Helllllllllllp - my smilies arnt working

wokkies

Yes I know its not a super tecky problem but since the lovely hubby accidently totally wiped my 120gig hd and lost my operating system, I am now using a 4gig hd but surely this cant be why I cant access the smilies/icons on MSE, I have checked in my user cp and all seems to be set as usuall, anyone know the answer please

tom9980

why are you only using a 4gb why not reinstall on the 120gb one?

Most likely the icons are being blocked by the browser for some reason.

wokkies

because its in the other pc while he is using a program to get my pics and music back, do you think its the small hd thats doing it, I also cannot delete any posts like I used to itms

tom9980

ahh ok so an old PC most likely with older operating system and browser, if you click on the below link can you see the picture?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/images/smilies/confused-smiley-013.gif

also which broswer are you using Internet explorer? Firefox or opera?

wokkies

yep could see that pic, I'm running on xp pro, probably taking a lot of my hd's space up, lol ie 7 I think, have got firefox aswell will brb just check see if it works on firefox, have avg and managed to get three win32 viruses which went to the vault and this was off competions sites i regularly visit and have no problems with usually

wokkies

:mad::o:p
aha in firefox I can do smilies but the box you type in is grey, so if it works in firefox why wont it work in i.e

wokkies

while I'm on the tech thread which browser would you say is best, I have i.e and firefox, lots of pees on the comps board have opera and safari, which is best:D

tom9980

I think the firefox thing being grey is just a bug with the latest version it should work by just clicking and typing in it.

Personally i use Opera its my favourite i think Firefox is best for most people because its very similar to IE in ease of use, i dont recommend using Internet Explorer generally because it often is more of a security risk than 3rd party browsers.

maybe some of the new functions in AVG 8 are blocking the smilies in IE not sure, or it could be a setting within IE but im guessing its more likely to be something blocking supposed adverts which are in fact smilies (my best guess).

wokkies

tom9980 wrote: »

I think the firefox thing being grey is just a bug with the latest version it should work by just clicking and typing in it.

Personally i use Opera its my favourite i think Firefox is best for most people because its very similar to IE in ease of use, i dont recommend using Internet Explorer generally because it often is more of a security risk than 3rd party browsers.

maybe some of the new functions in AVG 8 are blocking the smilies in IE not sure, or it could be a setting within IE but im guessing its more likely to be something blocking supposed adverts which are in fact smilies (my best guess).

Tom you are a star:D I am not on AVG 8 yet as there didnt seem to be as much protection as there was on the original AVG we had, I am using internet explorer less and less nowadays.
My next question is on 3.com dongles can you help me on that one, if I buy one can I still have 4 pc's/laptops connected or do we all need a dongle and is the only place to get a dongle from '3'?

tom9980

you mean this right? http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_services_/mobile_broadband_/detail.omp

Its not really a replacement for Home Broadband in fact it isnt even close its really good for people who roam a lot with laptops and can afford and justify the costs involved but potentially can cost you a lot more money than regular broadband can. There is also often long contracts 18 months in most cases and if you cant get mobile signal you wont get this either so can be unreliable. Its also much harder to share the internet access because the modem or dongle is usb connected.

I only recommend these types of devices for buisness types who need internet access from anywhere, anytime such as someone i know who uses it for Internet access when hes away in hotels and B&B's in various parts of the country.