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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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 Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:31 am Post subject: the damndest thing.... |
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suddenly, i can't open internet explorer the normal way.... just double-clicking on the icon. a window will open for a split second, and then close again for no reason.
the only way i can get around it is to click on the 'my computer' icon, and type in a url from that window. after that, it seems to work just fine.
i guess it's not a huge inconvenience, but it certainly strikes me as odd, and a bit annoying. otherwise my internet works perfectly.
has anyone else had this kind of situation? |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| no, it's probably the shortcut "link" gone bad. Just delete the link and drag the one from the "start" menu to the desktop. Poof! Fixed. |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| cubanlord wrote: |
| no, it's probably the shortcut "link" gone bad. Just delete the link and drag the one from the "start" menu to the desktop. Poof! Fixed. |
no. it's not that. i've found i also can't access links which open new windows. for example... if i were to click on the 'korean jobs' link at the top of this page, the same thing would happen. the window will open for a split second, and then shut itself down again. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| endofthewor1d wrote: |
| cubanlord wrote: |
| no, it's probably the shortcut "link" gone bad. Just delete the link and drag the one from the "start" menu to the desktop. Poof! Fixed. |
no. it's not that. i've found i also can't access links which open new windows. for example... if i were to click on the 'korean jobs' link at the top of this page, the same thing would happen. the window will open for a split second, and then shut itself down again. |
You could try installing a fresh copy of I.E.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx
You'd be surprised (at least I was when I first found out) to know that sometimes drivers just "stop" working (for some reason or another). |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| d'oh! i just clicked on the link. looks like this is going to be a cut and paste job. i'll give it a try and let you know. thanks. |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| well whatever. i didn't do a damned thing, and everything is working properly now. same sort of situation with my office computer for a few weeks. msn messenger stopped working for a while. it got better. i never will understand computers. how far are we from the time when things will just work the way they're supposed to? |
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Dodgy Al
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| endofthewor1d wrote: |
| how far are we from the time when things will just work the way they're supposed to? |
Ahh... my dear friend, for that, you're going to have to start travelling backwards. |
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