Hi Geoff,
Glad to hear it is working but the reason it started reading OK is top
secret and if I told you, Glen would have to shoot you. This is the typical
nonsense answer I give when I don't have a clue :-) Good luck with it.
--
Regards
Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Geoff" wrote in message
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Hi Ron, Alan and Glee
IE5.5 is now working! How did this happen? I am not really sure why, but
I managed to load onto the computer Netscape Navigator 7.2. I did not
configure it as the default browser because the owner is used to IE. But I
thought I may be able to use it to run the magazine disks.
After placing the previously unreadable (by IE) disk into the computer, it
autoran and opened up IE5.5 with no problem whatsoever! And I am now able
to browse the disks using IE.
Any ideas why this would have happened? Just to satisfy my curiousity.
"Geoff" wrote in message
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Hi Alan,
The computer will read/open other .htm files that are on the hard drive.
"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
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Not sure of the relevance with DMA. Mine is unchecked, though
Disconnect is checked. I suspect my CD on my old Win98 SE machine
doesn't support DMA
I don't use Autorun anyway and have it disabled.
Are you saying you cannot open an html file ONLY if it is on a local
drive? Can you verify this by trying another html file? (On your hard
drive)
...Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:01:41 +1000, "Geoff"
wrote:
Thanks Alan.
I have tried opening the CD in Explorer, Default.htm and all I get is
"The
Page Cannot Be Displayed"
I have also checked CD Auto insert notification option (done) but I note
also that DMA is enabled as is Disconnect. Any relevance?
"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
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You don't need to open folders in a browser.
Open the CD in Explorer and doubleclick Default.htm in the root folder
as indicated.
Note that the instructions in the magazine (Australian PC User) are
slightly different on the back of the CD, though both mean the same
thing.
If you want the CD to autorun, try this:
Right-click on the My Computer icon and select Properties.
Choose the Device Manager tab.
Open the CD-ROM branch, and select the entry for your CD-ROM drive.
Click Properties, and then choose the Settings tab.
Turn on the Auto insert notification option.
Click OK, and then OK again. You'll have to restart Windows for this
change to take effect.
...Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:32:46 +1000, "Geoff"
wrote:
Ron,
To put the matter in perspective (now that I have enjoyed a nights
sleep
in
the southern hemispere)........quoting from the PC magazine "The cover
disks
use a Web-style interface. You only need to install a web browser to
be
able
to view the contents. If you already have a browser installed. then
the
disks will autorun (for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP) and load your
default
browser at the home page of the disk. If the disks do not autorun,
simply
launch your favourite browser and open the page DEFAULT.HTM from the
root
of
the disk."....
Hope this makes my earlier reply a little more clear.
My problem is that the disk will not autorun and if I right click the
CD
drive and then go to Explore I can see the folders but the browser
will
still not open them!
A virus/worm or trojan perhaps?
"Geoff" wrote in message
bl...
The CDs (from the PC magazine) usually run under IE (default.htm)
and
are
read within a web browser window.
Hope that helps.
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Are you misspeaking yourself--one normally uses Windows Explorer
(not
IE)
in conjunction with CDs. Assuming you are using Explorer, what
happens
when you double click a file and what is the file extension?
--
Regards
Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo
"Geoff" wrote in message
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Fixing (?) a Win98Se computer with IE5.5
When I run a commercial CD (from a PC magazine) IE opens but only
to a
screen with the message "This page cannot be displayed"!!!!!
When I select the "D" drive (CD) and "Explore" I can see all the
files
and
folders but IE refuses to open any of them.
I have also tried other commercial CD's with the same resultand I
have
replaced CD reader with another and get the same result. :-(
Where to now?
Thanks for any help.