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Non Life Sciences => Geek Speak => Topic started by: Chemistry4me on 07/08/2009 05:27:56
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Two days ago, I started having trouble viewing some pictures on the internet, for example on Google, all I see is this:
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and when I open a new tab, instead of having a picture of the webpage, this is what I get
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On some websites I visit at the top it says:
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Which leads me to downloading Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.32.18 (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/)
After I did that, I was still unable to see the images [:-\]
I don't get it, it was perfectly fine before but now it's very weird, even after I installed the Flash Player it still didn't work.
By the way, if I use the internet as the 'Administrator' everything is fine, no problems at all, but for the two users, neither one works properly. [:(]
Anyone give me a hand?
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Did you install as "for use by anyone"? If not, that could have something to do with it.
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How do you mean DoctorBeaver?
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A lot of install packages ask if you want it available to all users or just the user who installed it. If you don't check the "all users" box then only the user who installed it has access to it. I can't remember if that's the case with Flash, though. I installed Flash, along with a couple of other bits & pieces, on my new PC a couple of days ago & certainly 1 of them asked that. However, the fact that it works as admin but not as the other users leads me to think that may be so.
What happens if you click the refresh button in the browser?
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Nothing, just the same with no pictures. No pop-ups or anything.
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Are you running Vista or XP?
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Vista, there are no problems when I use the browser as the Administrator, which I'm doing now. Only the two users don't work, they suddenly stopped working one day, before it was perfectly normal.
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Oddly enough, when I log on as one of the users, I can now see the picture on Google, the Perseid Meteor Shower, but the rest is still the same.....
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Sometimes browsers get their knickers in a twist and don't display images for some reason. Which browser are you using?
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Internet explorer
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A similar problem ...
[Resolved] Internet Explorer runs only as administrator
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=1702.0
Resetting the IE to default settings is worth a try but doing so will cause it to forget saved passwords for auto logins,
"Reset" is in the "Adavanced" section of IE options ...
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If resetting IE doesn't cure the problem look for malware (see spywarehammer.com link above).
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Thank you RD, I will have a look into this matter.
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One thing you could try to see if the problem was due to a browser add-on,
is run the version of IE without add-ons. It's in the "accessories", "system tools" ...
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This is not a cure, but would tell you if a browser add-on is the cause of the fault.
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This is a really useful thread and the link provided by RD to the spywarehammer forum (see above) was excellent - the guidance there is superb - it led me to find out about two new tools for dealing with spyware.
Thanks
chris
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One thing you could try to see if the problem was due to a browser add-on,
is run the version of IE without add-ons. It's in the "accessories", "system tools" ...
Nothing happened, just stayed the same. [:(]
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Resetting the IE to default settings is worth a try but doing so will cause it to forget saved passwords for auto logins,
"Reset" is in the "Adavanced" section of IE options ...
If resetting IE doesn't cure the problem look for malware (see spywarehammer.com link above).
Unfortunately, this way didn't work either. I will now look for malware
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...I will now look for malware
Be very careful about free anti-malware: most of it actually puts malware on your computer.
I've used this free Malwarebytes (http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html) anti-malware myself (on Vista).
Also I've used CCleaner (http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/) (also free) to clean my registry, and of course Hijackthis (http://download.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html)
NB: changing the wrong item in the registry can ruin your OS, requiring a reinstall of OS.
so be absolutely certain what you're removing is a nasty.
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The three above-listed applications are excellent, especially CCleaner (formerly known as "crapCleaner"!)
Chris
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I've tried Malwarebytes anti-malware but the pictures are still the same. Nothing. [:(]
Now to try the 'crap-cleaner'
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I've tried Malwarebytes anti-malware but the pictures are still the same. Nothing. [:(]
Now to try the 'crap-cleaner'
Hold on a tick, you're the fella who's Hard Disk is 85% full: this can prevent the browser from showing images ...
Method 2: Clear temporary Internet files
Clearing your temporary Internet files creates more space on your hard disk. If your hard disk is close to being full, this could affect your ability to view pictures on a Web site.
To clear temporary Internet files, follow these steps:
Internet Explorer 8
1. Start Internet Explorer 8.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing History.
4. In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click to clear all of the check boxes except for the Temporary Internet Files check box, and then click Delete.
5. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283807
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If it was like that, then wouldn't I also not be able to see the images as the administrator?
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If it was like that, then wouldn't I also not be able to see the images as the administrator?
Remember you're using Microsoft "I can't let you do that" Vista.
When running as administrator the nanny controls are lifted.
I'll show you mine if you you show us yours ...
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I'm only using about 1/3rd of my PC's HD,
(just got a new 1Tb external hard drive and shoved everything on that).
If your computer's hard drive is more than 3/4 full then you should consider doing the same.
CCleaner can clear the temporary (internet) files and clear some space, hopefully enough for pictures to be displayed.
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It's a bit of a bother because I can't see what you've posted! [:D]
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Doh ! [:I] [the image is a pie chart of showing the amount of my HD used, about 1/3rd]
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Umm...it's got about 1.4 Gb free of 29.2 Gb
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I don't suppose that is too Flash (pun intended) is it?
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Umm...it's got about 1.4 Gb free of 29.2 Gb
I think we've found the problem: that's about 95% used [:0].
Clearing all temporary files can free about 1-2Gb on my system, (depends on the type of applications used).
At some point you're gonna have to transfer or delete ~8Gb of data to create sufficient elbow room on your hard drive.
The capacity of my 1Tb external drive is excessive, a 100-300Gb external HD (UK cost ~£50) would suffice most needs (http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=350791011).
Even backing up some of your data on to two DVDs will give you 8Gb more space on your hard drive
[for vital data make a second set of back up DVDs on a different brand of DVD]
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i'm sure this is a cache problem. the cache stores the images, but become corrupted, showing the little red x's. i had the same problem a year ago. shut down all your programs and windows, and use CCleaner to clear the cache of yours browsers.
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i'm sure this is a cache problem. the cache stores the images, but become corrupted, showing the little red x's. i had the same problem a year ago. shut down all your programs and windows, and use CCleaner to clear the cache of yours browsers.
To use C4Ms argument: if it was corrupted data how would he be able to see images when run as administrator ?.
We're agreed a spring* clean is in order, [* currently winter in C4M-land].
[I don't know how C4Ms computer manages to keep running with only 1.4Gb free on his hard drive]
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Internet explorer
awwwwww poor chap
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[I don't know how C4Ms computer manages to keep running with only 1.4Gb free on his hard drive]
In Local disk D there is 229 Gb free of 268 Gb
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There's no way I can move some stuff over there?
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You're living dangerously having that little free space (1GB).
If the computer decides it needs to create a "restore point" for some reason (like installing/removing software) it's likely to have trouble. I got my computer stuck in a past date (with newer stuff deleted) owing to running out of disk space during time-travelling System Restore. Bad news!
That's also likely to be barely enough to write an image of your RAM memory to go into a sleep mode.
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In Local disk D there is 229 Gb free of 268 Gb
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There's no way I can move some stuff over there?
Why is your C 1/10th of D ?, it's usually the other way around, (most don't even bother having a D partition).
Nevermind, it is possible to repartition on Vista: you can extend C at the expense of D ...
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Also ... http://www.vistarewired.com/2007/02/16/how-to-resize-a-partition-in-windows-vista
NB: if you get partitioning wrong your system is bolloxed, have backups of all your data and your (updated) OS if you are going to attempt it. (Have the phone number of the local computer repair shop on redial too).
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My Vista disk management page may be of use ...
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Well, mine looks like this. I've got no idea what it tells me though [???]
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Well, mine looks like this. I've got no idea what it tells me though [???]
Like I said above for some reason you've got the ratio of C and D the wrong way round,
(most people don't bother with a D and have all their hard disk space allocated to C).
It's possible to move your partition between C & D so C has most (or all) of the hard drive, (like mine).
You don't need extra software to do this, Vista's disk management can do it, (see attched image).
If you are not absolutely sure how to do this take it to your local computer shop, it will take them a couple of minutes to repartition your hard drive so C has most (or all) of your HD. Getting partitioning wrong can render your computer inoperable, (or to use the technical term "bolloxed").
I'm baffled as to why your D has been set to use most of your hard disk, what is on your D drive ?,
You don't have another operating system installed there, e.g. XP or Linux, do you ?.
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You don't have another operating system installed there, e.g. XP or Linux, do you ?.
Nope. Not that I know of.
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In Local disk D there is 229 Gb free of 268 Gb
It's got 39Gb of something on it. No harm in having a look at what's on it, have a butchers ...
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[If you still can't see pictures the above is an image of menu with "explore" Local disk D selected].
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It's got all the music, movies, podcasts, dictionaries, encyclopedia, pictures etc...
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OK it would be possible to make a 50:50 split of your hard drive between C and D.
Freeing up about 110Gb of D for use on C.
But the more I think about this the more I'm thinking resizing your partitions is job for your local computer shop: one error and you could lose your data, your applications, and Vista (with updates).
I have repartitioned my HD but I had everything backed-up on external hard drives so could restore my computer's HD if I had made an error when repartitioning, and I had a bootable rescue DVD (from Acronis) which would be necessary to restore the PC if repartitioning went wrong.
Finally, regardless of which tool you use, you must back up before playing with partitions. The cost of failure when repartitioning a hard disk is very high, and includes losing the entire contents. I'm not saying that it's likely - most tools have good reputations and for the most part work well. But in the off chance that there's an error, you most definitely want to have a backup to recover from.
http://ask-leo.com/can_i_make_my_c_partition_bigger_by_taking_space_from_d.html
Also ... http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/resize-a-partition-for-free-in-windows-vista/
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Thanks RD [:)].
I know that you are the expert but I really don't think it has anything to do with my loaded hard drive. I mean, in the past, it has gone as low as 300 Mb and it was still fine viewing the images. The other reason is that I've just remembered something: I think it was the day this problem started, anyway, I received a powerpoint from my friend and it was weird because there were some animations on it that didn't work. When I had closed it I got this message:
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Wonder if maybe the Powerpoint screwed my computer up?
When I clicked on 'check for solutions online': it told me to 'Download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player'
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I know that you are the expert
I wouldn't say that, but I have successfully repartitioned my hard drive.
Yes there may be another explanation for your picture problem other than a 95% full C drive.
However having the partition with your operating system in (c) 95% full is asking for trouble, and it could explain why you are not seeing pictures.
A safe-ish experiment you could try is copying large data files (several Gb) from C, e.g. videos, and copying them to D, then delete* the original files on C freeing up space on C which may then resolve the picture problem. If this experiment is not the cure copy the large files back from D to C to return to the original state.
[* Double check you have created valid copies of your data files on D before deleting the originals on C]
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I've seen PCs where the D drive is larger. The C drive is used for programs & D for data.
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I've seen PCs where the D drive is larger. The C drive is used for programs & D for data.
But have you ever seen someone get away with using a drive (with their OS on) which was 95% full ?.
One other thought on clearing space on C. Vista has a disk clean-up feature ... Beware it can erase all but the last restore point, so if you plan to do a system restore further back than that don't do it.
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I've seen PCs where the D drive is larger. The C drive is used for programs & D for data.
But have you ever seen someone get away with using a drive (with their OS on) which was 95% full ?.
No, I haven't and that is why D is often assigned as the data drive. With the amount of music & videos being kept on PCs these days the amount of data soon outstrips the space needed for programs. However, Windows puts My documents, My music, My pictures & My videos on the same drive as the operating system and that is where most people store their pics, music, vids etc. Also, most programs default to the install drive for their data storage so it's no wonder the C drive soon gets full.
However, D is often used as the restore drive (at least it is on XP systems - I don't know about Vista) which means you have no choice but to use C for data storage. In those instances D is oftem small compared to C.
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But have you ever seen someone get away with using a drive (with their OS on) which was 95% full ?.
Fairly standard practice on some Unix setups. Can even be done reliably on Windows. However doing so on windows is none trivial as the files that the OS needs to operational are not all read only (as they are with certain UNIX setups)
Ideally you want a partition or disk with your OS on, the space needed depends on both the size of your OS and how stable it is going to be. If it will get regular updates or additions then extra space will be needed, a second partition or disk for the swap space (Virtual memory in windows) this setting is not easy to change in windows, and certain features will not work reliably if the virtual memory does not exist on the primary system partition, a third partition for system log files, a fourth for system settings, and a fifth for user data. Typically Linux will roll the log files system settings and user data onto the same partition. Some distributions will combine the OS partition with this too. But best practice is to seperate these partitions so that should one fail or become corrupt for any reason it can be backed up or restored without effecting the remaining partitions.
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Windows updates have substantially increased the size of Vista:
Originally (about a 18 months ago) compressed Vista could fit on one DVD.
Now, after SP1 & SP2, (and a hundred other updates), it takes two DVDs.
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Use your install disc to re-install microsoft internet explorer.
or update to explorer8.
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Arrhhgg! I've just realised something wierd, when I open my C Disk and check the size of every folder, even the hidden ones, they add up to about 15 Gb! So where the heck is the other 14-15 Gb gone eh??
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So where the heck is the other 14-15 Gb gone eh??
Maybe a coincidence but Windows Vista is about 14Gb ...
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Thanks RD, I realised what I did not do. I didn't wait long enough and I thought the thing was done after about 6-7 Gb, but after about 20 seconds, it just kept going up and up and up...