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Help with Internet formatting problem.
#15183553 - 10/05/11 08:43 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Every time my computer restarts, I get a problem with the formatting of my internet. It happens on Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. The only way to fix it is to wait for about 3 hours, and it fixes itself. But because of this problem, I can never turn off my computer, only hybernate. And when my computer installs updates, and asks to restart, I'm always extremely reluctant to do so, because I know I'll have to deal with this shit for another 3 hours. Somtimes it's longer, up to like 8 hours, and sometimes it fixes itself in 30-45 mins. But usually it averages about 3 hours. I've just updated my video card drivers, and fixed all my registry errors. Still have the problem. Here are some screen shots:



I've had the problem for more than a year now, and it's driving me insane.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15184263 - 10/05/11 11:09 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Steve Jobs died? whadda ya know.
ok what you probably have is a virus that messed up all your root install files for firefox, internet explorer, and chrome. what I want you to do is restart the computer, hold f8 during boot, and enter safe mode with networking. while in safe mode, download malware bytes, security essentials, and also c cleaner. run them all in safe mode, c cleaner last.
if the problem still persists, I suggest uninstalling all the google chrome, internet explorer, and firefox browsers, then reinstalling them. but this might not fix the problem if a virus has messed up those root files. I would also go to internet properties of each browser, browse through the tabs, look for advanced options, and see if a proxy check box has been selected. shroomism disagreed with me, saying earthlink will enable the proxy server check box, also you may have enabled proxy server yourself if you use one. None the less, if you don't want to disable the check box, take note if it's been checked or not, because none the less sometimes a virus will enable a proxy server:
http://creztortessel.articlesbase.com/internet-articles/how-to-disable-a-proxy-server-1035688.html
speaking of shroomism, he recently gave some advice in a thread, or maybe it was 5htp synaptrip, I don't remember, about looking at your browser modules. tell me if this helps at all:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479332.aspx
browser modules and handlers I guess have a lot to do with how well your browser functions. Anyway whenever I give advice on here, later I get a reply explaining that I gave bad advice. I'm not sure if the advice I gave you will fix your problem, but it will diagnose if the problem was originally created by a virus, which I believe it was. go into safe mode, run the virus scan, then run c cleaner, and tell me if you had any viruses. then if your browser isn't loading correctly, come back to this thread, and by that time, shroomism, 5htp synaptrip, or koraks will probably have noticed the thread, and will have formulated a better reply, built up on my advice, and your report of how successful you were in safe mode, to give you a better answer of how to correct your internet browser issue, good luck
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
#15184662 - 10/06/11 01:45 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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imachavel said: ok what you probably have is a virus that messed up all your root install files for firefox, internet explorer, and chrome.
Huh? Root install files? What is this diagnosis based upon exactly?
BothHands, it seems that CSS isn't interpreted. The odd thing is that it happens in all three browsers, suggesting that the cause lies outside the browsers themselves. Since when does this problem exist? Can you link it to anything that happened around that time (e.g. some software you installed; complete reinstall of the system, etc.)?
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: koraks]
#15184719 - 10/06/11 02:13 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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well koraks, when a file is installed in windows, is it not installed in the system 32 folder? I was just saying, the css might not be interpreted in one browser only, and sure you can clear and reload it right?:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100804164151AAwiTYO
but all 3 browsers? sounds like a virus. I'd run the virus scan in safe mode before further trouble shooting. after the virus scan runs, then definitely, I'd trouble shoot the hell out of the browser, look up modules, css, uninstall/reinstall each browser. what not however. but first I'd check for whatever is messing up the registry, best way? safe mode, deep and thorough virus scan, c cleaner, all of it. do a windows update. clean the disk of cookies, defragment if you want, just get that pc clean.
then, when you have, come back and trouble shoot browser errors. seems to me like the best option, did I 'consult' that incorrectly? 
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
#15184747 - 10/06/11 02:23 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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imachavel said: well koraks, when a file is installed in windows, is it not installed in the system 32 folder?
There are dozens of locations 'files' are being installed. It all depends on what sort of file it is, what application it is part of, how the installer works, etc.
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I was just saying, the css might not be interpreted in one browser only, and sure you can clear and reload it right?: [...] but all 3 browsers? sounds like a virus.
The odd thing is indeed that all browsers apparently don't interpret CSS, which suggests it is a systemic issue. That doesn't automatically mean it is a virus, although it certainly is a possibility. You're jumping to conclusions and based on that, suggest a trial and error approach. That's ok, but it usually is a SHITload more work than trying to find out what is really going on and then solving the actual issue at hand. In my experience, it's therefore a good idea to find out if any connection can be made to another occurrence or application/service.
BothHands, could you also post a list of services that are active, as well as a printout of which applications are loaded during startup? You can view the latter by running 'msconfig'.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: koraks]
#15185103 - 10/06/11 06:34 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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BothHands, it seems that CSS isn't interpreted. The odd thing is that it happens in all three browsers, suggesting that the cause lies outside the browsers themselves
Exactly correct. My first thought is antivirus software. Because the three different browsers share nothing in common with respect to parsing and rendering CSS, the problem has to be related to the fetching of the CSS file. We could verify this by creating an HTML page with embedded CSS to show that the embedded CSS does get processed properly. Regardless, something at the OS level (antivirus software, most likely) is blocking the request or retrieval of CSS files.
Disable your antivirus software and see what happens. If the problem persists, try to disable any software firewalls that you are running (windows firewall, peerguardian, norton ISS, etc).
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ok what you probably have is a virus that messed up all your root install files for firefox, internet explorer, and chrome. what I want you to do is restart the computer, hold f8 during boot, and enter safe mode with networking. while in safe mode, download malware bytes, security essentials, and also c cleaner. run them all in safe mode, c cleaner last.
Uh, no. Not everything is a virus or malware. It is impractical to throw darts at the problem and hope that you hit a bullseye. You have to learn how to apply the 'divide and conquer' problem solving strategy. The idea is that you split the problem in half and run a test to get rid of one or the other. You then split what is left in half, and do the same thing.
My first split is always hardware vs software. Given the problem above, the computer is running fine and I can think of nothing in hardware that would allow pages to load, but not render properly, I can rule out hardware. Now I have half as much to think about.
Next, I will split the application from the OS. Because the problem effects three different applications, and none of the applications share anything related to the problem, I can safely drop the applications from consideration. This leaves me with the OS.
All three applications are using the OS to fetch files from the internet. Data is coming in because pages are loading, thus I can drop the network layer from consideration. The problem has to sit somewhere between the network layer and the application layer.
The only things I can think of that sit between the network layer and the application layer are software firewalls (port blockers) and antivirus software. This is where I would start digging.
There is a chance that malware could have hosed something in this area. However, it would be very unlikely to cause just this problem and not a plethora of other network related issues.
Much better than throwing a random dart... malware, nope... bad hard drive, nope... corrupt IE cache, nope... etc
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Seuss]
#15185708 - 10/06/11 09:56 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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ok what you probably have is a virus that messed up all your root install files for firefox, internet explorer, and chrome. what I want you to do is restart the computer, hold f8 during boot, and enter safe mode with networking. while in safe mode, download malware bytes, security essentials, and also c cleaner. run them all in safe mode, c cleaner last.
Uh, no. Not everything is a virus or malware. It is impractical to throw darts at the problem and hope that you hit a bullseye. You have to learn how to apply the 'divide and conquer' problem solving strategy. The idea is that you split the problem in half and run a test to get rid of one or the other. You then split what is left in half, and do the same thing.
My first split is always hardware vs software. Given the problem above, the computer is running fine and I can think of nothing in hardware that would allow pages to load, but not render properly, I can rule out hardware. Now I have half as much to think about.
Next, I will split the application from the OS. Because the problem effects three different applications, and none of the applications share anything related to the problem, I can safely drop the applications from consideration. This leaves me with the OS.
All three applications are using the OS to fetch files from the internet. Data is coming in because pages are loading, thus I can drop the network layer from consideration. The problem has to sit somewhere between the network layer and the application layer.
The only things I can think of that sit between the network layer and the application layer are software firewalls (port blockers) and antivirus software. This is where I would start digging.
There is a chance that malware could have hosed something in this area. However, it would be very unlikely to cause just this problem and not a plethora of other network related issues.
Much better than throwing a random dart... malware, nope... bad hard drive, nope... corrupt IE cache, nope... etc
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Seuss]
#15185806 - 10/06/11 10:27 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ok, I'm a bit computer illiterate, so I might need some step-by-step info in finding some of this information for you.
I really don't know what I installed when it started, as it was over a year ago. I can tell you that the only antivirus software that I have is Microsoft Security Essentials. I've had several others on the computer in times of emergency, but I usually get rid of them after the malware has been removed.
I'm using windows XP.
I think you're right about the problem being part of the OS, because when the problem fixes, my whole screen goes gray with the only bit of color on the screen is dead center in the middle. It a windows screen that says "Please Wait" then the actual computer tower makes a noise, and then it's fixed.
I've gotta head out for about 30 minutes, but I'll be back soon.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15188348 - 10/06/11 07:11 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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http://codex.wordpress.org/CSS_Troubleshooting#Examine_Your_HTML_and_CSS
I was just saying it's difficult to not expect this to be effected by something else, it's all 3 browsers. and looking at your css feed is difficult to do, as the options are different in each browser. both hands you will need to google how to fix the css feed in each browser.
I realize a lot of people look at these problems from a programmer or osi model point of view, but there is NOTHING in the world that is going to get hurt by restarting the computer in safe mode, and running virus scan and c cleaner. would it be driver? doubtful, but would it hurt to check? screen goes gray? could be a driver, sounds like a virus. could be either but driver wouldn't effect css feed. I'm very much attempting divide and conquer, but have never heard advice of 'a virus scan isn't necessary,' 'disk defragmenter isn't necessary.' it might not be, but you are already assuming hardware? hard disk drive? network adapter? doesn't ring a bell to me.
virus scan does. I could be wrong but don't think I am. run a virus scan. and in the mean time I would suggest uninstalling all the browsers and reinstalling them. but first let's find some logs. I'm going to google that real quick and come back with a better explanation of what info I think you should give shroomism. is your print screen working ok? ms paint working ok? can you post a good screen shot? brb
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
#15188511 - 10/06/11 07:36 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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ok this is going to get a complex both hands, but there is no way around it at this point:
http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/10-useful-firefox-extensions-to-supercharge-firebug/
this is just a set of tools for firefox. it will let you view your feed, css and other feeds.
No, I was wrong. you can't view the page as shroomery.org/css
well how about this, install the tools, tell us please which tools you installed. then let us know which feed you look at. jesus, I do kind of ramble, none the less did you install the tools? well, if you did, what was your experience with those tools? I've never used them myself, so I wouldn't know the first thing to look for. I don't use this much, but to go start, right click my computer, then go to manage, then look at your event logs, for network. any MAJOR errors report the error in this thread. especially ones that are like "WARNING, CSS WON'T LOAD AT ALL, MAJOR ERROR" stuff like that, post it.
so no manual updates? hardware upgrades? screen goes blank? I do kind of have a way of really typing in a way that is hard to interpret. I don't understand that I do it until I reread what I said, it makes sense when I'm typing it until I reread it and see it is somewhat incoherent. not my fault, in writing class they teach you to follow the thesis, but I'm trying to ask questions, not write an essay 
lows let's get those feeds, if possible. haven't found much about css related hardware issues online. this explains a little more about trouble shooting: http://www.privoxy.org/faq/trouble.html
it COULD be port related. disable your firewall completely, go to control panel, firewall, then disable it. if your firewall if configured in browser via your router page, you will need the i.p. address to log into your router firewall. haven't really found much online about which ports block the css feed. so if you disable your firewall, and the problem persists, reinitiate your firewall immediately. you just don't want to be that unprotected while you are troubleshooting. make sense? it should, it's easy to change windows settings with a configuration alteration, mostly the reason it's so easy to get a virus from a fake windows update site that completely screws up your entire operating system by altering how the pc finds and reads the system 32 or other folder files.
anyway despite my incoherent typing did you actually install those tools and have any luck looking at your feed?
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
#15190467 - 10/07/11 07:39 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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I have no idea what you are talking about but I don't want you to explain it.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
#15190515 - 10/07/11 07:55 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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imachavel said: it COULD be port related.
Nope; otherwise, the html wouldn't load either. They're all downloaded through http or shttp.
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cmon guys it's not so far off into deep space to try the virus scan first.
No, it's not. She should definitely scan that box. But it probably won't help much.
BH - have you tried Ctrl-F5 when the problem occurs and clearing all browsing data (history, cookies, etc.)? Perhaps all your browsers have by now somehow managed to corrupt their cached data and they are using that corrupt cache to display your websites. It would still be weird, but it's important to know if this helps any, as it will help tracing the problem.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: koraks]
#15191083 - 10/07/11 10:44 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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It's definitely not a virus. I've had the problem for more than a year, and I've done all sorts of virus scans in that time. I've had actual viruses in that time where I have had to boot in safe mode and install all sorts of things to get rid of them. The worst was a rootkit. Fucking sucked. But my computer is definitely clean of viruses.
Yeah, I've definitely tried ctrl-f5, and I think I mentioned earlier that I cleaned my registry. Cleared 5 gigs of space cleaning it. And got rid of the cache and cookies and temporary internet files and such for all the browsers too.
When the problem fixes, I get the windows screen in the middle. If you have windows XP, I'll be able to explain it much better. But when you shut down windows XP, the rest of the screen goes gray, and you have a blue box in the middle that says "hibernate, sleep, turn off, restart" and you select the option. It's the exact same box, but it doesn't have anything to click on, it just says "please wait." and then the tower makes a beep, and then everything is back to normal. So I think it's a windows problem.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
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very interesting. it does very much sound like a windows problem. I wonder how this problem occurred. the first time it happened, you did a virus scan and nothing?
have you tried backing up all your files, putting the windows disk in, and then doing a system repair?? the part about backing up your files is just for safety purposes, windows repair doesn't touch your actual files, only the install files that are used with windows, things like the files that make windows run, make windows boot, and of course the application files and load files like the ones that install internet explorer, and help all the browsers installed use the css feed. things like .net framework etc. etc.
also, have you tried uninstalling each browser and reinstalling each browser? it's not a bad idea. have you tried using c cleaner to clean the registry? I think you said you did all the virus scans in safe mode and what not, so I'm assuming you used registry cleaner. also, I assume you've looked at some web pages like this?:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=5aa2568c20390c65&hl=en
but it does kind of give the same advice koraks gave, try f5, clear the cache. I don't know, to be completely honest I'm really stumped. if it were me, I probably would have tried uninstalling each browser and reinstalling each browser, good luck
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15216475 - 10/12/11 09:38 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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I have a picture of what it looks like when the problem gets fixed:
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15216509 - 10/12/11 09:45 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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very nice. post the fix? how did you do it?
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
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If memory serves.. I believe that is the same type of thing that happens when you change the theme. Why don't you try and turn on XP's default, fisher price theme and see if you have the same problem?
And I know this is a crappy way to go but have you thought of just backing up and blowing it all away and installing fresh? You've been running the same install for at least a year which is apparently ancient by Windows' standards..
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: frith]
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Or possibly a hardware profile. But I'm fairly sure those can't be chainged on the fly like the problem BothHands is having is, so maybe not, just throwing that out there.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Idiot]
#15220601 - 10/13/11 04:37 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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If memory serves.. I believe that is the same type of thing that happens when you change the theme. Why don't you try and turn on XP's default, fisher price theme and see if you have the same problem?
And I know this is a crappy way to go but have you thought of just backing up and blowing it all away and installing fresh? You've been running the same install for at least a year which is apparently ancient by Windows' standards..
Just tried going to the window's XP theme, and I still have the problem. Switching back to classic.
Hmm, I'm not sure how I'd go about backing everything up, or getting it to work again after the fresh install. Not sure I even have the windows CD though, unfortunately.
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Idiot said: Or possibly a hardware profile. But I'm fairly sure those can't be chainged on the fly like the problem BothHands is having is, so maybe not, just throwing that out there.
I'm too computer illiterate to even begin to understand what you're saying here.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15220806 - 10/13/11 05:16 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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There's an easy way to rule that out.
Right click "My Computer" and select "Properties" The System Properties will pop up, go to the "Hardware" tab. Click the "Hardware Profiles" button. If there is only one hardware profile then this isn't the problem.
I do agree with seuss and firth, for some reason your computer doesn't like CSS.
There may be a program that is blocking CSS. You can check this by checking the running processes (ctrl+alt+del > "Processes" tab) or by checking the programs installed on your computer (Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs) and googleing ones that don't seem familiar, or just post them here. It may be an antivirus program like seuss said, or possibly some sort of network traffic monitor or firewall.
Do you know what antivirus/malware/adware/spyware program you use? Does it have it's own firewall? Is windows firewall disabled or running (Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall [in classic view])?
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Idiot]
#15222002 - 10/13/11 08:40 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Something I forgot to mention - the problem even affects Microsoft Word. I don't use Word too often, so I forgot about it being an issue. I'll have to take a screen shot next time it happens to show you. The top bar of Word is all messed up and boxy and the colors are messed up.
I did what you said, and I only have one hardware profile.
As for what's in my processes tab, I'm unfamiliar with about 90% of them. I know MsMpEng.exe is the virus software - Microsoft Security Essentials. And the svchost.exe has something to do with updates or something. I have like 8 of those..
I'm familiar with one or two other ones, like plugincontainer.exe and firefox.exe, but the rest are a mystery to me.
My windows firewall is on. I'd be a bit worried to get on the internet without it though.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15223535 - 10/14/11 03:58 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Something I forgot to mention - the problem even affects Microsoft Word. I don't use Word too often, so I forgot about it being an issue. I'll have to take a screen shot next time it happens to show you. The top bar of Word is all messed up and boxy and the colors are messed up.
Ahhh...so it likely has nothing to do with CSS or browsers or your internet connection at all.
Could you post a list of all the processes that are running typically? It's a long shot, but who knows it contains a hint.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: koraks]
#15223573 - 10/14/11 04:36 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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It almost looks like it is trying to install something. Does the Please Wait screen come up after you startup, even if you don't do anything?
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Seuss]
#15223869 - 10/14/11 07:28 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Spoke with a co-worker that is much better at Winblows than I am. He thinks this is related to a corrupt registry. He recommends running "chkdsk /r" from the recovery console before doing too much troubleshooting. After that, assuming the problem persists, create a new user and login to that. He said this type of problem is often tied to the user rather than the OS. If the problem still persists with the new user, as a last resort, try a system file check (sfc), and when that doesn't help, reinstall.
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Seuss]
#15224203 - 10/14/11 09:34 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Something I forgot to mention - the problem even affects Microsoft Word. I don't use Word too often, so I forgot about it being an issue. I'll have to take a screen shot next time it happens to show you. The top bar of Word is all messed up and boxy and the colors are messed up.
Ahhh...so it likely has nothing to do with CSS or browsers or your internet connection at all.
Could you post a list of all the processes that are running typically? It's a long shot, but who knows it contains a hint.
I figure it would be better to post a list of processes while I'm having the problem, and not now. But I'm reluctant to induce the problem again, because it takes hours to come right. I'm going to keep hibernating every night, and when the problem comes back up (power outage or restart after updates), I'll post the list, along with a Microsoft word picture.
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Seuss said: It almost looks like it is trying to install something. Does the Please Wait screen come up after you startup, even if you don't do anything?
No, the screen only comes up for about 20 seconds when the problem fixes. I've never seen that screen for anything else in my use of Windows that I remember.
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Seuss said: Spoke with a co-worker that is much better at Winblows than I am. He thinks this is related to a corrupt registry. He recommends running "chkdsk /r" from the recovery console before doing too much troubleshooting. After that, assuming the problem persists, create a new user and login to that. He said this type of problem is often tied to the user rather than the OS. If the problem still persists with the new user, as a last resort, try a system file check (sfc), and when that doesn't help, reinstall.
I have run a registry cleaner - CCleaner, and the problem remained. I have no idea what the recovery console is, or how to get there though. I don't know how to create a new user either. Or system file check...
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: BothHands]
#15224550 - 10/14/11 11:16 AM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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well to access recovery console, pop in your windows cd, then boot to it, then for the second option, select 'repair windows.' note: this option is not the same as selecting the first option which is 'install windows' and from there selecting the second option to 'repair windows'
once you select repair, it will bring you to a command line, then you need to know how to use the commands. when you type in chkdsk /f or chkdsk /r it will ask you which disk or partition you want to fix. I don't know if list disk is allowed in the recovery console, but the answer will almost always simple just be '1' without the quotes.
but it'd be much easier to just open up command line from the gui when you've booted windows and then type in chkdsk /r or chkdsk /f. it will say the chkdsk will be run the next time the computer starts. have you tried this yet??
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: imachavel]
#15224808 - 10/14/11 12:23 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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This sounds a lot like what you're experiencing.
Sounds stupid, but the fix there was
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This should work for the problem: Start->Control Panel->Accessibility Options->Display uncheck "Use High Contrast"
Apparently this affects app's(also affects MS Office) running under Windows XP using a background(untested on other versions).
Hope this helps
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Re: Help with Internet formatting problem. [Re: Idiot]
#15224818 - 10/14/11 12:26 PM (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hmm, "use high contrast" is already unchecked.
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