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Web page Strangeness

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Sir Belisarius, Jan 8, 2007.

  1. Sir Belisarius

    Sir Belisarius Viconia's Boy Toy Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG] I recently had comcast add digital voice to my home, and I received a new cable modem for the internet hook-up. Since the technicians installed it, every website I go to is missing the background colors.

    For instance, Sorcerer's Place usually has an alternating dark/light blue on the message boards; now it's completely white. The technicians were playing playing with my pc for about an hour - Does anyone know why my web pages are completely white?

    Can it be fixed? HELP!!
     
    Sir Belisarius, Jan 8, 2007
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  2. Mesmero

    Mesmero How'd an old elf get the blues?

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    Style sheets are probably turned off. Do you use Firefox or IE (or something different)?

    In Firefox, go to View -> Page Style and make sure Basic Page Style is tagged.

    In IE (6, I haven't upgraded to 7, so I don't know if it works the same). Go to Tools->Internet Options, and then under the General tab, the 'Accessibility...'-button. Make sure nothing is checked.

    I hope that fixes the problem.
     
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  3. Sir Belisarius

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    I have IE. I checked the Accessibility area, but nothing is checked. Any other suggestions?
     
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  4. Mesmero

    Mesmero How'd an old elf get the blues?

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    Nope, sorry. The only thing I could figure is that your browser is somehow ignoring the colors of a website, and these are the only ways I know of.
     
    Mesmero, Jan 8, 2007
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  5. Sir Belisarius

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    I'm very annoyed! How am I going to figure out what that guy did to my pc...The white hides many of the buttons on the webpages!!! GRRRrrrrrr!!
     
    Sir Belisarius, Jan 8, 2007
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    Try this:
    Select tools > Internet options > Colors > De-select Use windows colors.
     
    Sydax, Jan 8, 2007
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  7. Sir Belisarius

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    I found it...I tracked down the guy and asked him if he changed any settings on my pc - he said he changed my control panel to use high contrast. I deselected the checkbox for that and now everything is fine. Whew! I was getting mad!!
     
    Sir Belisarius, Jan 8, 2007
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