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  • Corrupt Internet Explorer v 7 - need a fix
    • I ended up with a pretty significant malware attack on my XPpro machine and all is pretty much back to where it was, other than Internet Explorer 7. I've tried registry scanners or cleaners, tried the MS solution for uninstall and reinstall (or fix), and tried the sure fire tool I found here: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-internet-explorer-with-fix-ie-utility When I attempt to open IE, I get the "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close" message w/Debug and Close as options. Frankly, I've put so much work into trying to repair it that I'm about through and may just live with other browsers but it does kind of bug me in just not having it working so if there were an easy approach to getting it stable and working again, I'd like to give it a try. I'm assuming re-installing v7 isn't one of those and downloading and installing vIE8 may not be viable. Kind of frustrating so I thought I'd post here for any ideas... TIA

Sun Mar 21 19:09:20 CDT 2010
2 Sun Mar 21 19:09:20 CDT 2010
by jcage
  • Windows XP and Windows Updates
    • having problems getting downloads from Windows Update. Won't download the files it enumerates. BUT, i can individually install the updates if I download them individually. So, it's just when I try to do it via Windows Update. What could the problem be?

Wed Mar 17 11:57:01 CDT 2010
1 Wed Mar 17 11:57:01 CDT 2010
by Pearl
  • IE 8....Has Favorites been change to be more user friendly.
    • I just went to a website that said they don't support IE6 anymore. Assume I'll be getting this answer more and more. If I upgrade from IE 6 to IE8 will I get the terrible favorites view rather than the IE6 I am have. IE8 Favorites drive me nuts when I try to save something in that I have to go though the "whole" list of folders rather than be able to zero in on a specific folder. Thanks ! P.S...Sorry about posting in the wrong area. I have them both on my list and guess I clicked on the wrong one.

Mon Mar 15 19:54:28 CDT 2010
1 Mon Mar 15 19:54:28 CDT 2010
by Bubey
  • IE 6 Keeps Closeing
    • I keep getting a notice that says "IE has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." It only happens when I try to open my YAHOO e-mail account. I am using Version 6.0.2900.5512. HELP !!

Sat Mar 13 07:19:01 CST 2010
5 Sat Mar 13 07:19:01 CST 2010
by Knucklehead
  • Internet Explorer 8 Connections Configuration
    • I want to delete the connections listed under: Tools/Internet Options/Connections/Dial-Up and Virtual Private Network Settings Before I delete them I want to note how they are configured. Is there a way to do this? Thanks in advance.

Wed Mar 10 15:27:01 CST 2010
1 Wed Mar 10 15:27:01 CST 2010
by falcios
  • My IE is a mess!!
    • I think my kids changed a setting in IE because now, the toolbar with File, Edit, View...is GONE, also gone is the bar with Add Favorites, Home, Page... I think it might have happen when I tried to download IE8 and one of my kids did something before it downloaded 100%. Any and all help will be appreciated.

Sun Mar 07 18:12:01 CST 2010
8 Sun Mar 07 18:12:01 CST 2010
by brickman
  • How to block a single web site
    • There is a very annoying ad that comes into my computer each time I log on to IE6 from the following site: http://content.pulse360.com/AF7F5454-06AA-11DF-BB59-79A43FF5047F I have gone to Tools-Options-Security-Restrict and tried to block it by adding the above address to the list. However, the list will not accept the characters after the .com/ and the ads still appear. I have XP HE sp3 in the computer with IE6. I also have NIS 2010 installed. Certainly there should be someway to block those ads, I just do not know how. dsc

Sun Mar 07 14:19:01 CST 2010
2 Sun Mar 07 14:19:01 CST 2010
by dsears
  • IE Content AdvisorRequires Password Each Time Site Is Visited
    • IE Content Advisor Requires Password Each Time Site Is Visited Have IE Content Advisor Set To Prompt For Admin PW & This Works Well. However, IE Content Advisor Requires Password Each Time The Same Site IS Visited Even After Picking â??Always Allow This Site To BE Viewedâ?? OR â??Always Allow Web Page To Be Viewed? Believe it is a setting within Content Advisor but would appreciate any assistance Thank You In Advance â?¦ JimB

Thu Mar 04 07:59:02 CST 2010
1 Thu Mar 04 07:59:02 CST 2010
by JimB
  • On-line Browser vulnerabilty-test website: Windows 98 / IE6 / FF2.20 /
    • This website: Browser Security Test http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/ Allows users to subject their computer/browser to a selection of synthetic exploits as follows: - user selectable tests / exploits - test only exploits known to affect the user's particular browser - all tests for all known exploits There are 19 tests in total. See below for a summary of them. I ran these tests 3 times - once against each of the installed browsers on my win-98se system. I did not have any AV program or any form of browser-protection program running on my test system. ------------- Test results ------------- Browser name: Firefox/2.0.0.12 Navigator Version: 9.0.0.6 Platform: Windows 98 Congratulations! The test has found no vulnerabilities in your browser! Browser name: Firefox Version: 2.0.0.20 Platform: Windows 98 Congratulations! The test has found no vulnerabilities in your browser! Browser name: MSIE Version: 6.0 Platform: Windows 98 Congratulations! The test has found no vulnerabilities in your browser! During the IE6 test, I was asked to download / run these two files: crashy2.xul (a small script file) path-neg.svg (another small script file) The second file seems to be a very old IE5/IE6 exploit, as described here: http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm012-ie/ Neither of the above 2 files, when submitted to VirusTotal, are detected as threats by any of the 42 AV apps hosted on that site. Note the stats (% vulnerable browsers): http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/stats.php ------------------ Summary of tests ------------------ Windows animated cursor overflow (CVE-2007-0038) (This test may trigger anti-virus warnings) Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption (CVE-2007-0777) Internet Explorer bait & switch race condition (CVE-2007-3091) Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption (CVE-2007-2867) Internet Explorer createTextRange arbitrary code execution (CVE-2006-1359) Windows MDAC ADODB ActiveX control invalid length (CVE-2006-5559) Adobe Flash Player video file parsing integer overflow (CVE-2007-3456) XMLDOM substringData() heap overflow (CVE-2007-2223) Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.5) (CVE-2007-3734) Opera JavaScript invalid pointer arbitrary code execution (CVE-2007-436) Apple QuickTime MOV file JVTCompEncodeFrame heap overflow (CVE-2007-2295) Mozilla code execution via QuickTime Media-link files (CVE-2006-4965) Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.8) ( CVE-2007-533) Mozilla memory corruption vulnerabilities (rv:1.8.1.10) (CVE-2007-5959) Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.12) (CVE-2008-0412) Apple QuickTime 'QTPlugin.ocx' ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflows () Window location property cross-domain scripting (CVE-2008-2947) Mozilla Firefox MathML integer overflow (CVE-2008-4061) Internet Explorer XML nested SPAN elements memory corruption (CVE-2008-4844) Meb will no doubt respond to this post by frothing and spewing one excuse after another why these tests should not be believed or taken as evidence that Win-98 combined with old/legacy browsers are not vulnerable to common exploitation.

Wed Mar 03 23:22:55 CST 2010
9 Wed Mar 03 23:22:55 CST 2010
by 98
  • Inside the Excruciatingly Slow Death of Internet Explorer 6
    • http://gizmodo.com/5483186/inside-the-excruciatingly-slow-death-of-internet-explorer-6 It's the bane of Web designers everywhere, and it makes most modern Websites look broken and horrible. So why are 20% of web surfers still using it? Today was supposed to be a great day for the Web. As of March 1, 2010, Google will no longer support Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 browser-a decade-old dinosaur engineered to navigate the Web as it existed in the year 2000. Why would this be cause for celebration? Because IE6 is barely capable of navigating the modern Web and a total nightmare to build sites, services and applications for. But ten years after its release, it's still being used by an estimated 20% of surfers. And while Google's move is one in the right direction, I'm not breaking out the whiskey and noisemakers for IE6's funereal wake quite yet. Sadly, IE6 isn't going away for good anytime soon. Those unfamiliar with the Internet Explorer 6 saga might be wondering what the big deal is. How could the life or death of one browser be so critical to the future of our increasingly Internet-based lives? When compared to browsers of today, IE6 is a standards-incompliant antique. It debuted during a dark, dark period in Web history; In the summer of 2001, Microsoft had soundly beaten Netscape into submission for a 90% lock on the browser market and was in the uniquely powerful position to decide which Web standards it would ignore, which it would integrate, which it would halfway adopt and which it would simply make up. And IE6 is the bastard child of this hubris. It doesn't behave like any other browser on the market because it doesn't interpret Cascading Style Sheets or JavaScript according to the universal standards set by organizations like the W3C. I've heard of developers spending anywhere between 20% and 50% of their time on a project making a site work in Internet Explorer 6. I know of many others who simply chop out advanced features, enhanced interactivity and slick design elements altogether, just so their work doesn't "break" in IE6. Why do they bother? Because nearly a decade after it shipped with Windows XP, IE6 still commands a mind-blowing 20% market share for browsers, according to the most recent statistics compiled by NetMarketShare. That's more than double the shares of Chrome and Safari combined, and just shy of Firefox's 24% piece of the pie. And that's only Internet Explorer 6. Combined with its better-behaving but by no means perfect descendants, IE7 and IE8, Internet Explorer as a whole owns 62% of the browser market. Now, browser market share is not an inexact science and the numbers vary widely from site to site and country to country, but you get the picture. The longevity of IE6 is the result of a perfect storm of unfortunate factors. First among them: Microsoft's IE division simply fell asleep. Having emerged the undisputed victor of the late '90s browser wars, Microsoft had virtually no competitors and so no incentive to fix any of IE6's bugs. It took Microsoft more than five years to release IE7, which was an improvement over IE6, but still a disappointment for Web designers and developers. Five years! In the five years between 2004 and 2009, Mozilla released three versions of Firefox (actually, 3.5 versions to be exact). Meanwhile, Chrome has gone through four iterations in just over a year. In those five years between IE6 and IE7, technological progress on the Web was severely hobbled to say the least. After all, who cares if Firefox can do something really cool if only a handful of users will ever see it? But Internet Explorer 7 did eventually come out, and so did Internet Explorer 8, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and new versions of Opera. And yet, IE6 remains the second most popular browser in the world (behind IE8). What gives? The chief reason Internet Explorer 6 keeps hanging on is because people are using it at work or on work computers. As anyone who's ever used a computer furnished by their employer can attest, IT departments are slow to make any changes that might disrupt the delicate balance of their electronic ecosystems. And they sure as hell aren't going to let you upgrade or install anything yourself. Making matters worse, Internet Explorer 6 is deeply embedded in the infrastructures of countless corporations worldwide. Back when IE6 was the only game in town, businesses invested in Intranets and browser-based apps that functioned only in IE. Why bother with anything else? Five years later, of course, a lot of businesses learned the hard way that "IE-only" actually meant "IE6-only." Oops. Now, ask yourself how much interest corporations have in re-investing more capital to fix something that, in their eyes, isn't broken. The answer is: not much. A recent article on Dell's IT Expert Voice blog cited another reason your company doesn't upgrade to IE8 or another browser: user control. Your bosses don't want you on Facebook and YouTube, and they know that the experience of visiting these sites with IE6 will be painful enough to limit your time on them. They effectively block you without coming off as overtly Orwellian. Win win. Finally, there are the countless folks who simply don't know any better-a contingent I was reminded of by David Walsh, a developer for the Mootools Javascript framework (for which IE6 support remains a priority). "When it comes to Internet Explorer 6, developers ask, ?God, why do people choose to stay with it?'" he says. "But, I like to remind them that users don't care and shouldn't have to care. The one example I give is my grandmother. She doesn't know what a browser is. She just knows that when she clicks the little blue ?e' on her desktop she gets to see the Internet." It's not just grannies, either. I was using the computer of a 30-something year-old friend recently and mentioned my surprise to see him still using IE6. He asked me why it even mattered. If people aren't allowed to upgrade or have no idea that they need to, then does the Google announcement inch us any closer to an IE6-free Web today than we were yesterday? "It's an important first step that I'm quite happy about," Walsh says. "But, I don't think it would be wise for developers to say, ?Well, Google is doing it so I'm going to do it too.' I foresee at least another year or two of having to support Internet Explorer 6." I'm less optimistic than Walsh, and that's thanks mostly to Microsoft's pledge to support IE6 until April 8, 2014-the day it officially ends support for Windows XP, the OS it was bundled with. As much as it pains me, I have to give Microsoft a tiny bit of respect for doing this. Though the company wouldn't provide comment for this story, it pointed me to a blog post explaining the method behind this madness. "Dropping support for IE6 is not an option because we committed to supporting the IE included with Windows for the lifespan of the product. We keep our commitments. Many people expect what they originally got with their operating system to keep working whatever release cadence particular subsystems have." Microsoft is basically taking the exact opposite approach to upgrades that Apple takes, which is to upgrade quickly at the expense of its users (Snow Leopard on G5, anyone?). For its own part, Microsoft would be happy to see you stop using IE6, too. In another blog post, the company says, "Think about what technology and the Internet were like in the year 2000 ? and consider how they've evolved since then. In 2000, ?phishing' was something that happened at the lake, not online. There was no social networking, no RSS feeds, and no real blogs. It was a different time ? and people's browsing needs were different." The post goes on to explicitly recommend moving off of IE6. The problem is, corporate IT departments won't do so until they absolutely must, which may be well after the April 2014 death knell sounds. If Microsoft was smart, it would actively help businesses upgrade their IE6-based systems to IE8 (and future versions). And they would do it for free. Why? Because IE's very survival could be at stake. If Microsoft doesn't, then Google could certainly afford to offer similar support for companies to move their systems over to Chrome. Overnight, we could see Chrome's market share balloon to 30% and all versions of Internet Explorer shrink to below 40%. Walsh points out that Explorer's market share is being further threatened by empowered Web developers and a more educated Web-going public. "There's this assumption that people are going to go straight from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 7 or 8," he says. "But, the thing we have to realize is that browsers as a whole have become more popular. Five years ago, most people probably didn't know what a browser was, but more and more they're able to indentify them. And as Web sites drop IE6 support, developers are going to steer people toward the browsers they like. Firefox, Chrome and Safari are going to be pitched a lot more than IE and I think those browsers have a good chance at being the next step for people." But IE6 is something many Web developers will have to tangle with for years to come. For any Web site considering following Google unto the breach, I ask you to remember a few things. First, Google.com isn't going to suddenly stop working for folks using IE6. By dropping support, Google is saying that future upgrades to sites and services like YouTube, Gmail and Google Docs will no longer prioritize IE6 compatibility. Second, let your user base determine your course of action. David Walsh's blog, for example, is targeted at professional Web designers and developers. "My Website is 1% IE6," he says. "So I don't really care about it." (Only 5% of PopSci users are on IE6). But, you can believe a site like the New York Times will care about IE6 until the bitter end. No matter what you do, consider this comment to one the above-mentioned Microsoft blog posts: "I work for a large financial services company with 40,000+ employees. And yes, every desktop PC and laptop runs WinXP and IE6. More than 85% of all browsing is intranet. Basic news sites etc deliver the information without the frills. For our vendors who offer Web portals (eg home loan valuations, stationery suppliers etc) - we'll simply dump them if we can't access their sites after a ?no-IE6 revamp.'" So, there it is. Continue at your own risk. And in the meantime, IE6's celebratory funerals might be in haste.

Mon Mar 01 23:04:20 CST 2010
0 Mon Mar 01 23:04:20 CST 2010
by 98
  • Upgrading to IE7
    • 1. Can I install IE7 directly over IE6, thereby keeping all my settings and Favorites? 2. Is it preferable to uninstall IE6 before installing IE7? If so, how do I keep my settings and Favorites? 3. A lot of the folders that my IE6 works out of are still labelled IE5.5...Is this going to stay that way unless I do a coplete uninstall of IE? 4. Since IE and OE used to come together, would uninstalling IE6 have any effect on my OE (e.g., addresses, folders, etc.)? I am on Windows XP Professional SP2 and have been strongly advised by a computer technician not to install SP3 because of all the havoc it has wreaked for so many people. I have all the info on how to install SP3 and IE6,7,8, but have been putting it off because I am scared (paralyzed) of SP3....:-(....Is it true that after After 12 April 2010 I won't get any updates if I don't have SP3...? Thanks for the help! Janet

Wed Feb 24 06:27:01 CST 2010
2 Wed Feb 24 06:27:01 CST 2010
by Janetb
  • Performance Issues IE7/8 make development a headache
    • This isn't an anti IE rant, quite the opposite. I'm a developer and these are my frustrations in seeing how the applications and interfaces I write perform in the other two major browsers, Firefox 3.6 and Chrome 4 as opposed to how they (sort of) perform in IE 8. I'm not talking about incompatibility whatsoever. It's not like I'm complaining about the lack of the ability to use the <video> tag or something. I'm talking purely about the perfomance and response times of totally IE compatible javascript applications. The performance difference between IE 8 and the other two major browsers, Firefox and Chrome, is staggering. I find I'm writing applications now that I know just won't work in IE 8, not because of a lack of support, or a need for browser specific code, but because IE 8 will just slow to a crawl even though the other major browsers handle it with ease. IE is still the most used browser, and I'd like to be able to make sites that I know can function on it as well as any other browser. The other option is just to dumb down the applications and interfaces to be able to work on IE, in essence moving backwards. I'd like to see a much improved javascript engine in IE 9 and a much faster development cycle.

Tue Feb 23 23:32:37 CST 2010
2 Tue Feb 23 23:32:37 CST 2010
by thomas
  • IE8 problem with flash player blinking
    • Hi My problem is that when I watching pages that including flash the page and pictures starts blinking specially when I move the mouse or scroll the page Im running win 7, IE 8 and the latest flash player. If I disable flash player the blinking stops but then youtube is for no use ;) Has anyone a solution for this problem? Best Regards

Mon Feb 22 15:06:06 CST 2010
1 Mon Feb 22 15:06:06 CST 2010
by Lina
  • upgrade from IE6 - installation of IE7 or IE8
    • Dear Sir/Madam I was on XP PRO version 2002 SP3 with IE8 for some months now. Suddenly the IE8 went dead a couple of weeks ago. IE8 was "never" on the add-remove program list. In the process of setting things right, I removed SP3, tried to reinstall all windows updates and IE8 or IE7. IE installation fails at the language pacck / admin tools kit installation with the creation of a link on desktop "IETroubleshooting" which takes me to micosoft's FIXIT - which is of no help either. Can you please guide and suggest me if there is a way to get me back on track with SP3- IE8 without a clean installation of the OS ? All the spywar /malware/ antivirus / system cleaners/microsoft MRT/ all.. reported my system clean. Right now... I'm running windows/xp sp3 and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xp_sp3_gdr.91208- 2036IC Thank you...

Mon Feb 22 12:19:59 CST 2010
6 Mon Feb 22 12:19:59 CST 2010
by pradyumna
  • Table tag refuses to obey the CSS text-align property in non-compatibility mode in Internet Explorer 8
    • I have several locations on my site that have tables inside elements such as divs that specify the text-align:center; CSS property. When IE8 is not in compatibility mode, this is ignored by tables that are children of the tag the property is specified in. I have only noticed this with table tags. Here is a simple page I have written to demonstrate this: <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head><title></title></head> <body> <div style="text-align:center;"> <table><tr><td>Table</td></tr></table> </div> </body> </html> When you run this in IE8, be sure to try viewing it in compatibility and non-compatibility mode. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that when following standards, text-align:center; should center any children. If IE6, IE7, and IE8 Compatibility Mode follow this simple standard, why would Microsoft not follow the standard in IE8's non-compatibility mode? Is this a bug, is there some reason I don't know of, or is there really something wrong with my code? Thanks. -- Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com http://www.nathansokalski.com/

Sun Feb 21 23:26:08 CST 2010
4 Sun Feb 21 23:26:08 CST 2010
by Nathan
  • Internet Explorer 6.0.02800.1106
    • Windows 2000 on two computers. running Internet Explorer 6.0.02800.1106 on both. Works fine on one and the other computer clicking on same link brings up an error page. Happens on several different page links. What to do? Uninstall and reinstall --- but how? Did run updates... Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Tue Feb 16 12:17:02 CST 2010
2 Tue Feb 16 12:17:02 CST 2010
by FGM
  • Automatically Filling Forms
    • I am an end user of a custom application the runs on IE. One of the windows contains a form that requires the same information in four fields everytime. Is there a way to set up something to automatically fill this info in?

Mon Feb 15 10:20:01 CST 2010
3 Mon Feb 15 10:20:01 CST 2010
by mary-ann
  • Problems with IE 8
    • I currently am running IE 6 however there are a number of sites that I go to frequently that just don't function properly. I would like to upgrade to IE 8 but I had such problems with IE 7, especially regarding Outlook Express that I'm concerned about installing IE 8. I've also read about problems with IE 8 as well. Is there any justification for my concern?

Tue Feb 09 09:00:06 CST 2010
19 Tue Feb 09 09:00:06 CST 2010
by Homer
  • ToolBars
    • while using IE version 600.2900. I lose all the toolbars except the top bar which is not a toolbar. I then have to restart IE, does anyone have the fix for this, re-installing is not the answer,thanks to all With kind regards From WillofAustralia

Tue Feb 09 06:00:24 CST 2010
2 Tue Feb 09 06:00:24 CST 2010
by OnlyMe
  • Maximum Character Limit on the USerAgent String in IE 6
    • Hi, I am trying to access a web application which only supports IE version 5.01 and above. In order to perform this check we use USerAgent string to check the IE version and then allow the users to access the application. While testing we found out that on Windows XP IE 6.0 when the user agent is beyong 256 character length, the rest of the useragent string is getting truncated and it is only returning Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0;). However this is not the case with IE 7.0 and IE 8.0. Is this a known issue in IE 6.0 and do this have any workaroound? Any pointers to this or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks & regards, Ashwin

Sun Feb 07 22:03:01 CST 2010
6 Sun Feb 07 22:03:01 CST 2010
by Ashwin
  • Upgrade to IE8 Reasons for/against
    • I'm running windows/xp sp3 and IE6 6.0.2900.5512. I'm considering upgrading to IE8, primarily due to security concerns. 1. Will my computer truly be more secure with ie8 than with ie6? I keep up to date on all MS updates. 2. Does ie8 run on windows/xp? 3. I'm already memory-constrained. Will that be even more of a problem with ie8? 4. I'm already processor-constrained: intel 2.something pentium. Will that be even more of a problem with ie8. 5. Will I be able to revert to ie6 if I install ie8 and find it unacceptable? TIA, Phil

Sat Feb 06 12:26:01 CST 2010
15 Sat Feb 06 12:26:01 CST 2010
by cellist
  • per-user initialisation
    • Whenever a user first logs in to a Windows system, or when the internet explorer has been updated to a new version since the previous login, a small program runs that performs some initialisation of the user settings for internet explorer. A small window is shown in the top left corner of the screen while this happens. This lasts only a few seconds and you don't see it again until the next upgrade. Does anyone know which program is doing this and how it can be started manually? We are running a Citrix server with only published applications, no desktop for the users. When a user only runs published applications, and has never logged on to a desktop, the abovementioned initialisation has not been performed, and internet explorer does not work correctly in that session. This is most apparent when using help in the application where the help is a compiled html file. The user will not be able to navigate the help. I hope there is some program we can run from the logon script to initialize the internet explorer just like it happens when a logon to a desktop is done.

Wed Feb 03 03:34:04 CST 2010
5 Wed Feb 03 03:34:04 CST 2010
by Rob
  • auto log on
    • A lot of sites have the auto logon/remember me box to check if wanted. I click the box and IE doesn't remember the next time, is there a tweak to it somewhere? tks all bw I also use XP Home Edition Serv P 3

Tue Feb 02 21:28:01 CST 2010
3 Tue Feb 02 21:28:01 CST 2010
by Billy
  • Google
    • Google has announced that it is phasing out support for IE6. This will cause a problem for those with older OSs. No word on older Firefox etc. -- I mastered Wordstar graphics!

Tue Feb 02 08:28:15 CST 2010
1 Tue Feb 02 08:28:15 CST 2010
by 10Swinner
  • can I use OE6 with IE8?
    • hi, my IE7 is getting buggier by the moment. I would upgrade to IE8, but can I still use Outlook Express with IE8 or I am stuck with that horrible "Windows Live Mail" if I upgrade to IE8? thanks for any compatibility pointers... Taka

Mon Feb 01 22:54:01 CST 2010
2 Mon Feb 01 22:54:01 CST 2010
by Taka
  • ie7 won't connect to 'net
    • hi, ie7 has been acting strange lately. i use it for previewing web designs in Dreamweaver on the local computer, which is fine. But when I try to connect to an internet site, it seems to stall on "connecting" and never gets the site up. I tried deleting IE7 from Zone Alarms prog list once; that worked temporarily. Then same problem came back. I've also deleted all offline files, cookies, etc. thanks for any pointers... Taka

Sat Jan 30 00:54:29 CST 2010
5 Sat Jan 30 00:54:29 CST 2010
by Taka
  • Computer Optimization
    • Many problems with performance and safety of your computer can be solved easily with an updated antivirus and recognized. 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Fri Jan 22 22:01:02 CST 2010
0 Fri Jan 22 22:01:02 CST 2010
by antivirusgratis
  • 51 Drivers Firmware para R4i, M3i Zero, Ezflash Vi
    • Hola me he vuelto loca buscando los drivers para mi r4i y porfin navengado la he encontrado Os dejo de donde he conseguido el firmware para mi r4 http://www.cartuchosdsi.es/wiki/descarga-drivers-firmwares-r4ir4-sdhcezflash-vi-m3i-zero.htm Cha w_hkpzjJB_+ijGp!GhTir)dRE

Tue Jan 19 10:29:15 CST 2010
0 Tue Jan 19 10:29:15 CST 2010
by tesddalws
  • Maxthon ver 1.6 as a substitute for IE6
    • This is about the suitability of Maxthon browser as a replacement for IE6. Hopefully the IE experts here are familiar enough with it to offer some advice. Since IE6 has been on the ropes, and since I'm happily ensconced in Win2K with no IE upgrade path, awhile back I installed the earlier version (1.6) of Maxthon browser, so called "Maxthon Classic". There is also a newer, more advanced Maxthon browser, version 2.5, for which Maxthon says Vista is the recommended OS, as opposed to stating that that is a minimum requirement. The question is, since Maxthon is supposed to be largely derived from IE in how it works, does it also have the same security vulnerabilities - especially the earlier version, which is a contemporary if IE6. By the way, my default browser is Firefox. This is a back-up. Trust me - I occasionally have a genuine need for such an arrangement.

Mon Jan 18 17:16:06 CST 2010
59 Mon Jan 18 17:16:06 CST 2010
by Roger
  • New File Problem
    • Club newsletter sent as .pdf file ("Tattler 1-12-10") now will not open. Click on file link receives "filelib_download.asp" instead of .pdf. Attempted to relate the .asp to be opened by AdobeRdr without success. Non-tech type would again like to read the weekly newsletter.

Sat Jan 16 11:47:21 CST 2010
18 Sat Jan 16 11:47:21 CST 2010
by E/B
  • Activity
    • Is this newsgroup still alive? Its not been getting much if any posts whereas other watched MS groups are at normal levels. SG

Fri Jan 15 11:17:55 CST 2010
4 Fri Jan 15 11:17:55 CST 2010
by shakey

Mon Jan 04 10:11:24 CST 2010
1 Mon Jan 04 10:11:24 CST 2010
by John
  • IE6 coming demise?
    • Hello group Some applications that access through the browser gave me a notice that I have to update to higher version of IE , ex. IE8. I am currently using IE6 in a WinXPSP3 platform Does it mean that IE6 will disappear soon? What will really happen? What is really the main issue why some softwares will provide such notification? And supposing this browser will be removed or made redundant would the current version o IE8 is already bug free that it can be better replacement? TIA Roy

Sun Jan 03 22:33:48 CST 2010
1 Sun Jan 03 22:33:48 CST 2010
by Roy
  • export favorites does not export 'file folder' favorites
    • In addition to favorites to web pages, I also some â??file foldersâ?? to my favorites. For example, I add C: as a favorite. (I have many mapped drives and my folder structure is deep and thus I add many file folders as favorites). Now, when I try to export favorites, these â??file foldersâ?? favorites are not exported!! (The favorites to web pages do export.) How to export â??file foldersâ?? favorites?

Fri Dec 25 08:46:01 CST 2009
1 Fri Dec 25 08:46:01 CST 2009
by koolk
  • Cannot connect to Internet Explorer
    • 2 weeks ago I had a Trojan Virus on my PC. McAfee said that this had been succesfully removed. However, whenever I logged on, after about 15-20 mins the whole system would freeze. I managed to get this problem sorted by contacting the manufacturers (DELL) who disabled some of my startup applications and installed Malwarebytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware. After running scans on these and removing various infections, it seemed to be working again. However, for the last 4-5 days , when I have been trying to connect to the internet, internet explorer will not load up and I cannot receive/send e-mails. When I go into Network Connections it appears that I am actually connected but at no point can I get the explorer up and outlook express just freezes when I try to recieve e-mails. I would be most grateful for any help on this matter, thank you.

Wed Dec 23 14:32:06 CST 2009
4 Wed Dec 23 14:32:06 CST 2009
by Mr

Mon Dec 21 03:29:01 CST 2009
2 Mon Dec 21 03:29:01 CST 2009
by Eric
  • address bar not working
    • My laptop says that it's connected to the internet, and when I click on a site from my favourites, it connects and the site comes up. But when I type any site into my address bar, it tells me that it couldn't connect. Does anyone know what might be wrong?

Fri Dec 18 05:45:01 CST 2009
2 Fri Dec 18 05:45:01 CST 2009
by Nabs
  • Secure site certification error
    • Hello I log-in to a secure site using IE8 but always get a certification error (on two different computers both using IE8). I have contact the site concerned and they have suggested that I use another browser - which I prefer not to do. What is the best way to resolve this, please? Thanks. Steve

Thu Dec 17 06:51:02 CST 2009
2 Thu Dec 17 06:51:02 CST 2009
by SteveH
  • IE /Tools / Program/ options/ big problem
    • using IE6+ with mailwasher problem is I cannot reply to an email within mailwasher Ver 6.5 in IE / Tools / option / programs / the drop down box for email and newsgroups,Internet call, calendar are all empty and cannot be renamed, I have come across this before , but cannot remember the fix (it was to ass these boxes to their proper file name) am really at a loss on this one. please I need help.! With kind regards From WillofAustralia

Tue Dec 15 23:09:34 CST 2009
1 Tue Dec 15 23:09:34 CST 2009
by OnlyMe
  • internet Explorer will not launch getting error message
    • I have a lpatop running XP SP2 with IE6 when I try to launch IE I get the message Internet Explorer encountered a porblem and needs to close. when you check the reson it gives me this AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180 ModName: ntdll.dll ModVer: 5.1.2600.2180 Offset: 000111de

Tue Dec 15 22:22:01 CST 2009
2 Tue Dec 15 22:22:01 CST 2009
by stamserv
  • Removal of older java updates
    • I have W2K with latest updates and IE6 I noted the existence of several jave updates in system Can the old ones be deleted and just keep the latest? Like does the latest update(17) have ALL the previous fixes in it? TIA -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Will Renkel Wheaton, Ill. ---------------------------------------------------------------

Tue Dec 15 08:47:54 CST 2009
5 Tue Dec 15 08:47:54 CST 2009
by nobody
  • IE6 DNS question
    • I don't truly know if this is a DNS issue, but when I open Internet Explorer it sometimes tries to resolve the IP address of my home page and my favorites and does not connect. Closing it and reopening IE normally corrects it, and it then resolves the domain name and connects fine. I do not understand why this only happens some of the time and why it seemingly fixes itself by closing and reopening IE, without any other changes. Does this sound like a DNS issues, or s security setting, or something else? It does not happen with any other browsers, only IE. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Vgolfmaster -- "Friends Don''t Let Friends Dial-Up"

Sat Dec 12 20:20:01 CST 2009
2 Sat Dec 12 20:20:01 CST 2009
by Vgolfmaster

Sat Dec 12 10:01:31 CST 2009
0 Sat Dec 12 10:01:31 CST 2009
by wangzhe
  • Killing sent email before it finishes
    • I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is scanned by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent" before it completes because Symantec has it. Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment it may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal. (When I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is very, very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going so slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later. Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes? Thank you for your suggestions.

Thu Dec 10 11:46:01 CST 2009
5 Thu Dec 10 11:46:01 CST 2009
by Hickory
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98
    • For those of you that want to use various Win-2K updates from Microsoft and apply them to your Win-98 system, this update package has been designed to bring together all those various updates and install them automatically. MD InternetExplorer 6.0sp1 Component Update 3.0 *Windows Script Update 5.6 *971961 - Unofficial JScript Security Update *944338 - Unofficial Windows Script Security Update *973354 - Unofficial Outloook Express Cumulative Security Update *976325 - Unofficial Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (with uninstall) *905495 - Unofficial Security Update (MSIEFTP) *885258 - Security Update (PROCTEXE) *816362 - Security Update (MSHTA) *958869 - Unofficial Security Update (VGX) *906216 - Unofficial Security Update (DHTML+TRIEDIT) *920670 - Unofficial Security Update (HLINK) *918439 - Security Update (ART Image Rendering) *816093 - JVM 3810 Security Update *961371 - Unofficial Web fonts update *824220 - Unofficial Security Update (IMGUTIL) *886677 - Unofficial Security Update (MLANG) *896156 - Unofficial Security Update (MSHTMLED) *893627 - Hotfix for Bug with Group Policies Not Applied in IE6sp1 *973525 - Unofficial ActiveX Kill Bits (AKB) Security Vulnerability Fix *931125 - Windows Roots Update *Unofficial DirectX Media (DXM) 6.0 Update -------------------------------------------------------------- http://rapidshare.de/files/48815001/MDIE6CU30E.EXE.html --------------------------------------------------------------- *Size: ~14mb What's new: *976325 - Unofficial Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (with uninstall) *961371 - Unofficial web fonts update removed: *974455 - Unofficial Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update *976749 - Unofficial Internet Explorer Update *908519 - Web fonts update

Thu Dec 10 07:46:13 CST 2009
58 Thu Dec 10 07:46:13 CST 2009
by 98
  • Error 403 - Access Control
    • I was running a dial up access and have just installed Broadband but clciking on IE 6 I get an error 403 and a message about Access Control. I do not have any other browsers installed. Anyone help? The dial up was provided by Wanadoo and the Broadband is a different provider.

Wed Dec 09 04:16:08 CST 2009
1 Wed Dec 09 04:16:08 CST 2009
by Paul
  • IE6 Cannot Open the Internet Site
    • During the past two weeks I've started getting the following IE6 error when trying to open Yahoo Finance, Yahoo E-Mail and possibly other websites - "Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site". The next line lists the web address that could not be opened and the last line says "Operation aborted". I click OK and the page cannot be displayed opens. This is also happening with IE7.

Tue Dec 08 01:06:01 CST 2009
1 Tue Dec 08 01:06:01 CST 2009
by HMT

Mon Dec 07 11:31:29 CST 2009
2 Mon Dec 07 11:31:29 CST 2009
by black_13
  • Open in IE
    • I use IE and FireFox. I remember an option with one of them that allows a site to open automatically in IE when in FireFox. I can manually do this now with "View in IE..." option but know there is an automatic way. System remembers the address. Does anyone know if this tool is in IE 6.0? Tks all bw I use XP Home Edit Serv. P3

Mon Dec 07 06:59:18 CST 2009
2 Mon Dec 07 06:59:18 CST 2009
by Billy