Why do little boxes with an x appear,

[silverback mike]

My computer seems to have had a headfit.
Instead of showing pictures, it is showing a small black framed box with a red 'x' in it.

Most annoying.

Any ideas of how to fix the little tyke?

[pdV6]

Well, either the locations for the pictures are incorrect, or possibly there are a couple of options in IE you can check:

Tools-->Internet Options-->Advanced-->Multimedia
Show pictures
Show image download placeholders

[silverback mike]

I will try that, thanks.

Nope, didn't work, but much appreciated. For some reason, even on this website, some pictures don't show, but some do. Damned annoying...

>> Edited by silverback mike on Thursday 15th April 10:37

[warmfuzzies]

security settings? firewall? just a couple of things to look at, try default security if nothing else works, but remember any custom settings first.

kevin

[KITT]

Could try clearing out your cache:

Goto the "Tools" menu, "Internet options" and under the "Temporary Internet Files" section click "delete files". This can take a while depending on how many you've got.

I've assumed you're using Internet Explorer

[r32]

This is a well known IE 'feature'..

It happens to me on some sites. Try right clicking on the image and choose 'show image'. If that works and the image loads, then chances are you have found this IE 'feature'.

However if the image still does not load - chances are that the actual image on the page does not exist, or is damaged.

[TheExcession]

I concure with KITT.

It is highly likely a cheing issue. When your browser asks a website for an image it tells the webserver the timeand date at which it last downloaded that image.

The web server then has the option to retun a 'not changed' message which means the browser display the copy it has.

If the browser's copy is knackered from a previous failed doenload you get the little red cross.

Clearing your Internet Cache should fix it.

[viper_larry]

I get this occassionally - are you on NTL by any chance? Sometimes when using their proxy server settings, you seem to exceed their 'limits' - removing the proxy resolves the isssue but slows down browsing. Simply remove and re-add and it works for me...

[silverback mike]

Thanks very much folks, I am trying the suggestions now.
I am on blueyonder broad band if that helps at all.

[JamieBeeston]

it could simply be the pictures your trying to look at have gone down

Alot of people use shoddy cheap hosting.

alternativly it could be some firewall/add stopper software.

When and where does it do it...

PH logos? or just someones posted images.

[TUS 373]

Ahhh. This has just started to happen to me. I've not been fiddling with any settings in IE, and I've cleared out the cache.

The images that have disappeared are those in my profile and those in others' profiles too.

What's going on here then?