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Internet Explorer 8 Trouble

Feb 7, 2010 2:07AM PST

Hi im i need of help because internet explorer wont display some images. For example on wsgfl when i click on new message the box where you are supposed to enter the text for the message is a little box with an x in. I am using windows 7 by the way. I have tried:

- Tools->Options->Reset my settings
- Display images is on
- Auto-Select encoding is on
deleted temporary internet files

I dont know what is causing this to happen

Thanks for any help you can give

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Can you tell us
Feb 7, 2010 5:17AM PST

what "wsgfl" is? If a web site, can you give the full url web address.

It will help if anyone here can visit and have a look.

Many Internet Explorer problems can be traced back to bad Add-ons, (Tools > Add-ons). But if that is the case here, finding the suspect add-on can be difficult.

Mark

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It is...
Feb 7, 2010 11:42PM PST

Wsgfl is a school email system and i have checked and i dont have any addons installed apart from the ones that came with ie8. Its not a serious issue because i have also got google chrome and safari and they both work fine with it.

Thanks for posting.

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IE8 Help
Feb 8, 2010 1:56AM PST

Try enabling compatibility mode. It is the broken page icon next to the refresh button on the toolbar. Here?s a good resource from the IEBlog that talks about compatibility mode in detail if you?d like to learn more: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/02/16/just-the-facts-recap-of-compatibility-view.aspx

If that doesn?t work, run IE in No Add-ons Mode. Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) - If this fixes the issue, then go to Tools -> Manage Add-ons and enable the add-ons one by one to find which one was causing the problem.

You can also try resetting Internet Explorer's settings by going to Tools > Internet Options and then the "Advanced" tab, and click "Reset..."

If you?re still not having any luck, I recommend you reinstall or upgrade to IE8 on your system.

Cheers,
Bryn
IE8 Outreach Team