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Hi guys..its been awhile since ive posted on here but I have a problem. When I go to facebook.com and try to look at pictures some of them dont show up and i get INTERNET EXPLORER CANNOT DISPLAY THIS WEBPAGE. This mainly happens on facebook but it happens on other sites as well. Any help? Id appreciate it
Why not try the Microsoft support facilities if you have a problem with their software?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926431
get Firefox dude, stop using IE, its insecure, and just plain crappy.
Microsoft coders suffer from cranial rectal inversion.
www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
click on the big green button and run the application, you can import all your ie bookmarks, and then delete all the icons for ie, dont delete the executable as windows needs it to function properly.
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get Firefox dude, stop using IE, its insecure, and just plain crappy.
What makes Internet Explorer crappy and insecure? IM curious to know what you think.
I don't run or use Firefox. I run Internet Explorer only. Most sites are strictly coded for IE (not firefox) so if you run 3rd party web browsers like opera, netscape, firefox etc.... it will not display/run them properly.
Also, you can secure IE through the *Group Policy Object* something you cannot do with firefox. (last time I checked, that is.) ;)
Also, you don't think Firefox has it's fare share of vulnerabilities? I think so ;)
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/secu...s.html#Firefox
maybe IE isnt as insecure as you think.
Cheers, cn22
That is incorrect, and has been for quite a few years, hell's teeth man, I was using Netscape back in the days of NT 4.0 !!!!!!!!! If your site is "strictly coded for IE" I would recommend that you take your programmer to one side and tell him to pick a window because he is going out.....and don't forget to toss his Zimmer frame after him :DQuote:
Most sites are strictly coded for IE (not firefox) so if you run 3rd party web browsers like opera, netscape, firefox etc.... it will not display/run them properly.
You can get a plugin for FireFox that will cater for IE only sites (of which there are very few). ;)
Though I love Firefox I have run into issues where Firefox running behind a proxy will screw up DNS requests and give you a lot of page not founds.
I have not found a way through the menus to force Firefox to a particular IP address for DNS requests.
Somehow or another IE and Opera can do it with no manipulation. This happens on a Win2000 pro laptop or an Ubuntu (fiesty fawn) sharing a connection through a proxy.
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Originally Posted by levi_501_dehaan
looks like we got ourself a firefox fanboy. lol. could you maybe provide some more detail on why Ie is so insecure, and please explain what you mean by crappy?
sorry but you might mean one thing with your few words describing it, but to others reading it could take it to mean something else.
Maybe clarify it with more detail and maybe some facts with the pro's 'n cons of each browser. ;)
cheers
acidtone..:)
Nope, firefox still won't play with group policy. What I have found we could do is set the config on a clean account then copy the firefox folder out of application data in the profile into everyone elses account then use the ranger software to title check the firefox configuration so that users can't change it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Computernerd22
Of course, that 1) requires the ranger software (or similar) and 2) means that we can't change the options either.
My view on the security of firefox is more that it has just as many bugs as IE. However, since firefox is not inserted three feet up the rectum of the OS if it dies it dies alone rather than taking everything with it.
I personally prefer firefox, I also write websites with firefox in mind. But the reallity is that most people will be using IE. A lot probably use IE 6 still. Heck, according to the hit counter on our website some still use IE5.
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As for the original question, sounds more like internet connection trouble. Perhaps an insane firewall/proxy or just plain dodgy connection.
Things are as secure as YOU make them. Out of the box this stuff is designed to make things easy for joe public who outnumbers the cognoscenti by more than Windows outnumbers other operating systems.
Last research I saw was: IE = 70%, other browsers = 30%. That means that sites need to cater for more than IE.
The apparent security of non-IE browsers is partly due to not supporting some functionality, and partly "security through obscurity".:rolleyes:
Aard~ You don't really surprise me in thinking that IE6 is the largest browser population.
IE7......... Will only work with Win XP SP2 or "better" (:D)
IE6......... Will work with WIN98/98SE/ME/NT4 SP6a/2000/XP
IE5......... These will be the few surviving Win 95 and Win98 (not upgraded) boxes.........and possibly some AppleMacs (pre-OSX?)
Another consideration is that almost all of the boxes out there running unlicenced versions of Windows will be stuck on IE6?
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Originally Posted by nihil
Depends how much of a software pirate. I expect that LOADS of people have illegal copies of windows, done by more technical friends if nothing else. But a lot less people know that a cracked version of IE is available on bit torrent.
Yarrrr! Internet Pirate I be,
Off to sail the seven ISPs!
Post links for proof. Reason I say that I recently just read an article on this same topic as a matter of fact. I'm still as of now trying to find that article to show you why I typed what I typed. It would make more sense.Quote:
That is incorrect, and has been for quite a few years, hell's teeth man, I was using Netscape back in the days of NT 4.0 !!!!!!!!!
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Nope, firefox still won't play with group policy.
I know. Scroll up. ;)Quote:
Also, you can secure IE through the *Group Policy Object* something you cannot do with firefox. (last time I checked, that is.)
Cheers, CN22
Hey CN~,
My comments were based on personal experience rather than anything I read.
I wonder if what you are referring to is related to sites that make heavy use of ActiveX and possibly .NET? That would make sense, as those are MS products and IE would obviously handle them the best.
Same thing with sites using Flash and Java? You need to have it installed and up to date. In fact, it reminds me of a few years ago when you needed to make sure that you had the right version of VB runtime to get some apps to work. That area seems pretty stable now?
I mostly use FireFox, but I also have IE on all machines because you can use a browser for troubleshooting as well as what it was intended for ;) I also have Opera on most boxes, for the same reason.
There seems to be two distinct plugins to FireFox. One which will run IE pages within FF and another one that "toggles" between the two browsers. I have messed with the first, but if I come across a site that needs IE then I open IE.
My point was that this is a pretty rare occurence.....particularly with those sites "developed by terminal morons with serial perverts in mind" :p:D
Sorry, I cannot remember who to credit for that quote.
Oh boy! Flame war! Can I join in? It is also known even from Microsoft's ownQuote:
The apparent security of non-IE browsers is partly due to not supporting some functionality
advice, that you can increase Internet Explorer's security by disabling
some of its functionality, like the feature that allows remote sites
to install software on your computer...
But seriously, I was going to post a thread about another feature I just discovered,
and ask for advice. I was going through the history on my 13 year old daughter's
computer, and saw some sites I'd rather she not see. I have a black hole dns
server configured to resolve unwanted domains to localhost.
http://doc.bleedingthreats.net/bin/v...n/BlackHoleDNS
And, my other computer (linux) honors this server, thus saying "page not
found" when attempting to surf the evil sites (this is the desired behavior).
On my daughter's XP box with IE 7, it kept magically finding the sites,
seemingly no matter what I did. nslookup evil site and I get 127.0.0.1
IE 7 still surfs to the evil site WTF?
I finally worked around it by configuring the computer with only one dns
server (mine) instead of giving a secondary or alternate. It seems
IE 7 didn't trust my server, and also queried the secondary, and gave
preference to it, even though mine was config'd to be master for those
zones. Another example of magic run amuck.
As to the original question, you prolly have your security settings
too strict (snicker). If the page pulls the images from a remote server,
too much security will block them.
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bilo86, how did you acquire IE7? Through automatic updates? If so try downloading the full version from www.microsoft.com/ie and see if that makes a difference.
Also, check IE7's security settings. I was testing an Interactive CD (based on web content) I was making and when I fired into an IE7, the browser wouldn't load the pictures or media content. It gave a "IE has blocked content...permit or deny" dialog box. I clicked allow and the pictures loaded up fine.
as long as you dont run multiple versions of MS Office...and install them in proper order :( and dont even think about adding features after that..........trust me .....I know it wellQuote:
In fact, it reminds me of a few years ago when you needed to make sure that you had the right version of VB runtime to get some apps to work. That area seems pretty stable now?
I definatley need one of these ....Quote:
I have a black hole dns
server configured to resolve unwanted domains to localhost.
back to the original post....yes settings sre probably too high...go figure MS sites need you to enable these "insecure features"
to use their sites
dont just enable them...there is usually an option to prompt...use your discretion.....which is in my ever so humble opinion....is the first rule of securing your\any browser....that and and upto date anti scumware...and limited accounts.
MLF
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edit>OMG............not only seeing double...typing double :eek7: