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"Pete d'Oronzio [pdmagic]" <myfirstname@pdmagic.com> wrote in message
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> Ian Betts wrote:
>
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>> "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