Windows flip back to previous screen

[Vinehillman]

I am having a problem in IE and Firefox. When I am in either program as I am
navigating through various sites the window starts flipping back to the
previous window and sometimes back several windows rapidly.
I have tried several scans including mcAfee, Trend micro, and Microsofts
Malware scan. None have turned up anything that fixes the problem. I have
also tried looking for similar issues and don't see evidence of others having
this problem - maybe my terminology is incorrect? I do not know. I am not
particularly comuter savvy - I'd say a 6.5 of 10. Neither of my laptops are
useful now that this is happeing. Any suggestions?

 

[Elmo]

I am having a problem in IE and Firefox. When I am in either program as I am
navigating through various sites the browser starts flipping back to the
previous window and sometimes back several windows rapidly.
I have tried several scans including McAfee, Trend Micro, and Microsoft's
Malware scan. None have turned up anything that fixes the problem. I have
also tried looking for similar issues and don't see evidence of others having
this problem - maybe my terminology is incorrect? I do not know. I am not
particularly computer savvy - I'd say a 6.5 of 10. Neither of my laptops are
useful now that this is happening. Any suggestions?

Alt/left-arrow is the shortcut to move back one page. Odds are, these
two keys wouldn't stick on one keyboard, much less two.. if this is
happening on two laptops, it's most likely caused by some unique
software installed to both, or a specific mouse or touchpad "feature".
A mousepad might have a slider for scrolling back one page, and if
you're typing when this happens, I could imagine vibration causing such
a control to be activated by the bouncing of the touchpad. Still, on
two touchpads? That'd be very unlucky.

Try these searches: browser pages backwards or browser jumps backwards
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=browser+pages+backwards&btnG=Search&sitesearch=

 

[Randem]

Here is something you can try to see if you have any issues the other
program did not find. They usually don't find things these procedures do
http://www.randem.com/virusproblems.html Since you are using Firefox
download and install the NoScript add-in this will not allow any script to
be run from websites unless you ok it. See if these solutions solve your
problems.

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http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html
http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html
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[Vinehillman]

Thanks for the link but these do not relate to my situation. The flip back
is not specific to any hardware or action on my part. It will jump quickly
or slowly one or several screens as it sees fit, with no particular evident
logic. Sometimes it will not do it for several minutes and then it will do
it it constantly and back several screens.

Vinehillman

 

[Nightowl]

Thanks for the link but these do not relate to my situation. The flip back
is not specific to any hardware or action on my part. It will jump quickly
or slowly one or several screens as it sees fit, with no particular evident
logic. Sometimes it will not do it for several minutes and then it will do
it it constantly and back several screens.

Hello vinehillman

Could you clarify exactly what you mean by the browser jumping back
several "screens"? Do you mean it is actually going back to previously
visited pages? Or is it scrolling back up the current page a screenful
at a time?

 

[Vinehillman]

Randem,
Thanks for the suggestions. One question before I staart, the info you
pointed to on your site refers some to Vista. I am on two XP machines (HP
laptop and Lenovo Thinkpad both fairly new), does this matter or should I go
ahead and load them anyway?
Thanks again,
Vinehillman

 

[Randem]

Nothing on that page refers strictly to Vista. The process works on XP as
well as Vista.

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http://www.randem.com/innoscript.html
http://www.rndem.com/installerproblems.html
http://www.randem.com/vistainstalls.html
http://www.financialtrainingservices.org

 

[Vinehillman]

It goes to previously visited pages. One or more in sequence. It varies,
if i have navigated several screens in it may just go back one or it may jump
back in quick succesion to the page that first opened in my browser.
It is not a 'scrolling' issue.

Vinehillman