Lots of possibilities are offered here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807
I have run into this problem in some wesites where the pictures aren't displayed but instead it's a cross. However, I want to point out most of the time the IE I am using doesn't have the problem mentioned above. The problem only happens once in awhile, but still I want to solve the problem. Thank you

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