Guest Chopah Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 I have current XP pro running with current IE-7 also running. I can surf everywhere, even in EBAY, however I cannot open the last link, the actual auctions. I installed Firefox and exactly the same problem occurs. :-( If I wait several minutes (5 or more) the auction page will sometimes open. I can't blame IE because FF does the same thing. My wife's computer is on the same DLS Gateway and her machine opens them instantly. It has Win 2000 & IE-6. Help me, I need to spend my last dollars on EBAY items. Chopah
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: XP Pro running, cannot open EBAY auctions, help me "Chopah" <sardine8@myway.com> wrote in message news:fdhmln$fqn$1@news.xmission.com... >I have current XP pro running with current IE-7 also running. > I can surf everywhere, even in EBAY, however I cannot open the last link, > the actual auctions. > > I installed Firefox and exactly the same problem occurs. :-( > > If I wait several minutes (5 or more) the auction page will sometimes > open. > > I can't blame IE because FF does the same thing. > > My wife's computer is on the same DLS Gateway and her machine opens them > instantly. It has Win 2000 & IE-6. > > Help me, I need to spend my last dollars on EBAY items. > > Chopah This is not a problem but a feature built into Windows. It goes under the name of "FSP" (Financial Self-Protection) and it works by linking directly into your bank account, thus preventing you from spending your last dollar on useless EBay auction items. Seriously, you appear to have some security facility installed on your PC that prohibits access to certain sites. Run msconfig.exe via the Start/Run menu and disable all items under the Startup tab except for your virus scanner, then run another test. It could also be that your ISP has banned certain URLs. Ask their helpdesk for more information.
Guest Ace Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: XP Pro running, cannot open EBAY auctions, help me This would not hold water as OP states their wife can access the pages :) I believe the culprit lies in an ad/popup blocker setting instead. I'll remember the FSP feature next time a user at work asks me why something broke. ;) "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in news:OETYyFcAIHA.3400 @TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl: > It could also be that your ISP has banned certain URLs. Ask > their helpdesk for more information. > -- /----------------------------\ | Reply to newsgroup please. | \----------------------------/
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: XP Pro running, cannot open EBAY auctions, help me "Ace" <ace_rules_bbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns99B993D73908FearIsTheMindKiller@207.46.248.16... > This would not hold water as OP states their wife can access the pages :) > I believe the culprit lies in an ad/popup blocker setting instead. > I'll remember the FSP feature next time a user at work asks me why > something broke. ;) "Their wife"? Is this a case of polyandry? Several big-spending husbands being supported by one working wife?
Guest Ace Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: XP Pro running, cannot open EBAY auctions, help me Should have written 'his wife' or 'OP's wife'. Please forgive me for my lousy grammar. it is friday afternoon 3:30pm :) "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in news:eVazQLdAIHA.5328 @TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl: > > "Their wife"? Is this a case of polyandry? Several big-spending > husbands being supported by one working wife? -- /----------------------------\ | Reply to newsgroup please. | \----------------------------/
Guest Chopah Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Re: XP Pro running, cannot open EBAY auctions, help me Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > "Ace" <ace_rules_bbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:Xns99B993D73908FearIsTheMindKiller@207.46.248.16... >> This would not hold water as OP states their wife can access the pages :) >> I believe the culprit lies in an ad/popup blocker setting instead. >> I'll remember the FSP feature next time a user at work asks me why >> something broke. ;) > > "Their wife"? Is this a case of polyandry? Several big-spending > husbands being supported by one working wife? > > Thanks for the suggestions. Our wife thanks you too. :-) I run the paid Zonealarm anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-everything (whatever they call it) and it has worked just fine for about three months. I went into the setup menu and, one setting at a time, made adjustments and tested opening Ebay auctions. About an hour into this pain I suddenly had auctions opening like one would expect. During my problems I seem to have had "privacy"/"cookie control" set to "off" and "privacy"/"ad blocking" set to "medium". When I moved ad blocking to "off", things worked fine. (Just as an earlier post had suggested). Now I moved the setting back to medium, and then to high and things still work fine. Next I put cookie control to medium and things still work fine. A reboot didn't cause any problems, things are still a-okay. Zone must have a bug in its anti bug software (zoned out), something that was "stuck" in a no-go mode. All is well now, I've E-spent myself into near E-bankruptcy however my wife's other husbands are helping me out - for a while. :-) Sardine
Guest Ace Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Re: XP Pro running, cannot open EBAY auctions, help me Glad you got things working again, and thank you for posting back the solution to the issue. Apologies to you both for my tired friday afternoon induced grammar, I am glad you have a sense of humour :) Chopah <sardine8@myway.com> wrote in news:fdkhk7$qd5$1@news.xmission.com: > Pegasus (MVP) wrote: >> "Ace" <ace_rules_bbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:Xns99B993D73908FearIsTheMindKiller@207.46.248.16... >>> This would not hold water as OP states their wife can access the >>> pages :) I believe the culprit lies in an ad/popup blocker setting >>> instead. I'll remember the FSP feature next time a user at work asks >>> me why something broke. ;) >> >> "Their wife"? Is this a case of polyandry? Several big-spending >> husbands being supported by one working wife? >> >> > Thanks for the suggestions. Our wife thanks you too. :-) > > I run the paid Zonealarm anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-everything > (whatever they call it) and it has worked just fine for about three > months. > > I went into the setup menu and, one setting at a time, made > adjustments and tested opening Ebay auctions. About an hour into this > pain I suddenly had auctions opening like one would expect. > > During my problems I seem to have had "privacy"/"cookie control" set > to "off" and "privacy"/"ad blocking" set to "medium". > > When I moved ad blocking to "off", things worked fine. (Just as an > earlier post had suggested). Now I moved the setting back to medium, > and then to high and things still work fine. Next I put cookie > control to medium and things still work fine. A reboot didn't cause > any problems, things are still a-okay. > > Zone must have a bug in its anti bug software (zoned out), something > that was "stuck" in a no-go mode. > > All is well now, I've E-spent myself into near E-bankruptcy however my > wife's other husbands are helping me out - for a while. :-) > > Sardine > -- *Reply to newsgroup please. *Your mileage may vary. *Spelling/Grammar errors free of charge.
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