red areas on web sites.

[gary hescott]

whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the
page instead of thumbnails or pictures.
is this normal or is there a reason for it ?
i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media.
i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin firewall
that comes with virgin p.c guard.
is this the cause ? should i turn one off ?

 

[Alias]

whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the
page instead of thumbnails or pictures.
is this normal or is there a reason for it ?
i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media.
i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin firewall
that comes with virgin p.c guard.
is this the cause ? should i turn one off ?

YES! Turn off the winders one.

Alias

 

[gary hescott]

have turned off windows firewall, but still seeing red thumbnails on web
sites.

 

[Alias]

have turned off windows firewall, but still seeing red thumbnails on web
sites.

Are you using IE7 or Firefox? If the former, look in Internet Options.

Alias

 

[Elmo]

Whenever I visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the
page instead of thumbnails or pictures.
Is this normal or is there a reason for it?
I have Microsoft XP. and my i.s.p. is Virgin Media.
I have noticed that I have 2 firewalls i.e. Windows and the Virgin firewall
that comes with Virgin P.C. Guard.
Is this the cause? Should I turn one off?

Some software is blocking images. I don't think the browser is doing
it, and the Windows firewall doesn't have such a feature. Look through
the Virgin P.C. Guard settings for such a feature.

 

[gary hescott]

internet explorer 7.
what should i look for in internet options ?

 

[gary hescott]

thanks jo. i have discovered that my virgin p.c guard has a thing called "ad
blocker" which was switched on.
thanks for your help.

 

[Elmo]

thanks jo. i have discovered that my virgin p.c guard has a thing called "ad
blocker" which was switched on.
thanks for your help.

Great news!