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Hi,

I've just set up a website but when I type its name on IE7 it doesn't load, no words are seen at the botton of the page like "waiting for http// .... ." Only the word "done" turns up and and the screen remains blank.

I contacted the server and they said they can see the page.
I wonder what's wrong. Could somebody out there have any suggestions. Thanks.

The website is www.e1-network.com
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This thread describes a page that Firefox renders but IE7 shows as a blank "Done". 's note about the DOCTYPE is a useful lead, but several other causes commonly produce the same symptom. The checklist below helps isolate whether the browser received HTML at all or received HTML but failed to render it.

First, confirm whether IE actually received an HTML body. Check "View Source" in IE; if the source is empty, the server likely returned no body or a non-HTML mime type. Capture response headers (server logs or a simple header request) and verify a 200 status and a Content-Type of text/html. Example header check:

curl -I http://your-domain.example/

If the server is sending application/xhtml+xml or an incorrect Content-Encoding, Firefox may render while IE7 will not.

Second, check for a UTF-8 byte-order mark (BOM) or stray output before the document/doctype. A BOM or accidental whitespace at the start of included server-side files (PHP/ASP) can prevent IE from rendering. Open files in a hex-aware editor or save them explicitly as "UTF-8 without BOM". For server pages, ensure no accidental echo/print happens before headers are sent; output buffering can help.

Third, if source contains HTML but nothing is visible, isolate rendering issues: temporarily disable CSS and JavaScript, or load a tiny static file with plain text to confirm basic rendering. Look for CSS that hides the body, white-on-white text, extreme positioning, or scripts that replace document content. A valid standards doctype is important so IE does not fall into quirks mode; 's doctype point is on track, but doctype removal only masks the problem. 's reply adds no diagnostic detail.

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Yep, Firefox will show it, IE will not. Try removing the doctype declaration and see if IE will show it. Your doctype declaration is invalid. The doctype you probably wanted to use is:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
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