no pictures on web sites

Since about a year ago, I cannot see pictures on the
Internet. All web sites look like text. Most pictures and
buttons, links etc, are replaced by a box with a little
red cross inside each box. Right click, show picture -
shows the picture or button.
Many internet sites or links also show messages at bottom
of screen such as "done with errors" and the web link
doesn't open (or there's nothing inside the new window).
Drop down selection menus (e.g. on airflight forms for
destination), don't drop down etc.

Don't know why this has happened.
I have W98 (I think the first edition, bought ~Oct 98),
PII. IE 5.00 with Outlook Express.

Yes - I have went into the Internet Options - Tools and
made sure the "show pictures" in the media is checked - it
is. I've even toggled it. So I don't think that is the
problem.

I also have a "windows is shutting down" hanging problem
when I shut down. I have to turn off the PC manually.

Very recently, after rerunning windows setup.exe, hoping
to overwrite and renew any altered files (took about 45
mins), my Sophos antivirus system came up with a popup
window saying it had found Bugbear-A. Why Sophos didn't
pick it up prior to re-running setup.exe, I don't know.
However, I have disinfected the PC from Bugbear-A.
Whether this was related or not to the lack of internet
pics, I don't know. It hasn't solved the problem, so I
think Bugbear-A may have been an unrelated issue.

I am considering getting IE6 to see if that will help.
But, why did it go wrong after working since 1998.

Are there any checks I can do to see what has caused the
lack of pictures? The problem is that when I go to web
sites for help - with the lack of pictures - it becomes
difficult getting help.

I'm new to this newsgroup/forum, my first posting. If you
wish to reply, you can reply direct and use my e-mail
address . Hope someone can help
me.
Thanks
Derek

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derek554 wrote:
Since about a year ago, I cannot see pictures on the
Internet. All web sites look like text. Most pictures and
buttons, links etc, are replaced by a box with a little
red cross inside each box. Right click, show picture -
shows the picture or button.
Many internet sites or links also show messages at bottom
of screen such as "done with errors" and the web link
doesn't open (or there's nothing inside the new window).
Drop down selection menus (e.g. on airflight forms for
destination), don't drop down etc.

Don't know why this has happened.
I have W98 (I think the first edition, bought ~Oct 98),
PII. IE 5.00 with Outlook Express.

Yes - I have went into the Internet Options - Tools and
made sure the "show pictures" in the media is checked - it
is. I've even toggled it. So I don't think that is the
problem.

I also have a "windows is shutting down" hanging problem
when I shut down. I have to turn off the PC manually.

Very recently, after rerunning windows setup.exe, hoping
to overwrite and renew any altered files (took about 45
mins), my Sophos antivirus system came up with a popup
window saying it had found Bugbear-A. Why Sophos didn't
pick it up prior to re-running setup.exe, I don't know.
However, I have disinfected the PC from Bugbear-A.
Whether this was related or not to the lack of internet
pics, I don't know. It hasn't solved the problem, so I
think Bugbear-A may have been an unrelated issue.

I am considering getting IE6 to see if that will help.
But, why did it go wrong after working since 1998.

Are there any checks I can do to see what has caused the
lack of pictures? The problem is that when I go to web
sites for help - with the lack of pictures - it becomes
difficult getting help.

I'm new to this newsgroup/forum, my first posting. If you
wish to reply, you can reply direct and use my e-mail
address . Hope someone can help
me.
Thanks
Derek