OT - Daltonista need some help from computer savy people
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Tom sent me the following email about a problem he has trying to reply to messages and PMs. If anyone can help please post here. Personal items edited out.
Hi, Don ~
Hope you don't mind my using it for an OT reason, but I've been unable to PM anyone or start/reply to any threads since I installed my new PC on Valentine's Day.
But I also wondered if I can pick your brain (or you could pick others on the forum) to see if there's a known solution to my problem?
Take a look at this small screen shot: http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u60/themugster/miscellaneous 1/?action=view&current=screen1.jpg
That little placeholder icon with the "x" in it is all I get when I open the start or reply to thread screen, or when I try to compose a PM. My cursor is nonfunctional in the pane and I can't enter anything where I should be able to type. It's like dead space.
Have you encountered anything like this before on the forum?
If not, could you float my question and see if anyone knows of a cure?
I'm guessing it's related to some sort of setting on my new PC, but I can enter all sorts of things on
other websites with no problems. (eBay, Amazon, etc.)
Will be glad to send a better image as an attachment if you think it would be helpful for posting on the forum.
Grateful for any help you can give me, Don!
Many thanks!
Tom
Hi, Don ~
Hope you don't mind my using it for an OT reason, but I've been unable to PM anyone or start/reply to any threads since I installed my new PC on Valentine's Day.
But I also wondered if I can pick your brain (or you could pick others on the forum) to see if there's a known solution to my problem?
Take a look at this small screen shot: http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u60/themugster/miscellaneous 1/?action=view&current=screen1.jpg
That little placeholder icon with the "x" in it is all I get when I open the start or reply to thread screen, or when I try to compose a PM. My cursor is nonfunctional in the pane and I can't enter anything where I should be able to type. It's like dead space.
Have you encountered anything like this before on the forum?
If not, could you float my question and see if anyone knows of a cure?
I'm guessing it's related to some sort of setting on my new PC, but I can enter all sorts of things on
other websites with no problems. (eBay, Amazon, etc.)
Will be glad to send a better image as an attachment if you think it would be helpful for posting on the forum.
Grateful for any help you can give me, Don!
Many thanks!
Tom
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But no help here on how to fix the problem!
My wantlist & references
Another thing (and I don't know what function the x that is missing uses) is perhaps he needs to install Java or Java functions. Perhaps one of the moderators might know??
Good luck!
Jim
Whew! Back in the saddle!
Thanks for your help, guys. I did switch to Firefox, and the problem disappeared.
Will check into Java settings someday, I suppose, but that would be trial-and-error only.
I did notice a lot of unfamiliar add-ons in the IE settings, many having to do with XML,
so maybe I'll try turning a few things off.
I'm blaming MS Vista for all my problems these days...XP was much less user-hostile.
Thanks again...especially you, Don, for putting me in touch with help.
Best ~
Tom
Proud (but humbled) "You Suck" Designee, February 2010.
<< <i>I'm blaming MS Vista for all my problems these days...XP was much less user-hostile. >>
Yeah, but they make up for a bad operating system with cute commercials, don't you think? They seem to think so.
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