Action cancelled on some sites

[Jeremy]

Im running XP and IE6 with SP1. I also have Zone Alarm
pro for extra protection. When i go to visit some sites
(Monster for instance) have certain sections of the page
that do not load. Instead I get the "Action Cancelled"
page. Im sure Monster is done in ASP or something so it
only excludes a portion of the page. Is Zone Alarm
causing this or is my INet Explorer all jacked up!!??
Please Help?!

 

[siljaline]

Im running XP and IE6 with SP1. I also have Zone Alarm
pro for extra protection. When i go to visit some sites
(Monster for instance) have certain sections of the page
that do not load. Instead I get the "Action Cancelled"
page. Im sure Monster is done in ASP or something so it
only excludes a portion of the page. Is Zone Alarm
causing this or is my INet Explorer all jacked up!!??
Please Help?!

Zone Alarm may be causing the problem but not likely.
http://snurl.com/25u7

HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[Mike Burgess]

Jeremy,
The "Action Cancelled" message is usually generated when entries in the
users HOSTS file are preventing access from one or more servers designated
in the web page. In most cases this occurs from 3rd party ad servers such as
"doubleclick", where the "Action Cancelled" message replaces an [example] ad
banner in the viewing page.

In other cases the message is displayed when a user clicks a link in a page
that routes them thru a tracking service, or attempts to connect to a listed
hijacker, parasite, etc. and this culprit is listed as an entry in the HOSTS
file.

The simplest method is to have the user rename the HOSTS file (to NOHOSTS)
and try again. If renaming allows access, then the user needs to address the
cause. Either an incorrect entry or there is a legitimate reason the HOSTS
entry exists. (hijacker, trojan, dialer, etc.)

To rename the HOSTS file, download: "RenHosts.bat"
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 8-26-03]
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