Inaccessible web pages

hansi · 04-12-2003, 06:30

I have a problem whereby certain web pages will not display. They just appear briefly and then disappear. I have checked my "cookie " settings and they are ok and I can access the sites from work and from a pal's computer using a broadband connection. I have 150k Broadband and I've tried to think what could have caused this problem. Maybe it was a Windows Update? I don't know, but its driving me up the wall

The majority of pages can be viewed normally.

basa · 04-12-2003, 07:17

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Originally Posted by hansi

I have a problem whereby certain web pages will not display. They just appear briefly and then disappear. I have checked my "cookie " settings and they are ok and I can access the sites from work and from a pal's computer using a broadband connection. I have 150k Broadband and I've tried to think what could have caused this problem. Maybe it was a Windows Update? I don't know, but its driving me up the wall

The majority of pages can be viewed normally.

Never heard of this one before ??

"They just appear and disappear" ?

How long do they remain on screen ? What is left when they have disappeared ? Is there any message in IE's (I assume you are using IE) status bar ? Are you sure the pages are not just hidden by subsequent pages or somehow minimised ?

bopdude · 04-12-2003, 07:31

I have had a similar problem in the past when I was using a prog called pop-up stopper, it would sometimes stop certain pages and even stop explorer from starting on the odd occasion, I got rid of it and now use the google bar stopper and no more problems.

Do you have a pop up stopper, and could it be this, try disabling it and see

Just a thought

hansi · 04-12-2003, 19:54

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Originally Posted by basa

Never heard of this one before ??

"They just appear and disappear" ?

How long do they remain on screen ? What is left when they have disappeared ? Is there any message in IE's (I assume you are using IE) status bar ? Are you sure the pages are not just hidden by subsequent pages or somehow minimised ?

They do not even get on the screen, I jget a brief glance and gone!
The desktop is left when when they disappear
No Messages (IE6)
No, the pages are not there, minimised or otherwise. It's driving me crackers!

hansi · 04-12-2003, 19:56

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Originally Posted by bopdude

I have had a similar problem in the past when I was using a prog called pop-up stopper, it would sometimes stop certain pages and even stop explorer from starting on the odd occasion, I got rid of it and now use the google bar stopper and no more problems.

Do you have a pop up stopper, and could it be this, try disabling it and see

Just a thought

Yeah, thanks for that but I had thought of that too, disabled that and disabled Zone Alarm but still can't get the pages, it's infuriating because it's only three or four sites!

abailey152 · 04-12-2003, 22:49

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Originally Posted by hansi

Yeah, thanks for that but I had thought of that too, disabled that and disabled Zone Alarm but still can't get the pages, it's infuriating because it's only three or four sites!

Might be worth installing another browser. Then try to access these sites again. If the same happens, post links to them so others can try. It may be that you have something running you are not immediately aware of.

If this other browser works, then 1) You can access the sites, and 2) You can then see if the sites use a common technology which your other sites do not (flash etc.). Might lead to a fix for IE

abailey152 · 04-12-2003, 22:53

Just another thought. Have you tried to delete your Temporary Internet Files? Clearing out the cache has fixed weird IE problems for me in the past.

basa · 05-12-2003, 07:33

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Originally Posted by hansi

They do not even get on the screen, I jget a brief glance and gone!
The desktop is left when when they disappear
No Messages (IE6)
No, the pages are not there, minimised or otherwise. It's driving me crackers!

Do you mean your browser window dissappears as well to reveal your desktop ? Or do you mean just a blank browser window is left ??

zovat · 05-12-2003, 09:47

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Originally Posted by abailey152

Just another thought. Have you tried to delete your Temporary Internet Files? Clearing out the cache has fixed weird IE problems for me in the past.

always a good option - Also - try looking at the page source - just to see if there is actually anything there?...

(Post an example and we can see what the page looks like normally

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Dooby · 05-12-2003, 10:06

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Originally Posted by basa

Do you mean your browser window dissappears as well to reveal your desktop ? Or do you mean just a blank browser window is left ??

I was wondering that, if it is the former that could mean IE is crashing, I had something like that a while ago, and it was because the Java Virtual Machine had got corrupted...

hansi · 05-12-2003, 17:06

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Originally Posted by Dooby

I was wondering that, if it is the former that could mean IE is crashing, I had something like that a while ago, and it was because the Java Virtual Machine had got corrupted...

how can I fix that please

hansi · 05-12-2003, 17:09

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Originally Posted by basa

Do you mean your browser window dissappears as well to reveal your desktop ? Or do you mean just a blank browser window is left ??

the answer is yes to the first question

Dooby · 05-12-2003, 17:48

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Originally Posted by hansi

how can I fix that please

i think i fixed it by reinstalling windows ( i do that about once every 6 months anyway ) you MAY be able to do it by doing a windows update, or searching on the microsoft site for a complete download of the Java VM ... or try a different browser ( Opera for example )

abailey152 · 05-12-2003, 17:54

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Originally Posted by Dooby

i think i fixed it by reinstalling windows ( i do that about once every 6 months anyway ) you MAY be able to do it by doing a windows update, or searching on the microsoft site for a complete download of the Java VM ... or try a different browser ( Opera for example )

You might be able to get round MS Java VM problems by installing the proper Java from Sun Microsystems. It is available for Windows.