Ian Betts wrote:
>
>
> "Pete d'Oronzio [pdmagic]" <myfirstname@pdmagic.com> wrote in
> message news:#krehO21HHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Vista appears to be having a problem with my network. Some
> > websites show up without properly loading stylesheets and/or
> > images. It appears that perhaps it occurs when the resource is on
> > a different server from the main page.
> >
> > The most obvious web page with this problem is microsoft.com!
> > http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx
> >
> > Another page that often fails: http://nytimes.com
> >
> > Here's what it looks like in IE 7 and in Safari on Vista:
> > http://research.pdmagic.com/test/vis...rosoft_com.pdf
> >
> >
> > Here you can see that .js and .css are loaded from different
> > machine names:
> > <script type="text/javascript"
> > src="http://i3.microsoft.com/shared/core/1/js/library.js">
> >
> > @import url('http://i2.microsoft.com/shared/core/1/css/core.css');
> >
> > The problem is specific to Vista, and appears to be specific to my
> > network. Here are the facts:
> >
> > 1. I installed Vista 32 Ultimate on my Laptop in January and
> > experienced the problem, so uninstalled.
> > 2. Recently installed Vista 64 Ultimate on my desktop and have the
> > same problem.
> > 3. Recently installed Vista 32 Ultimate on my laptop (again) -
> > same problem.
> > 4. There are about 6 computers in the office running XP, 2K, 2003
> > that do not have this problem. (running a variety of browsers
> > including IE7)
> > 5. I put a VMWare virtual machine on the Vista 64 desktop - XP
> > pro in the VM. It doesn't have the problem.
> > 6. I put the same VMWare XP Pro virtual machine on the laptop
> > running Vista 32. Also doesn't have the problem.
> > 7. Went to a different network and problem goes away completely.
> > 8. Problem occurs on my network using wireless OR wired NIC's.
> > 9. Other computers that work in the office are connected to same
> > switch as the two that don't work.
> > 10. The problem in intermittent. It works 10% of the time, fails
> > 90% of the time.
> >
> > My network configuration is:
> > DSL from Qwest
> > Cisco 678 DSL Modem/Router
> > GnatBox firewall software running on computer with Intel GB NIC's
> > Netgear GB switch
> >
> > I'd like to install Vista on other systems in the office, but
> > can't afford to have them fail on common web sites.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Pete
> >
> >
> Frankly after all those attempts to install I would format and
> start a clean install on all of them..
These are *all* clean installs. Every single one of them. That's
two virtual machines and two physical machines. They didn't work at
the end of the install, or after applying MS patches.
And - at least 2 of the 4 (the laptop and its VM) work fine at
another location. Also, the laptop running an XP VM works fine on my
network.
Thanks,
-Pete