For the first time, I am unable to open one particular Wikipedia article on the web. So far just one. It has something to do with MIME type file that Windows does not recognize .
Absolutely clueless. Anyone has encountered this? How does this differ from other wikipedias.
IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
- 10 Mar 2011 #1
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My System SpecsIE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
- 10 Mar 2011 #2
Senior Member
My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
Hello and welcome to the forum.
Try to reset you can do it like this.
1. Click open IE8...
2. Hit your alt button and in the upper left hand corner your tool box will come up then click on tools...
3. Click Internet options...
4. Click advanced...
5. Click Reset...
Hope this helps
- 10 Mar 2011 #3
Banned My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
Resetting? Are you sure? Seems so drastic.
- 10 Mar 2011 #4
Senior Member
My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
All you are doing is setting IE8 back to it's default. So it is like when you first set up you IP page, when I did mine I did not lose anything your just resetting it to default.
Tom
- 10 Mar 2011 #5
Banned My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
I want to know if you will reset if you fail to open this one actor's file out of the whole cast of sitcom MODERN FAMILY. Wikipedia has a long article on this TV show with a full listing of it cast whose names are individually clickable for more information(also by wikipedia). ALL except Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Modern Family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 10 Mar 2011 #6
Senior Member
My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
Seems to work for me in IE9,
Originally Posted by typo 
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 10 Mar 2011 #7
Senior Member
My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
Hello to answer your question I reset my IE8 every month or so and I have lost nothing, if you look at the spec's for my system at the bottom left hand corner of my page you will see what I am running, if my computer sneeze's just a little I do it. You see I learned it here at the forum.
Tom
- 10 Mar 2011 #8
BSOD Squad
My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
Am Critic is correct. You do not lose anything but IE addons will have to be replaced. Such things as adobe, pdf, etc.
One of our prized tutorials
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...rer-reset.html
Same in Vista
- 10 Mar 2011 #9
Senior Member
My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
Hello
Thank you Rich.
I hope you get your system back the way you want it. As I stated it won't hurt anything, your just resetting it back to the original spec's.
Thank you
Tom
- 11 Mar 2011 #10
Banned My System SpecsRe: IE 8 fails to open a wikipedia file
I beg to disagree.
Just because resetting is harmless it should be done at the drop of a hat. In my case it can be tedious......for nothing (if it is not the solution). It's like re-setting a dozen clocks and watches with DST (which by the way is in two days...just a reminder.) I had done it on occassions and I never liked to type back data and forms and even passwords on lots of accounts that require them. And it never was the solution.
I don't know what happened, but just now I was able to open that wiki file I had problem viewing before....without having to reset....or do anything. Could it be a temporary prob of the file?
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