Free Republic *Pager* stopped working after latest MS Security update - [ActiveX control]

Hair

[HairOfTheDog]

Ever since the last Automatic Update from MS, the FR pager has stopped working right. When it tries to work I get the popup below.

My husband has played around with the settings in IE at Tools-Internet Options-Security, but enabling Activex Controls there is not fixing it.

Running XP Home SP 2 - all up to date...
IE 6.0
MS Antispyware
PC-Cillan

Not sure which of these is stopping me up or where to look.

[HairOfTheDog]

In case you don't know what the FR pager is, it's what you get if you click the little speaker gizmo at the top right of your comments page...

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[HairOfTheDog]

FR Computer help needed...

[EveningStar]

Use Firefox. At least until IE7 is released. (ducking and running)

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks ES - Now maybe someone helpful will answer :~D

[TheOracleAtLilac]

I'd be more concerned w/ getting rid of your desktop clutter & better use of your IE toolbar (& links)i.e. ....IE shortcut on quick launch & desktop ???

[TheOracleAtLilac]

see if >IE top tool bar >tools >popup blocker >settings & add 209.157.64.200 or www.free...com to see if makes a dif

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh.... You think I keep a messy house? ;~D

I know where everything is on my desktop just the way it is :~D

Thanks for bumping the thread though... the lack of response indicates this maybe this is only happening to me ???

[TheOracleAtLilac]

I didn't know 'bout the function till this thread - thnks

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

BTTT (bump to the top) is working again.

[HairOfTheDog]

I usually leave it open all the time while I'm at the computer... it's nice... and lets you know when someone answers your post.

It always worked fine till now.

I don't think it's a popup issue, I added FR to the list of sites in the popup blocker... still get the error.

[TheOracleAtLilac]

'Nother thing to try....
IE tools >inter..opts>security tab --->default, Advanced tab --->restore defaults

then uncheck show go button, check empty temp files...closed

[TheOracleAtLilac]

From your screen shot...why don't you just hit the (lower left) mini screen to view correspondence ? >View Posts

[HairOfTheDog]

I can, but it's not working right... I get that popup in the middle of the screen every time there's a new one.

[PhiKapMom]

I had trouble with AOL after the upgrade and had to reset my computer back to an earlier time period when it worked.

[HairOfTheDog]

AOL? I'd rather have an updated computer than a working AOL? How come you're still using AOL?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Try a different browser as an experiment. Like Firefox.

Then when all is working fine...DUMP INTERNET EXPLORER for goodness' sake.

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks... I've got Firefox... It just seems like it's changing religions.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Try surfing with one then the other for a while. Run a spyware scan after each test session. There you will find the difference. No emotional decision required.

Not that I'm preaching the Firefox gospel. It's just that I've seen a huge difference on every system I have done this on. IE loses every time.

[KoRn]

lol I never knew about this. Thanks for having a problem and making me aware of it! ;^)

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't get any spyware now...

My husband likes Firefox, I'm sure it would work fine, but this thing worked fine until yesterday and I'd like to think it would just work again ;~D

To me, a browser's a browser's a browser. It's just a window web pages appear in.