Re: Red X on some pages when downloading files on Win 2K Prof.+IE

PDF files may be displayed in FireFox but they really open in your default PDF reader (e.g., Adobe Acrobat or Reader; FoxIt Reader). We'd need to know what your default PDF reader (and version) is.

Downloads:

Adobe Reader v9.1.3
see links here: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=41518

Foxit Reader
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php


Pensioner78 wrote:
Hello PA Bear,
Sorry for delay in replying - been in hospital.
I am running Windows 2000 Pro 5.00.2195 with SP4 fully uptodate, and kept
clean with AVAST, Malaware bytes, Sptbot etc..
Using FireFox for reading PDFs - works OK on most siotes, just the few that
give thios Red X problem, which are OK on my old Windowes 98SE machine.
The forms I need to downkload for completeing my tax return will NOT
download until opened, so can't get them on this machine (in desparation I
got them from the 98SE machine!), but why the problem with windows 2000 Pro
machine which I use for all my financial work.
Hope this answers your queries - any further though6ts?
Thanks.
AnalogMan


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

Are you running Win2000 SP4 and is the computer fully-patched at Windows
Update?

What's your default PDF Reader? If it's Adobe (Acrobat) Reader, is it
v9.1.3?

Does the behavior persist if you Save the PDF file to, e.g., your desktop
and then open the saved file?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


Pensioner78 wrote:
No difference after doing this! Still can't open HMgovt and some other
pdfs
while other open SLOWLY ! so whats going on? It completely baffles me.

PA Bear wrote:
See if running Disk Cleanup (and checking the Temporary Interet Files and
TEMP files option) corrects the problem.

Pensioner78 wrote:
Hi PA Bear,
Thanks for your reply.
When trying to download a document in pdf format from hmrc.gov.uk for
example to complete my tax return! Also met this same problem on other
sites
when pictures won't appear - get the three coloured dots in the little
box
topLH corner, which change to the red X.
Occassionally some pages start like this but after a delay open
properly -
so whats going on?
This problem only happens on my office Win2k Pro machine, my old office
98se
with IE6 and my XP laptop with IE7, open all these pages correctly , so
I
know its due to the Win2k system with IE6. All machines have Avast
A/V,Spybot,Malawarebytes etc. and are all networked to Netgear 834G to
ISP
via 8Mb ADSL line.
I'm fed up with having to switch machines for some jobs.
Please try to come up with solution before i die - I'm 81 now!
Thank you.
AnalogMan

What images where?

Pensioner78 wrote:
Hi all,
I need help to solve this problem - its driving me mad!
The pages download OK on my old Win98SE +IE6 machine but have this
Win2k
Pro
macine, fully updated with IE6, Foxit reader ( same on 98se machine so
no
problem there), use ASvast anti-virus,Malwarebytes,spybot etc
regularly,
so
believe bith clean.
It only seem that some pages wont open the image 9 picture or pdf)
whereas
others will, sometimes with delayed action.
Any ideas please?

.

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