firefox, in IE and Chrome it doesn't load pages, and when I try to SIGN in on Windows Live Messenger, I can't. When I go to Troubleshoot on Messenger, it says "Your gateway appears to be offline". So, I THINK that switch is making it impossible to use internet programs except Firefox, but I really want Chrome

Edit: I'm in wrong section I SUPPOSE lolI can't imagine how a switch would block two BROWSERS but allow another to WORK. Have you tried different ports?

Have you tried hooking one of the computers direct to the DSL or cable modem and bypassing the switch?Which DSL service?
Which modem?
Does the switch have a firewall?

Firefox3.6.2, which fixes a serious vulnerability, is AVAILABLE for download. One can, instead, use the incremental update (Help|Check for Updates. I don't like to have automatic updates, whenever the program FEELS like it, so I modify that feature in Tools|Options|Advanced|Update.
The Release Notes explain what's new, etc.

https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.2/releasenotes/Smooth update...it's safe to do it in place...
Been runnin it SINCE last nite.
Seems they addressed the memory release errors as WELL...back to being responsive.

I have a problem with internet explorer. When ever I use my face book yoville game I get the message " internet explorer is stopped working" & I have to CLOSE the window and start all over again. When I go to windows help I get a message that, there is a problem with a flash player....Please help??
Uninstall Flash, using this: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html
Install fresh copy.Hi, you can try to UPGRADE your flash player, and make sure it is suitable to your browser.
JoyfaxQuote from: hopemy on April 09, 2010, 02:16:20 AM

Hi, you can try to upgrade your flash player,

... and make sure it is suitable to your browser.

suitable to your browser.

There are two types:
- Flash Player 10.1.53.7 RC (IE) :flashplayer10_1_rc_activex_040510.exe
- Flash Player 10.1.53.7 RC (Non-IE) :flashplayer10_1_rc_plugin_040510.exe

And, searching for an .exe file is not necessary.

There's no need or reason to recommend an RC/beta

Just go to http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/, which will verify whether Flash Player is installed and what version. If it's not installed, or needs to be updated to the latest version, then click the link for Player Download Center on that page and proceed.

This is more of an irritating problem vs a REAL problem. A few days ago AOL must have done something to the WAY they show the Email Contact List. It used to have the list alphabetized by the actual first name of the people you put into it. All of a sudden it has changed in that it is still alphabetized, however, now I have all kinds of email addresses in parenthesis in between the names of the people I have in there by first name and email addresses of newsletters that would otherwise be consigned to the SPAM list if they weren't listed on your accepted list are now showing up in between the folks you REALLY want to send emails to. This makes adding addresses to an email very time consuming scrolling down thru all the GARBAGE. I thought at first that maybe Firefox and AOL weren't playing nice together so I opened AOL in IE8 and the problem was still there. Has anyone else had this problem and SOLVED it? If so, how? I sent an email to AOL Tech team asking them for a fix but that is like sending a wish list to Santa as they NEVER answer your inquiries. I have Windows 7 64 bit system if that helps.

I am using Mozilla Firefox and my menu bar, navigation toolbar, and booksmark toolbar COMPLETELY disappeared and I have no IDEA how to get it back! Press F11.F11 simply gave me a full screen VIEW. But F10 did the TRICK! THANX!

I just upgraded to FF 3.6.3 and now whenever I am on a page and I try to go to a new page via the address bar or the search bar, it always opens it in a new tab. I tried changing that in the settings, but it doesn't seem to be in the settings...Tab Mix Plus can change that.Quote from: Kip on April 08, 2010, 08:09:35 AM

Tab Mix Plus can change that.

Tab Mix Plus can change that.

I just upgraded to FF 3.6.3 and now whenever I am on a page and I try to go to a new page via the address bar or the search bar, it always opens it in a new tab. I tried changing that in the settings, but it doesn't seem to be in the settings...

Now I have an extra close button on all tabs. That's stupid.

In the Tab Mix Plus options, click on the "Events" button, "Tab Opening" tab, and uncheck the options you want under the "Open tabs from" section.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306895

Note: I use in parallel with the Internet Explorer. Firefox 3.6.3 and Opera 10.51 and there is no such problem with them

Normally I use Firefox except for Windows Updates. When I updated to IE8, many of my VBScripts broke.