This is really doing my *swear word* head in

[BoozerDawg]

Im finding constantly that i need to open multiple internet explorers/tabs in order for it to properly load up page. Say i load it up, all i see is a white page and it thinks its trying to load it up, i open another internet explorer, same thing, on the third attempt (with the other 2 open) it finally works. Sometimes i have to open 2 extra windows, sometimes 3, and i have absolutely no sodding idea why. Has anyone ever came across this ?

Edit - And please dont tell me to get Firefox.... i just dont care for it.

 

[Dano]

IE8? If so uninstall it, if not best start scanning for malware.

 

[Destination]

What ISP are you on?

I occasionally get the gremlins, where no further windows open, but if you close and reload the same URL it appears instantly.
I put it down to issues server end on virgin dns or equivalent server.

 

[Johnnytoxic]

IE8 Reset

 

[Caged]

What build of Windows 7 are you using?

 

[Dolph]

Edit - And please dont tell me to get Firefox.... i just dont care for it.

I see the firefox trolls are out in force and unable to read tonight.

IE can whitescreen if it doesn't receive the page correctly (could be relevant if you always open on the same page and the page is dynamically generated and has some sort of issue), view the source of the page and see what it shows.

Failing that, spyware checks, and checking for any updates. Try resetting/reinstalling IE (if you haven't got the default version installed), try changing the homepage to see if it resolves the issue and so on.

 

[Ascendancy]

I can read quite well thank you. If you bother to look at the time he edited his post, you'll come to realise that he changed it after I suggested it.

Trying to help someone by suggesting a superior piece of software obviously constitutes as trolling now it seems.

 

[Fire Wizard]

I also disagree with people simply posting to say change to Mozilla Firefox. Regardless weather BoozerDawg had edited his post like he did, he specifically asked people if anyone else has had any experience of the problems he is having, simply saying move to a different browser doesn't solve he's problem directly, it's just avoiding the issue by changing to a different browser. If he wanted to change web browsers due to the issues he is having and was wondering which one people would recommend, I'm sure he would have said. It seems that Mozilla Firefox is thrown about left, right and center these days when that's not always the answer people are looking for.

BoozerDawg, as already mentioned, try resetting Internet Explorer to the default settings and also scan for any malware that may be on the machine.

 

[memyselfandi]

I also disagree with people simply posting to say change to Mozilla Firefox. Regardless weather BoozerDawg had edited his post like he did, he specifically asked people if anyone else has had any experience of the problems he is having, simply saying move to a different browser doesn't solve he's problem directly, it's just avoiding the issue by changing to a different browser. If he wanted to change web browsers due to the issues he is having and was wondering which one people would recommend, I'm sure he would have said. It seems that Mozilla Firefox is thrown about left, right and center these days when that's not always the answer people are looking for.

BoozerDawg, as already mentioned, try resetting Internet Explorer to the default settings and also scan for any malware that may be on the machine.

I'm not arguing against your point but there is position that he could install Firefox _temporarily_ in order to rule out issues with his communications elements other than Internet Explorer ... i.e. Firewall, DNS, Router, ISP ...

If he still had the same issue then then it's probably not an IE problem, if it works fine then IE is at fault.

 

[m4cc45]

Check:

Tools \ Internet Options \ Connections Tab \ Click LAN Settings

Untick Automatically Detect Settings if it's ticked as that will cause a delay on opening it. Also ensure you're Windows Updated.

It's worth a look.


M.

 

[Dano]

I'm not arguing against your point but there is position that he could install Firefox _temporarily_ in order to rule out issues with his communications elements other than Internet Explorer ... i.e. Firewall, DNS, Router, ISP ...

If he still had the same issue then then it's probably not an IE problem, if it works fine then IE is at fault.

Yes, but not one person who suggested it has done so, they have all blatantly gone down the route of 'just use firefox instead cos it's betterbbqsauce'.

 

[marc2003]

I also disagree with people simply posting to say change to Mozilla Firefox.

maybe OcUK should adopt the same policy as neowin.

I realize that trolling is going to happen in a forum such as Neowin, but let me make myself very clear from the start. Trolling will not be tolerated! This goes for Internet Explorer users coming into the Mozilla forums and bashing Firefox, and Firefox users doing the same in the IE forums, or anyone trolling for any browser. bangbang023 and I are going to have a zero tolerance policy against these acts, and will take action as needed, including warnings, restrictions, and bannings if needed.

A typical example of trolling would be:

Question from IE user: I am having a problem with IE loading popups even though the Google toolbar is set to block them, what can I do to fix it?"

Answer from Firefox user: Get Firefox!

(There are lots of possible examples of trolling, this is only one.)

As always, moderators cannot be everywhere all the time, and cannot read everything posted in these forums. If you see a post which you feel is in violation of this policy or any Neowin rules, please use the report button. This will instantly send an e-mail to the moderators and alert them to the violation.

 

[Dolph]

I can read quite well thank you. If you bother to look at the time he edited his post, you'll come to realise that he changed it after I suggested it.

Which would be relevant if you were the only person who had posting it. There were two more posters whose entire response consisted of some variant of get firefox, and another who recommended a different alternative browser after the OP had edited. That was out of 8 replies, which means half the replies so far in the thread (up until my post) had been irrelevant.

Trying to help someone by suggesting a superior piece of software obviously constitutes as trolling now it seems.

The opinion that firefox is superior is very subjective, there is no metric based objective information to make that call on. It's not faster (that's opera or chrome), it has a greater number of vunerabilities historically (especially critical ones), it doesn't have access to protected mode, the most secure setups require post installation setup, and do not provide any better system than either IE or opera for doing so, and so on and so on. I don't deny that a lot of people much prefer FF to IE, but that does not mean it is superior software in an objective manner. If I wished to behave like the firefox advocated, I'd answer every web browser question with 'use opera', but instead I try to actually be helpful. Posting 'use Firefox' in every browser help thread, when it is frequently completely irrelevant, is trolling behaviour.

 

[Dolph]

I'm not arguing against your point but there is position that he could install Firefox _temporarily_ in order to rule out issues with his communications elements other than Internet Explorer ... i.e. Firewall, DNS, Router, ISP ...

If he still had the same issue then then it's probably not an IE problem, if it works fine then IE is at fault.

That won't help, because the symptoms of the probelm may manifest differently. The common cause of the white screen issue in IE is a partial download of the source (or appears to be a partial download), if it only gets part of the page, it does not display any of it as a security concern (because code that is secure as a whole can be vunerable in parts very easily). AFAIK, firefox does not have the same behaviour if it encounters such issues, and the actual cause can be something that may not make the page display incorrectly if the page is rendered by the browser.

maybe OcUK should adopt the same policy as neowin.

That actually sounds like a really good idea to me.

 

[jas72]

My wife has a similar problem with IE8 on her laptop.

If she clicks on IE8 before the laptop has connected to our wifi IE automatically reverts to offline mode. She then has to go to tools settings and deselect offline mode. I have mentioned firefox but it too has it's limitations. There have been several times in since version 3.5 where I've had to go to IE to see the site. Especially when dealing with booking forms also to visit our works webmail I need to use IE sadly.

Anyway it might also be a problem for Boozer perhaps his IE is going into offline mode.

 

[uv]

If she clicks on IE8 before the laptop has connected to our wifi IE automatically reverts to offline mode. She then has to go to tools settings and deselect offline mode. I have mentioned firefox but it too has it's limitations.

Firefox does exactly the same thing anyhow. Opening the browser whilst offline sets it to offline mode, requiring the user to uncheck the offline mode once a connection is established.

 

[Duke]

How far have you got to fixing it so far? What AV/Antispyware software do you have? Try giving NOD32 trial a go and scan it in Windows safe mode. Could also reset all IE settings in the menu.

 

[BoozerDawg]

Check:

Tools \ Internet Options \ Connections Tab \ Click LAN Settings

Untick Automatically Detect Settings if it's ticked as that will cause a delay on opening it. Also ensure you're Windows Updated.

It's worth a look.


M.

Currently using this method, havent had a white screen yet, il update if it comes back .

 

[m4cc45]

Currently using this method, havent had a white screen yet, il update if it comes back .

Good to hear - you should be okay. The wait is because IE tries to search for a proxy (normally a transparent proxy) and it takes time to do that (hence the white screen).

I've seen it many times on varying systems. If you use a proxy it's much easier to put that in the box than using the antiquated method but then people do get lazy..

If it hasn't happened by now I'd be very suprised if it comes back.



M.