I have the same problem when I use IE, so I downloaded Opera, and I rarely have that problem with it. It has its own little quirks, but if you take the time to set it up right, it works great. There's a free version with ads or you can pay $39 to get rid of them. Diane --- "Brian P. Slattery" <bslattery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Paul, > > This isn't limited to Windows XP, nor IE 6... I'm > seeing it with Windows 98 > Second Edition and IE 5.5 SP2. I also see that > there's no relationship to > it involving the processor or memory. I've seen it > happen with Celeron, > Pentium III, and P4 machines, just about all from > Dell's OptiPlex line. > Same goes for memory, doesn't matter how much or how > little, same deal. > > What I've found is.... that what you're describing > happens when a user > clicks on a link from Outlook (or other outside > program) and it launches IE > (the same goes with/in IE for links that open in a > new window). The window > just sits there. In many cases, it doesn't even > time out (just sits there > looking like it's trying to load). I had a couple > occasions where I walked > away for over an hour and it was still there looking > like it's trying. In > many instances I can stop it and then just hit > refresh and the page loads > with no problems. Other times, I don't have any > alternative except to close > the window (no stop or refresh buttons, can't > right-click on the > page/window). > > I tried scandisk, defrag, deleting temporary > internet files, upgrading to > IE6, Windows Updates, and thought perhaps Java was > part of the problem (it > wasn't). So, I've run up against a similar brick > wall to the one you've run > into. > > Anyone else out there joining in this wonderful fun? > > <mailto:bslattery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Brian P. > Slattery, MCP, Network+ > Senior Desktop Analyst > Shore Health System of Maryland > <http://www.shorehealth.org/> > http://www.shorehealth.org/ > (410) 822-1000 x5428 = Voice > (410) 829-5161 = Mobile/Cell > (410) 822-3667 = FAX > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Lindberg [mailto:phlindberg@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 15:01 > To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mswindowsxp] Internet Explorer Web Pages > Displaying Inconsistantly > > > > Has anyone seen any problems with Internet Explorer > having problems > displaying web pages inconsistantly? > > Basically, I see 2 problems: > 1)The Page does not display at all - I get "The page > cannot be > displayed/Cannot find server" Error > 2)Multiple parts of the Web Page Icons and > Text/Pictures do not display > > In either case, Usually, If I do a Refresh of the > web page it will either > show up ok or I will be missing parts of the web > page (still...). > > I am using IE V6.0, DSL High Speed Internet > Connection, Compaq Presario > 1720US (PIII 1Ghz processor, 20Gb Hard Drive, 512Mb > Ram)... > > I doesn't matter what web sites I am trying to > connect to, I have the > problem the majority of the time (I have tried web > sites like Yahoo, > Microsoft, MSN, Google & others...)... > > I have tried reloading Internet Explorer & Deleted > Stored Web Pages from IE > with no success... > > Does anyone have any ideas to help me determine the > cause? > > Thanks...Paul > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/winxplist.cfm