Internet Explorer Users

*Akasha* · August 04, 2008, 07:06 PM

I've gotten a few emails from members having trouble opening any threads when using Internet Explorer. The error given every time is:

Quote:

"Internet explorer cannot open the internet site [Thread name] Operation Aborted"

There seems to be a problem with IE lately - it's not necessarily my forum, but IE itself. I have asked about this with vBulletin support and a few people running other sites are saying their members are having the same troubles. I am looking into it, to make sure it's not necessarily a setting here, but given it's not just this site giving the errors, I'd be leaning more towards the problem lying with Internet Explorer.

Update:
The problem lies with IE6. Everyone that is having problems is using Internet Explorer 6. The best advice I can give is to upgrade to IE7, or use an alternative such as Firefox. I believe IE6 is no longer being supported, which means that then fixing the problem is not likely to happen...

Citamotua · August 04, 2008, 07:29 PM

IE user and no problems here

*Akasha* · August 04, 2008, 07:37 PM

Well that just threw a spanner in didn't it. I've just opened up IE on my computer here and got the error every time. Firefox, which is what I always use, works fine...

Maltyrius · August 04, 2008, 11:11 PM

Oddly, my work system gets the error but my home system does not - both IE so it might be a version thing.

(And explains my mod absence over the last 4ish days to an extent).

*Akasha* · August 05, 2008, 12:03 AM

Hrm, what versions do you use? Ie which one works and which one doesn't?

Citamotua, which version do you use?

*** Information added 17 Minutes and 53 Seconds later... ***

My personal testing here on seperate computers:

IE6 doesn't work
IE7 does

Deget · August 05, 2008, 12:29 AM

IE 7.0.5730.11

seems no problem here.

Regards

Midnight · August 05, 2008, 12:59 AM

IE 7.0.6001.18000

All works perfectly here.

Rleab · August 05, 2008, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akasha

IE 6.0 can see threads (use the site like normal)
IE 7.0 can't see anything

Email: akasha@wowmb.net

I don't believe IE6 is updated anymore. Which leads me to believe it might have been a recent update that caused these problems. Find out when you started receiving e-mails and then check for recent IE7 updates. As I recall, some people don't enable auto updating (myself, I prefer to know what is going to be broken in the next windows patch). Glad I use firefox.

[Insert switch to firefox comment and supporting facts here]

*Akasha* · August 05, 2008, 01:08 AM

The emails started yesterday, so yes, most people are pointing to the updates as the problem. That's why I went to vBulletin, to see if it was the updates, and that's where I learnt that a lot of sites were receiving the same complaint. Everyones fingers are pointing to IE, so now I'm trying to figure out if it's a problem with the script for IE users, or a problem for thoe who haven't updated their IE, in whih case, there's not really much I can do about it bar telling them to upgrade.

*edit* Sorry Midnight, not sure what happened then, we posted at the same time and I edited mine and somehow I overwrote your post. Can you post again?

Midnight · August 05, 2008, 01:11 AM

Weird. I was just saying that I tested on my old computer which still uses IE6 and nothing worked. Couldn't open threads or forum sections. Cound view the front page though.

August 04, 2008, 07:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Citamotua Member Character Info Citamotua 80 Blood Elf Warlock Scarlet Crusade US RP PvE Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/41/30	Re: Internet Explorer Users IE user and no problems here

August 04, 2008, 11:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Maltyrius Subscriber Character Info Lôkhan 80 Blood Elf Hunter Kilrogg US PvE Guild: Apotheosis Talent Spec: 7/53/11	Re: Internet Explorer Users Oddly, my work system gets the error but my home system does not - both IE so it might be a version thing. (And explains my mod absence over the last 4ish days to an extent).

August 05, 2008, 12:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Deget Lurker Character Info Shax 70 Dwarf Priest Wildhammer Euro PvE Guild: VeritaS Talent Spec: 21/40/0	Re: Internet Explorer Users IE 7.0.5730.11 seems no problem here. Regards

August 05, 2008, 12:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Midnight Member	Re: Internet Explorer Users IE 7.0.6001.18000 All works perfectly here.

August 05, 2008, 01:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Midnight Member	Re: Internet Explorer Users Weird. I was just saying that I tested on my old computer which still uses IE6 and nothing worked. Couldn't open threads or forum sections. Cound view the front page though.

August 04, 2008, 07:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Akasha	Re: Internet Explorer Users Well that just threw a spanner in didn't it. I've just opened up IE on my computer here and got the error every time. Firefox, which is what I always use, works fine...

August 05, 2008, 12:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Akasha	Re: Internet Explorer Users Hrm, what versions do you use? Ie which one works and which one doesn't? Citamotua, which version do you use? * Information added 17 Minutes and 53 Seconds later... * My personal testing here on seperate computers: IE6 doesn't work IE7 does

August 05, 2008, 01:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
Akasha	Re: Internet Explorer Users The emails started yesterday, so yes, most people are pointing to the updates as the problem. That's why I went to vBulletin, to see if it was the updates, and that's where I learnt that a lot of sites were receiving the same complaint. Everyones fingers are pointing to IE, so now I'm trying to figure out if it's a problem with the script for IE users, or a problem for thoe who haven't updated their IE, in whih case, there's not really much I can do about it bar telling them to upgrade. edit Sorry Midnight, not sure what happened then, we posted at the same time and I edited mine and somehow I overwrote your post. Can you post again?