[nfbcs] Trouble with IE8

[Jude DaShiell]

Install cable terminators in any open cable connections that are not 
being used by devices and you'll get a signal boost.  These cost maybe 
$1.50 each at RadioShack.

On Fri, 30 Aug 2013, I. C. Bray wrote:

> OK,
> First off, XP PRO is a good OS, but it still has it's problems.
> Most of the time it is an IE issue; IE likes to have it's HTML a certain way.
> Since there are only normalizations, and not distinct standards with HTML
> Authoring, you are likely to continue to have problems.
> I have JAWS 13 on XP  HOME on my LT, and use XP PRO on all of my other
> machines with NVDA. (Yes, I hate nvda, but it's free!)
> Assside from that, if your fan is accelerating, it is a temperature /
> processor issue.
> JAWS 14 may not be the *best* for XP PRO.  I cannot speak t this directly...
> Perhaps someone from FS can comment?
> 
> Sometimes your DNS records can get cross-linked, or your temporary internet
> files can kludge-up access times.
> 
> Best practices:
> Clean-up your cache, temporary files, and make sure your DNS servers are
> correct with your ISP.
> Example, with the conversion of INSIGHT to TIME-WARNER in my area, there are
> many reasons why this simillar behavior can occur.  DNS Records update pretty
> frequently, but sometimes things don't get cleared out on your machine.
> 
> You should leave your History in tact, but consider clearing out Cache and
> Temp Files.
> Reboot.
> Try the problematic sites again and see what happens.
> 
> Also, with HEAT of Summer upon us, it is often also that broad-band (cable)
> head-ends and lines get over-heated.  This causes lower quality signals
> accross the transmission lines.
> 
> You could be suffering from marginal or borderline signal issues.  Calling
> your customer service to report intermittant signals is a good idea too.
> 
> Ian  C. Bray.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 9:15 AM
> Subject: [nfbcs] Trouble with IE8
> 
> 
> > For the last 2 days, I've been having problems with IE.  It happens with any
> > site; one time it hangs, and the next time it's fine, probably. It seems
> > random, but it's happened several times.
> > I get the "program not responding, end now?" message, followed by the IE
> > error report screen.  Before it abends, it hangs up for a while, and I hear
> > the computer fan running like mad, but Jaws won't say anything.
> > I've run a virus scan with MS Security Essentials, and it didn't find
> > anything.
> > I'm running Jaws 14 and IE8 on Windows XP Pro.
> > Is there any way to find out what's happening when IE hangs?
> > If I reinstall IE8, will it cause a disaster?
> > Does IE9 work?  I remember hearing there were problems with it.
> > TIA.
> > Tracy
> >
> >
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