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Meanderer · Post by **Meanderer** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:18 pm

Mike Kuscher wrote: Pity Meanderer is so far away, I have reason to believe he 'knows his stuff'. Mike

Your too kind Mike. I'm just a plodder with this sort of stuff. Like you, I don't allow it to beat me, so I research and fiddle etc.

I have had other things to deal with recently so I haven't been visiting these pages. Now I've caught up with this thread I just thought I'd try a couple of things and I might have found a reason and solution for the missing pictures in IE6 browsers.

I use Firefox 3.0.6 and have always been able to see the images in this thread. However, I opened up IE6 and got no images at all. So I investingated the setting for IE6. The first one that I suspected might be a problem turned out to be it. As soon as I changed it, I got all images in IE6. Here is what I changed:

Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>(UNCHECK the tick box for) Use Passive FTP(for firewall and DSL modem comapibility)

Let us see if that helps people. I have no experience with Vista at all (never even seen it) so I can't help there unless it has a similar tick box like IE6 which it probably has.

Fingers Xrossed

Rick

JC · Post by JC » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:24 pm

Hi Rick,
I have Vista with IE7. After I unchecked the Passive FTP box, I could see Ocsars train pics. Why were Oscar's the only ones that I couldn't see?
Thank you for the help.

Mike Kuscher · Post by **Mike Kuscher** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:59 pm

Hey Rick,

Your'e right!
I managed to find one that wouldn't work, unchecked 'Use Passive FTP' and Hey Presto! Pictures

I knew it would be worth 'dragging you in'

Brian
try Ricks' suggestion and Untick 'Use Passive FTP'.

That's what's good about 'our club', everyone is prepared to 'muck in'.

Mike

henk · Post by **henk** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:03 pm

Mike,

No luck at work today. No pictures of Oscar. At home the same. Can see the little girl and the penguin still hitting. Is he never getting tiered?
The second pages is loading veeeeeeerrrrrrryyyyyyyy sssssllllllloooooooowwwwwww.

Post by **Brian** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:37 pm

I do not have anything ftp related in my "Advanced " folder on 98SE. Will keep checking on the other computers as and when I get a chance.

In the words of the 1960's song "We shall overcome, some day"

Mervyn Spencer · Post by **Mervyn Spencer** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:28 pm

Hi Mike

I'm receiving your pictures very well. Even the train locomotive pic comes up fairly quick. I followed Rick's suggestion about unticking the FTP box. Well done Rick.

Kind regards
Mervyn

Meanderer · Post by **Meanderer** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:08 pm

Brian wrote:I do not have anything ftp related in my "Advanced " folder on 98SE. Will keep checking on the other computers as and when I get a chance.

In the words of the 1960's song "We shall overcome, some day"

Brian, you may be looking in the wrong place. The instruction I gave related to the menu bar in Internet Explorer 6. Not Windows. Sorry if I confused anyone.

Regards,
Rick

Post by **Brian** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:00 am

Rick,

I went into "internet tools" as you suggested but we are still on Explorer 5 with 98 SE. Computer is old and does not have the capability for Explorer 6. But its got too much stuff on that will not change to a more uprated one.

We also have to remember that some of our friends are still using Windows 95 too.

Meanderer · Post by **Meanderer** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:45 am

Brian and Mike,
I have to say, I've had my reservations about trying to achieve a One Stop Photo Repository that would solely service this BB using this method that is.
I do have another way it can be achieved and I will send an email to both of you and to the CHIEF, Oscar.
When Oscar started moving the site from the old server to this new one, I really wanted to suggest this alternative then but he and his friend were already beyond the point of change back then.
Will be in touch directly.
Rick