[nfbcs] Trouble with IE8

[I. C. Bray]

EXCELLENT POINT!!
Most cable companies don't provide them!!

Nice!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Trouble with IE8


> 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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