The X*!x%* Red Box!

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Anne

Hi. I've just changed systems and keep running into this
little red box that appears on my page instead of the
document or e-mail that I wanted to paste! Clicking on
the box does nothing. My copy is still not pasteable.
Please explain and help! Thanks!
 
It sounds as though you haven't got the latest Visual
Basic runtime files.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=290887
This gets you to the download. VBRun60SP5.exe
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First, make sure if the "Show Pictures" option is turned
on in Advanced tab
of Internet Options.
If it is already on, refer this MSKB article:

Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet
Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807

This problem is also seen in computers where Norton
Internet Security
Ad-blocks is turned on.

have discovered that if I...
- Turn auto-select off
- refresh the page
- Turn auot-select back on
The page automatically refresehes and the pictures are
showing. However, if I refresh the page again or link to
another page, the problem comes back and I have to re-do
the fix procedure.

In IE 6 go to view then encoding & select western
european
(windows) you'll be able to view web sites normally, I
haven't figured how to make this a default setting in IE6
if you figure it out send me a message otherwise you'll
have to set the view type manually each time you launch
IE6.
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To change the file format and extension, such as a bmp to
a
jpg, open the file with the appropriate program and use
the
"save as" command and the drop-down menu to change the
file
type. This works to change photos or documents such as
WORD
to a WordPerfect format or an Excel spreadsheet to a
different program type, or a universal format.
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi. I've just changed systems and keep running into this
little red box that appears on my page instead of the
document or e-mail that I wanted to paste! Clicking on
the box does nothing. My copy is still not pasteable.
Please explain and help! Thanks!
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Hi, I hope this helps, if you copy something from one prog
(i.e. picture/email), then open another prog (i.e. word)
and try to paste, it does not work. But if you copy
something and have the destination prog open then paste
it it works and no box.
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi. I've just changed systems and keep running into this
little red box that appears on my page instead of the
document or e-mail that I wanted to paste! Clicking on
the box does nothing. My copy is still not pasteable.
Please explain and help! Thanks!
.
Hi. We've gotten the same thing a few times with XP and
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a lot when we had 98SE. I've been told the box with the
red X means something did not get downloaded for one
reason or another. It's not your fault or your
computer's. And more often than not when you go back to
the site later the box is there and filled in correctly.
It seems to be an ISP or advertiser problem. I just
don't worry about them any more.
 
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