my IE has gone wacky

[Joel]

I just downloaded SBC Yahoo DSL and now SOME IE pages I
view are very messed up. Many pages look normal, but on
others, such as espn.com and bankofamerica.com, most of
the images on the screen do not appear (the appear as an X
in a the box). In addition, the links and other graphics
are very distorted.

The strange part is that many other pages are just fine.
Yahoo would not help me with the problem even though their
software install caused it. I would really appreciate if
anyone has an answer. I am using Windows 98 with IE 6 (I
had an earlier version of IE but upgraded today hoping
that it would fix the problem).
Thanks-

 

[karl]

get rid of ie and get mozilla.org firefox. a mean lean
browsing machine. and if you have a firewall(and you should
on highspeed) check to see its allowing stuff. free
firewall at zonelabs.com zonealarm. or maybe yahoo has a
blocker you need to configure. and its killing the ads and
more.

 

[Joel]

Still looking for help on this one... thought I'd bring
it back to the top since my original post was very late
at night.

 

[jk]

top

 

[Don Varnau]

Joel,
Many possibilities...
Try the quick, easy fix first. Clear the IE cache from IE> Tools> Internet
Options> General> Delete files and Delete offline content. Reset the TIF
folder size to about 50MB (Settings button) and clear it occasionally.

Next...
283807 - Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807
Note: Repairing IE instead of reinstalling may work
194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;194177
318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378

221134 - Some Images, Contents, or Controls May Not Be Displayed When
Viewing a Web Page: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221134
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Additional information from Mike Burgess:

Are you using a Firewall or "filtering software"?

Several of these are known to cause problems:
1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]
Reset "Ad Blocking" and "Cookie Control" to "medium"
"Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS)[Enable Browser Privacy - enabled]
Active Content - "Allow All Script To Execute"
Problem: some sites cannot detect the 128 bit encryption
Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.
[more info]
Web Pages Display a Red "X" Instead of a Graphic
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316545 [Norton Products]

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referer"
or contains entries that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the desired
site.

5) Cookie blocking software that are blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers that are stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following entry is not corrupt:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)"

Note: "Win32" = Windows 98\ME
Other versions = (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0

To check your "User Agent":
Paste the below into the Address Bar and view the output:

javascript:navigator.userAgent

[Example WinME output]
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)
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Other possibilities at http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/ieimage.htm
and
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#jpg_gif

Hope this helps,
Don