Internet settings - help!
 

Can any boff pse tell me how to alter the settings:

Reason being is that 2 sites seem to be loading very slowly (UKMOC is one) and I keep getting 'cannot find....' > This is surely cos the settings are perhaps less than 30seconds for a search - or something like that. No probs at work - but tis super fast jobbie.

Anyway - as am stupid female, on dial up at home, can someone pse tell me where to look to alter the settings for this?
In easy words too if you wouldnt mind....

Ta for quick response pse.

Charlotte

Depends which browser you're using....


But I assume you're using IE, so try:

Tools > Internet Options > [Privacy] tab > [Advanced] button > Tick the "Always Allow Session Cookies" box

Hope that helps...

Cheers for that Anthony - but no privacy tab (had thought of that), and if needing advanced, will not accept entry without 'supervisor password' - which I've never used (or have!!!). Bring back work system... easy peasy to sort...
Little laptop on 2000 = nuisance:mad:

Any other ideas?

C

What version of IE is it?

Good question mate - havent got a blinking clue!:puzzled:

C, the daft one......:(

In IE, click on Help > About. It will tell you there what version.

That Supervisor password message ... sounds to me that you are not logged on as an Administrator - who else there uses the laptop?

Version 5!

long story about laptop - but I use it more now since we moved, as the old dinosaur (not Alan!) of a 'puter upstairs doesnt have flash on it, so cant use it for monster chatroom.
Laptop came out of back of van over 2 years ago.... rather cheap for a vaio... at £150......

Can also nip into garden for ciggy, when working in dining room... mucky moo that I am.....

Any other ideas?

C:)

Hmmm ... has the laptop been successfully used before on the affected sites? I assume other sites are loading normally?

Everything working as it should - both sites I am unable to acces, were in frequent use at the w/end - and often during the week.
Just seems these 2 sites are being 'donged out' after 15 seconds - yes, am sad enough to have timed them till the 'cannot find site' page came up.


Have treid logging off & backon - runnning at 45.2Kbps - about average - often runs at 44 - and sometimes less & still successful.

C... now cheesed orf, but still hopeful.

Could be a temporary glitch with the servers of the sites you are using (and/or a problem with their bandwidth). Increasing the time-out might work, but I think you said you use Windoze 2000 and I know little about that system.
If your settings are Supervisor password protected, it follows that you are logging onto your laptop as an ordinary, restricted user. Are you able to log on as a supervisor? If you have to log on when you switch on the laptop, try using "Administrator" as the logon ID and leave the password blank, to log on. You may be able to access your IE settings that way.

cheers for that Loz - will try that shortly.
Not used the ad log-in - and really this little thing should go & have some open heart surgery, as has so many little quirks now......:sniff:

How do I load flash onto the dinosaur puter? Is it something I can download off the net (if so where?), or do I need discs etc.

Been much easier sorting probs on W2003 at work.......

C

Good luck, CK. I'm not expert on computers although I'm known to tinker a little with them. If you fancy a trip near Bognor one day, bring the laptop with you if you like!

I personally hate Flash and that sort of stuff, it's part of what makes the www as slow as it is, but it's a necessary evil. Macromedia's site is here, click on the Downloads menu and look for the download Flash Player button!

[Edited on 27-7-2004 by Loz]

Thanks once again Loz.

Funnily enough, am now on dinosaur puter - and even tho it is slow on the net, am still unable to access monster site - hey-ho, will have to wait till I get to work in the morning for all the gossip!

Macromedia - thats the name I was looking for in my addled brain, will look further, but not tonight. Cant access chatroom without it tho.

Cheers mate,

C:)

Nay bother, you know! :)
Cheers.

http://www.shockwave.com/ and http://www.macromedia.com/ will sort you out.