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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: Oct. 2007 ~ Dec. 2007: All Things Technical: The Help Desk: The Brief Q & A Thread: Archive through May 19, 2007 users admin

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Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I keep having problems with IE7 freezing up.

It freezes if the computer has been idle for a while, or if I just come from playing a game. Also sometimes happens if I get impatient and don't wait for all the background programs to start up after booting up. It also happens occasionally while browsing.

It won't shut down after it freezes. Only way to shut it down is to end it with the Task Manager. Also it usually requires a reboot of the computer before I can successfully open IE7 again. Sometimes its so jacked up I can't even reboot through the start menu, and have to shut the computer off manually.

I don't think its a computer issue, cause I can still run Firefox and Netscape, as well as other programs.

I've Googled the problem, and seems like a lot of people are experiencing the same problem. But darned if I can find anyone who had a solution. Only suggestions are to disable tabbed browsing, or to just remove IE7 and go back to IE6. Seems like if I can't use tabbed browsing, I may as well just go back to IE6.

I know other's solutions will be to just use Firefox or Netscape. I may end up doing that, but I just prefer IE, plus a lot of websites still say "best if viewed with IE."

Well, I guess that wasn't much of a "Brief question" was it? LOL.

Oh, and I use XP Home Edition.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 5:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
Who, try this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926449

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 6:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
Who, i was having a similar problem and uninstalled & reinstalled IE7 but it only got worse. i found on the web somewhere that i can't find now to try & open IE7 from a different place on your hard drive then expected. all i remember now is that i opened My Computer and did a search of my hard drive for files named Internet Explorer. three came up. i tried each one and found that the second one was actually a GOOD IE7. i don't know why and i can't explain it, but it works like a charm now.

before it had reverted back to the look of IE6 though the properties said IE7. when i opened Tools there were none of the IE7 selections. i couldn't open tabs as that was no longer an option. and, without warning the darned thing just disappeared. i could be just sitting there reading a webpage & poof! it was gone. very frustrating.

i do hope that either the link i posted or the info i gave here will help you. i too use XP Home Edition.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Thanks Cnd.

About the only useful step on that site is the first one. I'll try it the next time it happens. But it seems like a PITA to have to have a blank page as my home page. Besides, that doesn't solve the freezing up while browsing issue.

Step 2 kinda has me laughing. The problem addresses if IE doesn't start, or stops responding. So they want you to clear your temp Internet files. How do they say for you to do that? Well, first you "Start Internet Explorer..." LOL, ummm.....if I could start IE, then I wouldn't be having the problem that might be fixed with step 2!

Step 3 I've already tried (start without add ons). No change in the problem.

Step 4, use another user name in Windows? Sounds weird to me. I'm the only user on this computer. So what, I have to create a second name for myself? Just sounds like a weak solution to me, but what do I know?

Step 5. Reset. First of all, again it says to "start IE." Again, if I could start it, there would be no problem I needed to fix. On the tab it says to click reset, it tells me I should only do it if my browser is in an unusable state. Again, if its unusable, how do I get to that tab in the first place to reset it?

ETA: I was composing this while you posted your second message. I'll go back and read that more thoroughly now. Just wanted to ETA before the edit feature expired, so you didn't think I was responding to your second post!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
<----- this is how i feel when dealing with any problems the Uncle Billy creates for us. LOL

good luck!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Well, it just happened again. So, I did the "step 1" suggestion. And while it did start up on the blank page, I was unable to go to any other site. So, not exactly a solution.

I was at least able to start it up on the blank page and then go in and delete all my temp files. Still didn't solve anything.

Only way to get it to work again is to reboot the whole damn computer.

I did the search to see if IE was anywhere else on the HD. Didn't see any indication that it was. So I don't know.

Seems like this is just an IE7 bug that Uncle Billy (LOL) is giving weak "solutions" to. Oh, and I also (like you) did an uninstall/reinstall yesterday to no avail.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Who, I think I've had that problem but to a much lesser extent. Computers / technology scare me. I don't have the patience to work with it if it's not doin' what it should. For the first time in three years, had what turned out to be minor problem with my TiVo. Hope it's fixed. Hope it's fixed. Hope it's fixed.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
who, this is the path where i found the GOOD IE7 located:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu\Programs

i have no idea why this one works and the others don't. and, i would have never thought to look there for it.

once i opened it, i drug that sucker down onto my toolbar at the bottom of my desktop window (the bar with the Start button on the left and the time on the right) so that i had it shortcutted.

like i said, for whatever reason, it works like a charm now.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
BTW, you can clear your temporary internet files from control panel -> network and internet connections -> internet options.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
...i am not sure at this point if i want to do anything about the email since it was very negative in nature. but, if i do decide to do something, i am wondering if i copy and paste just the body of the email itself into a new email and not the addresses, could this person still know that i have forwarded the email on?

Baby, if you want to share the info in that email with someone else, without the sender being able to trace that email's movements in any way, copy and paste the whole body copy to a .txt file (copy to WordPad or NotePad, then save as something like "email.txt"). Close out of wordpad or notepad, then open the .txt file, and from here you can copy that text into any email, word doc, etc., without any hidden formatting that the sender might have encoded in it.

Txt files are very basic word docs with no formatting / scripting fuctionality. More complex word programs such as word (.doc) files can hold formatting, as well as hidden commands - like whatever tracers may be encoded. Hope this helps. And I'm really sorry that whoever had such hurtful or negative things to say to or about you didn't have the nerve to tell you who they were. That's pretty pathetic. ((Hugs))

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Found the path Cnd. I've saved it as a shortcut just in case.

Thanks for the tip LT. I knew there was another way to get to it, but just couldn't remember how!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 6:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
hate to be a nag, but does anyone have a clue why i get this
http://127.0.0.1:2372/images/blocked.gif
when i am trying to view a photo (like on myspace)?

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i don't get anything on that page but "problem loading page"

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Could not load the page either.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
this is what i get

The requested URL was not found

images/blocked.gif

(null)


it happens when i try to view photos on things like myspace.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Well, Annie. I dunno as I couldn't see the page either. But the link you gave us? That's a loopback IP and is local to your system. (Basically displaying something locally).

Since I don't have an images folder containing the blocked.gif graphic, it's a bit hard to tell.

Does it happen only with myspace? What about images on other sites, like eBay or Amazon?

Finally, does it happen at EVERY place you go on myspace? Because it's entirely likely that the person who uploaded the pic didn't do something right. It looks like a standard broken link, the kind you get when someone forgot to upload a picture or file to a web site.

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
The IP Address of 127.0.0.1 is your local computer (often called localhost). The :2372 specifies a port at that IP address. The only way anyone will get response back from the URL is if some software was installed on the local computer that is listening on port 2372.

Texannie; Do you get this when you attempt to view any photo anywhere or is this limited to myspace or other websites?
The URL of the photo you are trying to view may be messed up.

(ETA: or ditto previous post.)


Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
annie, send me an email with the myspace page, and i'll see if it loads.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
it doesn't happen every time i try to see a pic that someone posted (other sites not just myspace). another window opens with that error message in it.
(i was just trying to show ya'll what it said)
it usually happens if i can't initially view the pic and get the red x instead. i right click on the red x and go to properties and copy the url. i then paste the url into my address bar, and that used to give me the pic. now i just get that error message window.

landi, i am not even sure i could find that particular page. i was just surfing.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
If you get that red X, then that means the picture isn't posted on the site. If you refresh your browser and you still get that red X, then it's that site and not you.

But... next time you have that problem, send us the page link that it's on. Not the picture that you can't find. And we'll see if we have the same issue.

(Note: On myspace, it's entirely likely that pix are missing, yes?)

Mictay
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09-29-2006

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mictay a private message Print Post    
the clock on my computer will not stay current,it always loses time,anybody know why this would keep happening?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Is this at home? How old is your computer? What is your operating system? Does it lose minutes or hours?

Take a look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189706. Pay special attention to the bit that says "When you leave your computer on for an extended time...".

There's other things, too. On Windows systems, there's a thing called "CMOS clock." And this runs on a little battery inside your computer. If you run a lot of programs, you can lose a minute or two here or there (but restarting should fix that). If your system is older, its possible the battery has run down.

Depending on the operating system you are using, you could also install a time sync utility.

There are all sorts of reasons. Without knowing more about your system, it's kinda hard to say...

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 18, 2007 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Cost, then why would i be able to see the pics on the website once i right click on it and go to properties ect?

Mictay
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09-29-2006

Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 3:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mictay a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the info,to tell ya the truth I have no idea how old this computer is.I'm going to look at the things you said Costa.We have tried to re start it and that doesn't help any.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Mictay, I have discovered a thing about the clock feature in Windows XP that I like. Double click on the time, and then click the internet tab, then check the box to synchronize with internet time. It will re-set itself from time to time by checking for the correct time on the internet. Of course, if you have a battery going out, that won't cure it ...