Guest gary hescott Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the page instead of thumbnails or pictures. is this normal or is there a reason for it ? i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media. i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin firewall that comes with virgin p.c guard. is this the cause ? should i turn one off ?
Guest Alias Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. gary hescott wrote: > whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the > page instead of thumbnails or pictures. > is this normal or is there a reason for it ? > i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media. > i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin firewall > that comes with virgin p.c guard. > is this the cause ? should i turn one off ? > > YES! Turn off the winders one. Alias
Guest gary hescott Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. have turned off windows firewall, but still seeing red thumbnails on web sites. "Alias" <iamalias@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote in message news:g382ms$5uo$2@aioe.org... > gary hescott wrote: >> whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on >> the page instead of thumbnails or pictures. >> is this normal or is there a reason for it ? >> i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media. >> i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin >> firewall that comes with virgin p.c guard. >> is this the cause ? should i turn one off ? > > YES! Turn off the winders one. > > Alias
Guest Alias Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. gary hescott wrote: > have turned off windows firewall, but still seeing red thumbnails on web > sites. > "Alias" <iamalias@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote in message > news:g382ms$5uo$2@aioe.org... >> gary hescott wrote: >>> whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on >>> the page instead of thumbnails or pictures. >>> is this normal or is there a reason for it ? >>> i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media. >>> i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin >>> firewall that comes with virgin p.c guard. >>> is this the cause ? should i turn one off ? >> YES! Turn off the winders one. >> >> Alias > > Are you using IE7 or Firefox? If the former, look in Internet Options. Alias
Guest Elmo Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. gary hescott wrote: > Whenever I visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the > page instead of thumbnails or pictures. > Is this normal or is there a reason for it? > I have Microsoft XP. and my i.s.p. is Virgin Media. > I have noticed that I have 2 firewalls i.e. Windows and the Virgin firewall > that comes with Virgin P.C. Guard. > Is this the cause? Should I turn one off? Some software is blocking images. I don't think the browser is doing it, and the Windows firewall doesn't have such a feature. Look through the Virgin P.C. Guard settings for such a feature. -- Joe =o)
Guest gary hescott Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. internet explorer 7. what should i look for in internet options ? "Alias" <iamalias@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote in message news:g383t6$bf7$1@aioe.org... > gary hescott wrote: >> have turned off windows firewall, but still seeing red thumbnails on web >> sites. >> "Alias" <iamalias@NOSPAMPLEASEgmail.com> wrote in message >> news:g382ms$5uo$2@aioe.org... >>> gary hescott wrote: >>>> whenever i visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on >>>> the page instead of thumbnails or pictures. >>>> is this normal or is there a reason for it ? >>>> i have microsoft xp. and my i.s.o is virgin media. >>>> i have noticed that i have 2 firewalls i.e windows and the virgin >>>> firewall that comes with virgin p.c guard. >>>> is this the cause ? should i turn one off ? >>> YES! Turn off the winders one. >>> >>> Alias >> >> > > Are you using IE7 or Firefox? If the former, look in Internet Options. > > Alias
Guest gary hescott Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. thanks jo. i have discovered that my virgin p.c guard has a thing called "ad blocker" which was switched on. thanks for your help. "Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message news:uJclD5G0IHA.4416@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > gary hescott wrote: >> Whenever I visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the >> page instead of thumbnails or pictures. >> Is this normal or is there a reason for it? >> I have Microsoft XP. and my i.s.p. is Virgin Media. >> I have noticed that I have 2 firewalls i.e. Windows and the Virgin >> firewall >> that comes with Virgin P.C. Guard. >> Is this the cause? Should I turn one off? > > Some software is blocking images. I don't think the browser is doing > it, and the Windows firewall doesn't have such a feature. Look through > the Virgin P.C. Guard settings for such a feature. > > -- > Joe =o)
Guest Elmo Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: red areas on web sites. gary hescott wrote: > thanks jo. i have discovered that my virgin p.c guard has a thing called "ad > blocker" which was switched on. > thanks for your help. > "Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message > news:uJclD5G0IHA.4416@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> gary hescott wrote: >>> Whenever I visit a web site there are loads of blank red squares on the >>> page instead of thumbnails or pictures. >>> Is this normal or is there a reason for it? >>> I have Microsoft XP. and my i.s.p. is Virgin Media. >>> I have noticed that I have 2 firewalls i.e. Windows and the Virgin >>> firewall >>> that comes with Virgin P.C. Guard. >>> Is this the cause? Should I turn one off? >> Some software is blocking images. I don't think the browser is doing >> it, and the Windows firewall doesn't have such a feature. Look through >> the Virgin P.C. Guard settings for such a feature. Great news! -- Joe =o)
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