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Ok, I have IE 7 and AOL 9.0 SE.... I recently installed service pack 2 for Windows XP because I bought this bluetooth keyboard that required the service pack 2. Ok, after I installed Service Pack 2 my AOL browser was acting NORMAL but the backgrounds weren't showing, so I opened IE 6... it said it needed an update so I got it... IE 7... now, it's doing the same thing. I have Flock (Firefox) and it's also doing the same thing, acting normal but not showing the background. Help please? :?: :?:

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and — here is a focused troubleshooting checklist and the most likely causes when page background images disappear across more than one browser. When that happens the root is typically a browser accessibility/appearance setting, a user stylesheet/extension, or a system-level filter rather than a single-site bug.

Try these steps in order:

  • Open a private/incognito window (or a new temporary profile) and load a site. If backgrounds appear, the problem is an extension, toolbar, or profile setting.
  • View the page source and search for background or background-image. Copy the image URL and paste it into the address bar. If the image opens directly, CSS or a stylesheet is the issue; if it fails, the resource or network is being blocked.
  • Temporarily disable all add-ons/toolbars (adblockers, style managers, security toolbars) and refresh. Some add-ons block CSS backgrounds while leaving inline images intact.
  • Check browser accessibility/appearance settings for any option like “ignore page colors/fonts/backgrounds” or “use my colors” and turn those off. Also look for a custom user stylesheet (e.g., userContent.css in profiles) that could remove backgrounds.
  • Clear the browser cache and restart the browser to ensure old CSS isn’t being used.
  • If multiple browsers are affected, check system-level causes: high-contrast or accessibility theme, a proxy/content-filter, security software that strips images, or the hosts file at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts blocking CDNs.

If none of the above fixes it, create a new OS user account or restore to a system restore point from before the change. Back up bookmarks and settings before resetting profiles. If a specific page reproduces the problem reliably, capture the page source and the background image URL — that information narrows troubleshooting quickly.

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Do you mean backgrounds of web pages? Please be more specific.

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Yes, in whatever site I go into the background doesn't show. Which they used to before I installed Service Pack 2... actually I don't know what's causing this...

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