Problems with IE7

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  1. UCHEEKYMONKEY
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    My next door neighbour asked me to look at his PC because it was running slow! On it I found 3 menu bars and a google pack.

    The google pack contains real player and pyware remove plus several other utilities. The problem was when he was trying to go online it would hang for 5 minutes then pop up boxes would appear.

    I have uninstalled the Google pack and remove Yahoo, google and v21 tool bar. But when surfing the net on forums it doesn't display the gifs??

    I have opened a animated gif on his computer and it works, yet when I log onto CF to test the PC I can see the smilies but not the animation of them??

    Any suggestions?
     
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  2. Sparky
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    How long has this been an issue? Might be an option to boot up in safe mode and roll the PC back to an earlier date. Can solve loads of problems and makes you look like a IT guru! :biggrin

    Also patch the PC, run a full virus scan and perhaps use some spyware removal tools.
     
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    Thanks Sparky!

    From what I gather, it's been like this for two weeks.

    He has spy doctor on there by PC tools but he won't let me uninstall it to see if this is part of the problem.:(

    Have you got or even tried the google pack - sparky??
     
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    Check the add-ins that are loaded. Sometimes, you'll see a nasty surprise sitting there.
     
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    I remember when that was released, it’s basically a collection of free downloads in one place. No big deal if you have uninstalled it.

    Try clearing temp internet files and see if that helps? If gifs cannot be displayed then there may be an issue with a corrupt registry key needed for IE.

    Perhaps download IE7 and reinstall? Another option is to type sfc /scannow in the run box to see if it picks up any problems.
     
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    Or another option is to join the open standard revolution and get firefox :D :D
     
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    Have you checked in tools > internet options > advanced tab and made sure that the play animations in webpages box is ticked?
     
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    Yes I tried that first, but no change and yes the box is ticked for animations.

    thanks anyway!:biggrin
     
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    Yes - I did suggest that but my neighbour said he doesn't like Clint Eastwood films??:blink
     
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  10. UCHEEKYMONKEY
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    Thanks! Have deleted temp files and web pages seem to load now rather than displaying 404 error message. But the gif's files still do not move. It's like the smilies on the reply to thread screen! You can see them but they don't move aand I am using that example to refer to the animated smilies in the more smilies window.

    Also none of the animated avatars work either like zimbo's eyes they don't move??? it's like a screen shot or static picture/icon.:(
     
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  11. UCHEEKYMONKEY
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    Where are these located? in IE7 or control panel??:blink
     
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    Tools > Manage Add ons
     
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    What he said. :thumbleft
     
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    If all else fails, check the .dlls in your C:\WINDOWS\ie7 folder and remove irrelevant ones, but be careful. It is often the best and most secure option to remove pesky plugins.

    If you're not sure which to remove, Google each file's name followed by its extention.

    NB (to some on these forums) -

    I am not saying that this is the only solution, okay? :offtopic
     
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