Member Avatar for scottmc88

I guess I have a memory problem, but don't know how to fix it. Much of what should be pictures or ads are showing up on explorer as X's. In fact, the little boxes to the upper right of this message both have red X's in them as I type. Yikes!

If there's a simple fix, I'd appreciate the help. Thanks.

  • 7 Contributors
  • 12 Replies
  • 248 Views
  • 4 Days Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by Catweazle

Dani AI

Generated

A short, practical checklist that goes beyond “Show pictures” and clearing the cache (those have already been tried here by and noted by and ). These are the next, focused diagnostics and safe fixes to try — do them in order and stop when the problem is resolved.

  • Quick isolation: run Internet Explorer in the built‑in “No Add‑ons” mode (Start → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools → Internet Explorer (No Add‑ons)). If images come back, a toolbar/filter/add‑on is the culprit; re-enable add‑ons one at a time to find it. (learn.microsoft.com)
  • Server vs client check: open an image directly (right‑click → Save Picture As or copy the image address and paste into the address bar). If the saved file opens locally but the page still shows an X, the page may be hotlinking or the server may be refusing in‑page requests. That points to server/URL issues rather than your PC. (learn.microsoft.com)
  • Check SSL/caching policy: if the broken images are served over HTTPS, the IE option “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” can block in‑page images or downloads. If that option is enabled by GPO or locally, uncheck it (Tools → Internet Options → Advanced → Security). (learn.microsoft.com)
  • Repair IE components and file associations (advanced): some IE rendering problems come from unregistered or damaged DLLs or wrong MIME associations. From an elevated command prompt run (one line at a time):
    regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll

    Also check the registry keys HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.jpg, .jpeg and .gif — the Content Type values should read image/jpeg and image/gif. Back up the registry before editing. Re‑registering core IE DLLs and correcting content‑type entries is a known fix. (ftp.zx.net.nz)

If those steps don’t help, run SFC (sfc /scannow), try System Restore to a point before the problem, or follow the Microsoft repair/reinstall guidance for IE in XP (repair can restore missing/corrupt IE components). If the machine is using IE6 on Windows XP, consider moving to a supported browser/OS — continued use of obsolete IE builds risks security and compatibility problems. (learn.microsoft.com)

Notes and cautions: always run the registry or DLL fixes as an administrator, back up the registry, and temporarily disable firewall/antivirus only for testing (re-enable promptly). If the issue is intermittent or only on a few sites, that usually points to server-side or hotlinking behavior rather than a local system-wide fault.

Recommended Answers

All 12 Replies

Member Avatar for Dani

What happens when you right click on one of the X's and in the popup menu, select "Show Picture"? Does IE let you view the pictuers then?

Member Avatar for scottmc88

Not a thing. Is there something I can do to get more memory allocated?

Member Avatar for Dani

Go to System Properties (by right clicking on My Computer or via the Control panel). Then choose the Advanced Tab. Then click the Performance settings button. Click the advanced tab. Allocate more virtual memory. Virtual memory is hard drive space that the computer can use as RAM if your computer has used up all of the RAM it has. It's much slower, but it's much better than nothing, too. Virtual memory is known as a pagefile in Windows and as swap space in Linux.

Member Avatar for aquarius

From the Tools menu, select 'Internet Options'
click on the 'advanced' tab
make sure there is a ticked box next to 'Show Pictures' it's under the multimedia section.

Member Avatar for DMR

How much memory (physical RAM, not virtual memory) do you have? Unless you have only a very small amount of RAM, the problem is probably elsewhere.

Has this always been a problem, or did it just happen suddenly? If the later, were you changing anything on your system around the time the problem first appeared (think carefully...)?

Member Avatar for Catweazle

Tools -> Internet Options -> General

Click on 'Delete Files' to clean out your Internet cache. Also ensure 'Show Pictures' is enabled as mentioned previously.

That may not work, but often an excess of 'temporary internet files' will cause problems like this. You could also try a repair of Internet Explorer.

Member Avatar for scottmc88

Well, "show pictures" is definitely checked, so it's not that. Internet cache is clean. It did just start (I can't remember what prompted it - sorry Dani) and it's only in certain instances. How do I do a repair IE?

Thanks for the help.

Member Avatar for Catweazle

Which Windows version do you have? Which version of Internet Explorer are you using?

Member Avatar for Yzk

^^ too many people are trying to help you Scott, but do tell what Catweazle asks, it would help us a lot..

Member Avatar for caperjack

. and it's only in certain instances. How do I do a repair IE?

Thanks for the help.

Not all web pages are fully functinal .Some are outdated and the Pictures are no longer working .
Post a link[copy and paste the URL] to one of the sites that you are having problems with and we'll se if we get red X's

Member Avatar for scottmc88

Catweazle: I have Windows XP & Explorer 6.0.

Caperjack: I don't have the problem while on my work PC.

Catweazle, Caperjack, DMR, Yzk, Aquarius & Dani: Thanks for your help! Frankly, it's a problem I can live with and it seems to have gotten better through one tweak or another.

Member Avatar for Catweazle

Just as a final comment, then, it sounds like some settings have been altered which have caused the behaviour you mention. (I might add that it happens to me at times too, with some images that I'm aware others can view. But it's a very minor issue and I ignore the few instances I get.)


Grab hold of a copy of the 'Security CD' I've mentioned in this topic:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread4998.html

Install Interent Explorer 6 from that, over the top of what you have there, and it should correct any file corruption issues you may have, and reset all settings back to defaults. You'd need to reinstall a few Windows Updates later, of course, but most are included on the CD, as it contains all of them up to October 2003

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.