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Old 08-22-2006   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Recent Update Problems

Wierd either version I try to run I get this error

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6770/error4za9.jpg

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> (cross-post added to Vista General)
> "Steve W." <SteveW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ABD4E87E-9E63-4E9A-AD7B-789D0FF8B73D@microsoft.com
> ....
> > I am wondering if I update to a newer build of vista from b2
> > if that would fix the problem.

>
>
> Sorry, I don't use Vista. I should have taken the cue from PA Bear's post
> and either not replied or cross-posted too (doing so now.)
>
>
> > that last picture I posted, I was trying to go to espn.com(espn.go.com)
> > and it said trying to open espn_go_com

>
>
> That could be normal. The message could be showing you the filename
> that the HTML document would be saved under in the TIF.
>
> However, FiddlerTool shows that
>
> http://espn.go.com/
>
> is marked no-cache and (in XPsp2 IE7b3) Alt-T,O,Alt-S,V confirms that
> the page's HTML body is not in the TIF. So what it would really be showing
> you is wherever Vista stores it (temporarily) while the HTML is being rendered.
>
>
> I would try running FileMon, filtering on espn;.htm;.xml (and hightlight .htm)
> to try to gain more insight on the symptom.
>
> Hmm... I just tried that with XPsp2 IE7b3 and the only thing that showed up
> was something called index[2].htm and it's not long enough.
> E.g. FiddlerTool shows that the length of the HTML to be received
> would be Content-Length: 148384
>
> In any case, FileMon might still be able to capture the error for you
> and perhaps give it a different interpretation.
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>
> > "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> >
> >> "Steve W." <SteveW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:185339CC-CF19-4B15-B1C8-C3D49F43B108@microsoft.com
> >> ....
> >> > http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1717/error3pp9.jpg
> >>
> >> > [image of Security Warning: ... Unknown file type]
> >>
> >>
> >> This could involve the security option:
> >>
> >> Open files based on content, not file extension
> >> (in Security Settings, Miscellaneous section)
> >>
> >> Default is Enable which means that besides looking at the Content-Type
> >> header (if any) the first few bytes of the file will be "sniffed" to try to see
> >> if it looks like what it is says it is supposed to be (or is assumed to be).
> >>
> >> OTOH since that default procedure works well for most users
> >> another implication of your symptom may be that the data is being
> >> corrupted in some way, so then identifying and removing that cause would be
> >> needed for a resolution. In that case, disabling any unnecessary third-party
> >> programs used on the communications path (e.g. firewall) and testing
> >> for an MTU size problem (ref. KB314825) might help. Make sure that
> >> you leave the Windows firewall active if you try this.
> >>
> >> FYI others in the past discovered HTML rendering issues were probably
> >> caused by a particular version of Zone Alarm Pro; that would be a related
> >> symptom.
> >>
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> Robert Aldwinckle
> >> ---
> >>
> >>
> >>

> >
> > Well I tried the Based on content and that just made it take a little longer
> > to pop up.
> >
> > As for any software firewall, I do not use any of that. I have a hardware one.
> >
> > The interesting thing is I can not roll back any updates to see if it fixes
> > it. I thought it was possibly a virus and nothing. I am wondering if I update
> > to a newer build of vista from b2 if that would fix the problem. Is there
> > anything that I can possibly do instead of trying to get a hold of a newer
> > build. I mean that last picture I posted, I was trying to go to
> > espn.com(espn.go.com) and it said trying to open espn_go_com. Does that ring
> > a bell anywhere that I could be a registry setting, or could this be a side
> > effect of any of vista's security settings? I mean if I have to disable all
> > the security settings that would be fine.
> >
> > And let me thank you for responding.
> >
> > --Steve

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