IE 8 some sites don't render correctly in standard user account

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pixeltuna

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I have a Vista Home Premium SP2 32-bit machine. I use IE 8 in my admin account and have had no problems with browsing websites. When I switch to my standard user account and use IE 8, some sites just don't render correctly (see attached screenshots). I've tried almost every suggestion I've come across in researching this issue, to no avail, including uninstalling IE 8 and using IE 7, reinstalling IE 8, compatibility view, add-ons disabled, mtu router tweaks, disabling anti-virus. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Sites in the screenshots are www.apple.com, www.facebook.com, and www.veoh.com.

BTW, I use Firefox mostly but need IE working for testing purposes as I'm a developer. Thanks.
 

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pixeltuna

Are there any IE addons used? what abt AV? Im feeling like its a config problem since admin doesn't have it and std user does. just the one std user has it? you could create a temp user and see if they have it. If so it might be some kind of permissions problem. Let us know

Ken
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
I've tried with add-ons disabled and AV disabled, which made no difference. How can I tweak permissions, if that was the problem? To me it seems like it's not rendering the CSS or javascript or fails to download them on certain sites, but only for the standard user account. Weird.
 

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SOLVED: Problem was font shortcuts to "lucida grande" not accessible to other user accounts, but IE still stupidly tries to load it for sites that call it.
 

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Thank you for letting us know.
[It's nice to be able to solve one's own problem at times. Good for you.] ;)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
    CPU
    IntelCore [email protected] x2
    Memory
    4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    SPECS.
    Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
    Drive 2. [ All as above.]

    CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
    Case
    Laptop / notebook.
    Cooling
    Stock.
    Keyboard
    IBM enhanced
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
    Internet Speed
    ADSL [ Too slow.]
    Other Info
    Webcam.
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