I have not purposely added any Add-Ons to Firefox or to anything else. I don't know of any Add-Ons that seemed to try to be add themselves without my allowing. I never use Add-Ons.
I started Mozilla Firefox in Safe Mode and when it prompted….
Firefox is now running in Safe Mode, which temporarily disables your custom settings, themes, and extensions.
You can make some or all of these changes permanent….
Disable all add-ons
Reset toolbars and controls
Reset bookmarks to Firefox defaults
Reset all user preferences to Firefox defaults
Restore default search engines
(Make Changes and Restart)
Continue in Safe Mode
Exit
…..I did NOT check any of the boxes.
I still do not see the thumbnails and when I click into a posting followed by "pic" there are no pics inside.
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"try turning off zone alarm and any popup blockers your web browser uses, or try another web browser.
if you can then see them it will give you a place to start looking for the problem."
I will try turning off ZoneAlarm, but it's been in use on my laptop for years and the craigslist problem started only recently….
I rightclicked my ZoneAlarm icon and….
Shutdown ZoneAlarm
Closing ZoneAlarm will disable its Internet security features.
Are you sure you want to quit?
Yes
Still no thumbnails.
Still no "pics".
I notice with this search, if the listing is followed by "img" I see the image inside the posting.
If it is followed by "pic" nothing is inside.
Most of the listings I want to search use the "pic" version.
How do I try another web browser?
Well, darn.
I decided to go have a look at CraigsList from this machine.
XP Home SP3 browsing with Firefox 3.6.13
MSE antivirus, and Malwarebytes - realtime, native XP firewall
And I see any/all images… at least all those that I have browsed so far.
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In Firefox - Tools - options - Content
Do you have the item "Load images automatically" checkmarked?
I don't see an Explorer icon right off on my desktop.
I may have gotten rid of it after seeing so many good reviews for Firefox.
How do I re-add Explorer?
terry1966-
From what I can tell "pic" is the standard, oldschool way of adding a picture/image of small file size. I think craigslist allows you to add 4.
From their site….
"Can I add a picture to my posting?
In some categories, you will be offered the option to Add Images to your posting during the posting process.
Additionally, you can do that using the HTML [image unavailable: image] tag, but the picture must already be on a site someplace. There are many free web hosting sites on the internet where you can upload your picture, just type in "free web hosting" into your search engine. Make sure that the site allows you to link to their site from another. If it's on a site, say on www.craigslist.org, in a directory called /about/teamPix, and named homer.gif, you'd code:
[external image: craig!] "
ok
but what we need to know is the extension, if the file is a jpeg file for example, when we know that we can check if you can see other files with the same extension or get you to add the correct codec for viewing such files and see if that fixes the problem.
Since you are running XP…. You "do" have Internet Explorer.
It would have taken a monumental effort to get rid of it, and other things would have gotten broke in the process.
Have a look in Start - All Programs - Internet Explorer
Doug-
"It would have taken a monumental effort to get rid of it, and other things would have gotten broke in the process."
Well….. back in December of 2009 a lot of things got broke when I encountered malware (?) "Internet Security 2010 - System Scan - Security Warning". I did NOT buy anything, but it took a monumental effort to get things running again. Thanks to WTT for help back then. And I think there are still one or two issues.
Let's see…. Sometimes I can't see things when they're right in front of my face……
Start
All Programs
Install Netscape Internet Service
Set Program Access and Defaults
Windows Catalog
Windows Update
New Office Document
Open Office Document
Accessories
Broadcom
Catalyst Control Center
Dell
Dell Accessories
Dell QuickSet
Dell Wireless
Games
Google Desktop
Jav Web Start
Modem Helper
NetWaiting
QuickTime
Sonic
Startup
Trend Micro PC-cillin
WordPerfect Office 12
Media Center
Microsoft Plus! Photo Story 2 LE
PowerDVD
Remote Assistance
Windows Movie Maker
Zone Labs
Mozilla Firefox
Adobe
EarthLink
Lavsoft Ad-Aware SE Personl
Microsoft Office Tools
Microsoft Access
Micorsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Dell Support
Epson
EPSON Creativity Suite
EPSON Scan
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Spyware Doctor
ERUNT
HiJack This
Mead & Company
Windows Media
NVIDIA Corporation
McAfee Security Scan
Windows Messenger
Hauppage WinTV
Belarc Advisor
Adobe Reader X
"How about a file named iexplore.exe"
I only have iexplore.exe.mui (12 KB)
When I search "iexplore.exe" I only get the iexplore.exe.mui and something with an explorer-type "icon"
I don't think that I want to go there.
I clicked on it and it brought up something with Intergate for a title and I did not bother with formalities. I just hit the power button until the computer went off.
Now that I have logged back on to Mozilla Firefox, I have
ZoneAlart Security Alert
REPEAT PROGRAM
Windows Explorer is trying to access the Internet.
Application: explorer.exe
I think I want to Deny and "Remember this setting".
Should it say "Internet Explorer" and not "Windows Explorer"?
Anyway, when I had my malware / virus before, I can't say for sure, but I think that one of the recommended techniques against it was to move Internet Explorer to a different folder, or rename it, or both.
Which was it? …
Hmmmmm……
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