links, no link

pandas66

Hi
Could someone please help me with a problem. My pc has been playing up and so a month ago quit, so I've had a new motherboard put in and got it back today. Got the broadband connected again and all seems ok but when I opened an email before I can't click into the link to the outside page it brings up an empty page. I just also did it on here to an external link and recieved a blank page. What can I do. I'm proper uneducated in the pc world so laymans terms for me.
Ta very much

Mr_Skint_2

If you are using IE, Try this, Tool, Internet Options, Programs Tab, Reset Web Settings, and take out the tick in also reset home page, click Yes.

pandas66

Tried it and no luck.....................love the sig.

Mr_Skint_2

Have you got all your updates, In IE, Tools windows update.

pandas66

Got all my updates now but still no link
Thanks for your help

Mr_Skint_2

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679 This is the problem apparently this means editing the registry if you do attemt this go really careful.

Please read carefully and see the links down the page click on them if you can
to read more tips.

If you are not to sure dont bother, also back up the registry.

pandas66

hahahaha, your having a larf with me.........fancy posting a link for me to follow....................I know I'll copy it to my browser......irony

Mr_Skint_2

pandas66 wrote:

hahahaha, your having a larf with me.........fancy posting a link for me to follow....................I know I'll copy it to my browser......irony

Yeah catch 22 or what, I mean its all very well having a link to click on
if the browser works, Thats Microsoft for you.

Could always try http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Fire Fox
oh and once again youll have to paste the link in. :rolleyes:

pandas66

Thanks for your patience (!) with me, I went to the microsoft link but its proper gobbledegook for me to understand. Scared I'll loose the lot again......I will look at the firefox one now, ta

Mr_Skint_2

Yeah Fire Fox is slighty different but is a lot better, you can also get the ieview
extension, this means when you go to a site and it it doesnt show up in Fire Fox
you can right hand click the oage from within fire fox and choose show page in IE.

This is no problem of Fire Fox, Its the web designer who is lazy
but its not that many sites that this happens to. Get FF and release
your Browsing potential.

pandas66

right I've downloaded it, now I just need a link to try out.