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The red X connection again

Aug 27, 2005 10:53PM PDT

I have read most of the threads here concerning the no show of images in the IE, replaced by the dreaded red X sign, but have not succeeded in fixing this matter.
I have checked in the advanced options the checking of "show pictures" but to no avail. I seldomly use IE and Firefox has no problems with this issue.
Anyone can help me out. It's getting tiresome.
TIA

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You did not
Aug 28, 2005 6:25AM PDT

You did not give egnough information.

Assuming that you are the administrator

go to

http://www.macromedia.com

and download the Flash player and the shockwave player.

Give us your results.


Hope this helps

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No dice
Aug 28, 2005 7:42PM PDT

The two Macromedia products did nit correct the problem. IE and OE are still not sgowing images but they appear a red X on the top left of the image window.
I have turned off all ad blockers and allowed the two programs thru Zone Alarm but still I do not see images.
What else you want me to report so you can better help me?
Thanks

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red x fix with JAVA?
Aug 29, 2005 11:49AM PDT

I've had some sites with red-Xs, couldn't get fixed even with all the forum help. (have IE 6.x, win XP, SP 2, etc.) So downloaded Firefox and opened same web site - now had green wierd symbols where red Xs were with IE. Clicked wierd symbol and Firefow wanted to download JAVA runtime -did that, installed, site boxes filled in! Opened IE, went to same site - boxes filled in there too! So apparently sites developed w/Java need this app to view. CNET downloads has Java. I'm not a power user, so hope this doesn't mess anything up.

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Re: more info
Aug 28, 2005 8:02PM PDT

Do I understand correctly that Firefox works well on these sites, and IE doesn't?
And please give examples so somebody can visit the same sites as you do to see what the do.

Kees

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Correct
Aug 28, 2005 8:35PM PDT

No problem with Firefox but wait...
Now IE doesn't work at all, what the heck, it got corrupted. Any idea how to repair it?
Holy cow!

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Well, guys I found it!
Aug 30, 2005 4:33AM PDT
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Did not work for me
Sep 2, 2005 4:55PM PDT

Link did not work with the solution to Infronview.

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Link did not work with the solution to Infronview??
Sep 2, 2005 10:57PM PDT

The article [Q312496] identifies the problem and describes several corrective procedures should IE start loosing the first 2,048 bytes of data that are sent back from a Web server that uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) compression that may manifest itself in a script errors or incorrectly displayed HTML element (RedX) and occurs with a full installation of "Real Player Basic", and occurs because it and any program like it registers a namespace handler for any of the protocols: File, FTP, Gopher, HTTP, or HTTPS.

CAVEAT An example of such a program is the "Real Download" software which you may read about here.

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Link did not work
Sep 4, 2005 3:59PM PDT

because I am on a Mac. Would be nice to see this.
Thanks for your try to help.

-Kevin

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Red x
Sep 16, 2005 1:18PM PDT
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Red X
Sep 2, 2005 5:07PM PDT

Seems to be coming from sending files from Outlook Express. If you are sending attachments from OE make sure to check on internet prefs and send the file out as a universal. UU Checked. Otherwise the file will go out as a Mim File or as a don't know file. Good luck trying to open those files. Sometimes the original really is sent out as a corrupt file also. Stuff happens a lot sending files from OE. Also known as LOOKOUT!

-Kevin