[SOLVED] Images Not Being Displayed - Plusnet Or Microsoft
A quick update. Last week Microsoft attempted to cure my problem. I mentioned to the tech guy on the phone that I suspected I was also having speed problems with my ISP. But he did not seem interested. Why is iy that nobody can take an holistic view of IT issues? He clearly new his stuff within the confines of Windows and IE8 but that was it. We did some fixes and I must admit things did improve - but I suspect it was when the network was perfoming just a lirtlle better - last Thursday evening.
One of the things we did was to remove all reference to Adobe Flash using an adobe tool and tyen re-install the latest version. He told me that Adobe Flash also handles static images as well as things like i-player. I had told him during the conversation that i-player was workeing fine and that all BBC web stuff was OK too. I also mentioned to him that I was having no problems with an old laptop running Kubuntu and Firefox. He then asked if I was running Firefox on my offending machine which I wasnt at the time. I think he asked that so that he could then say it was Firefox fault.
As I say, he did improve matters but I think he just got lucky. The same night and since there is no difference. Very rarely get pictures from the google image page and the same in e-bay. I'm living with it - but getting increasingly annoyed. One day, I know PN will be back to acceptable speed and performance. When that day arrives - I will return to the issue. For now it would seem that there are just too many possibilities at the various layers and providers of the total service. One day, we might just have one single provider of broadband/operating system and telecoms. If John Lennon was still alive would he add another verse to his Imagine song?
One of the things we did was to remove all reference to Adobe Flash using an adobe tool and tyen re-install the latest version. He told me that Adobe Flash also handles static images as well as things like i-player. I had told him during the conversation that i-player was workeing fine and that all BBC web stuff was OK too. I also mentioned to him that I was having no problems with an old laptop running Kubuntu and Firefox. He then asked if I was running Firefox on my offending machine which I wasnt at the time. I think he asked that so that he could then say it was Firefox fault.
As I say, he did improve matters but I think he just got lucky. The same night and since there is no difference. Very rarely get pictures from the google image page and the same in e-bay. I'm living with it - but getting increasingly annoyed. One day, I know PN will be back to acceptable speed and performance. When that day arrives - I will return to the issue. For now it would seem that there are just too many possibilities at the various layers and providers of the total service. One day, we might just have one single provider of broadband/operating system and telecoms. If John Lennon was still alive would he add another verse to his Imagine song?
Very many thanks for your interest Bob.
I have no idea where I can get a loan modem/router from but will try. No disrespect, but although I'm happy to swap (if I can get one), it doesn't answer my nagging question when fault finding; "What has changed?" The 3com wireless router has served me well a few years now. I am now having the same problems with XP and Kubuntu machine on the same router. Could PN speed/performance be a cause? (Clearly not tonight - see below). Any other diagnostics I could run? I'd need an idiots guide.
I have no idea where I can get a loan modem/router from but will try. No disrespect, but although I'm happy to swap (if I can get one), it doesn't answer my nagging question when fault finding; "What has changed?" The 3com wireless router has served me well a few years now. I am now having the same problems with XP and Kubuntu machine on the same router. Could PN speed/performance be a cause? (Clearly not tonight - see below). Any other diagnostics I could run? I'd need an idiots guide.
Since my last post - a few minutes ago - I felt I needed to do another few tests - given what appeared to be my best speed for weeks. And lo and behold, after doing unique google and ebay searches (for images that have never been serched before and for images that have) on all 4 machines, (MESH VISTA desktop IE8, ACER VISTA laptop IE8, ACER XP Firefox and Toshiba TECRA 8100 runnung Kubunto and Firefox) - everthing is working fine.
Whooppee! So it must have been speed/performance. Any comment from anyone?
Whooppee! So it must have been speed/performance. Any comment from anyone?
I'm getting fed up of this. 
Its up and down like the proverbial!
Now not as good. Some images display - but not all. Could it be the ping times - packet loss? I haven't much of a clue what I'm talking about here - but I have read many other posts and articles over the years and "they" often talk about this.
Its up and down like the proverbial! Now not as good. Some images display - but not all. Could it be the ping times - packet loss? I haven't much of a clue what I'm talking about here - but I have read many other posts and articles over the years and "they" often talk about this.
