Problem post?

[Linda of San Diego]

Something is wrong with Bobbie Mayer's post in Problem Solving "Window handles". When I click on last post or on the topic title, I am automacticly shut off the web.
This is not happening with any other posts. I hope this is not a bad problem.

Linda

[Donna D.]

Linda, try logging off FiberglassRV (if you remember your password!!), reboot your PC, then log back in....see if that helps.

If not, let us know.

[Linda of San Diego]

Donna,
I just tried to open that post again, same thing happen. I can open all the other posts with no problems.

Linda

[Bigfoot Mike]

Donna,
I just tried to open that post again, same thing happen. I can open all the other posts with no problems.
Linda

Linda, try clearing your web browser cache. That should clear up the problem.

[Linda of San Diego]

Mike,
Can you explaine how to do that? I have erased all my cookies and temp internet files and history and the problem is still there. I can't seem to open any posts with windows in the title.

Thanks,
Linda

[Bobbie Mayer]

Something is wrong with Bobbie Mayer's post in Problem Solving "Window handles". When I click on last post or on the topic title, I am automacticly shut off the web.
This is not happening with any other posts. I hope this is not a bad problem.

Linda

See what happens when you click on this one! Maybe I jinxed you.

Bobbie

[Bigfoot Mike]

Mike,
Can you explain how to do that? I have erased all my cookies and temp internet files and history and the problem is still there. I can't seem to open any posts with windows in the title.
Thanks, Linda

What computer are you using and what browser?

[Linda of San Diego]

Mike,

It is a Dell and I am using internet exployer.

[Bigfoot Mike]

Mike,
It is a Dell and I am using internet exployer.

Hi Linda,

You will find you can control the cache of Web pages by adjusting the space for Temporary Internet pages.

Go to [b]Tools >> [b]Internet Options >> [b]General >> click [b]Settings.

On this page you can click one of four options to check for newer versions of the stored page. I have Every visit to page checked.

Then you can move the slider to the left to limit space and force fresh files to be down loaded. (this does slow down you viewing because it is refreshing all the files.)

I hope this helps.

PS: I’m a Mac guy (mostly), so anyone with greater PC knowledge is welcome to help out here.

[Linda of San Diego]

Mike,
I followed your directions, still the same thing happens. Bobbie jinxed me!

[Bigfoot Mike]

Mike,
I followed your directions, still the same thing happens. Bobbie jinxed me!

[CD Smith]

It is important to know what Operating System you have (Win98, WinXP, etc.)?

Also what version on IE yoiu have (6.0, 7.0, etc.)?

How long has it been since you scanned your harddrive for errors?

How long has it been since you defragmented your harddrive?

Answer these questions and someone will be better able to help you with your problem.

[Linda of San Diego]

CD,
Thanks for trying to help. I am running windows xp home edition. I don't know which version of IE I am running, How can I tell, I went to properties, but it did not say. I scanned my harddrive last night and did a defrag.


Linda

[CD Smith]

If this didn't help, you need to clear all the buffers:

- Open IE
- Click TOOLS
- Click Internet Options
- Click DELETE FILES
- Click DELETE COOKIES
- Click CLEAR HISTORY
- Click OK.

If this dosen't fix it you will have to reinstall IE. You do this by either inserting you WinXP Home Edition CD or the OEM recovery disk into the CDROM Drive and follow the instruction for restoring IE.

[Donna D.]

I don't know which version of IE I am running, How can I tell, <snip>

On the IE tool bar
Help
About Internet Explorer

[Brian B-P]

...I have erased all my cookies and temp internet files and history and the problem is still there....

I believe that this does clear the "cache"; Microsoft just doesn't use the word "cache", instead referring to cached files as "temporary internet files".

... I can't seem to open any posts with windows in the title...

At a guess, I suspect this has nothing to do with the web page contents. There is likely some security software or "malware" at work, killing connections to "windows" sites, either as some deliberate attempt to keep the user from doing Windows updates (maybe security software?), or as a Microsoft-hater's virus or similar unwanted program (a virus is an example of "malware").

If this happened to me, I would ensure that my virus-scanning software was up-to-date, then run a scan of the whole computer. If Internet Explorer has been corrupted by a virus, that should find it. If it is just corrupted (needing an update or reinstallation), I would expect a lot more problems, or at least not this specific behaviour.