09-01-2003, 08:00 PM
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The Most Irritating Internet Explorer Bug Ever Created
I try to keep everything on this site Pocket PC-related, at least tenuously, but sometimes I run across something so important I feel I should share it: for the past couple of months, I've been irritated by the fact that on all sorts of sites (PPCT included), small images wouldn't load. It's irritating to get a page full of small red X's, but even more so when it's your own site and server. At the time, I was using NetCaptor, so I emailed them to ask what as going on. They couldn't explain it. Then I switched to using MyIE2, and it kept happening. I hunted for an explanation myself, but gave up. Then I saw this note in a recent issues of Lockergnome Windows Daily, and guess what? I worked! If you have the same irritating bug, check this out:
"...he directed me to a specific thread on tek-tips.com. I was skeptical, but (having nothing to lose) the tweak was applied. This involves a little Registry diving, paddling to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ PROTOCOLS \ Name-Space Handler. It's suggested that 'http', 'https', and 'ftp' don't belong there - at least, with IE6 SP1 (when the bug was introduced). Leaving only the 'mk' key intact, we're instructed to restart our PC for any changes to take effect. I did. It worked. And there was much rejoicing. Immediately, I blitzed the URL to other friends who were facing the same bugaboo. So far, so good, so happy."
In my case, I had to delete an FTP key. I can still FTP normally, but now I can see every image on the page. How on earth do glaringly obvious bugs like this slip based the QA guys working on Internet Explorer? Does Microsoft really not care any more now that they've conquered the browser market? :|
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09-01-2003, 08:06 PM
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Re: The Most Irritating Internet Explorer Bug Ever Created
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
How on earth do glaringly obvious bugs like this slip based the QA guys working on Internet Explorer? :|
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what QA guys? :bad-words:
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09-01-2003, 08:29 PM
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Re: The Most Irritating Internet Explorer Bug Ever Created
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Does Microsoft really not care any more now that they've conquered the browser market? :|
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They don't. :evil: IE6 still has tons of CSS bugs (especially CSS2 support), and it holds up web development, but Microsoft hasn't lifted a finger to fix them. (IE for the Mac doesn't have them, so we know Microsoft's capable of writing a real renderer.) Don't even start me with the MIME types bug, either. Finally, they're leaning towards not releasing new standalone versions anymore -- you'd have to get a new OS to get the latest IE. While that's fine for me, it's not fine for customers of mine who aren't going to migrate OSes every year or two.
That's why I use Mozilla (Firebird, to be precise). Standards-compliant, tabbed browsing, ad-blocking, relatively secure. Oh, and I've never had this bug. :lol:
--janak
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09-01-2003, 08:44 PM
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Jason, Thanks for the tip.
Any thoughts on how those keys got there?
I have checked 3 of my systems (all XP running IE 6 sp1) and none have those protocols.
-Steve
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09-01-2003, 08:54 PM
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Re: The Most Irritating Internet Explorer Bug Ever Created
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
That's why I use Mozilla (Firebird, to be precise). Standards-compliant, tabbed browsing, ad-blocking, relatively secure. Oh, and I've never had this bug. :lol:
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Does Mozilla have an auto-complete function? I was using Opera for a while, but the lack of an auto-complete just killed it for me...
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09-01-2003, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bcre8v2
Jason, Thanks for the tip. Any thoughts on how those keys got there?
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No clue - I'm not sure if it's a third party software issue, a patch + 3rd party software, or what. 8O
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09-01-2003, 09:07 PM
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Jason,
It would be better to submit this issue to the Product Support Services. They wouldb be very happy too resolve the issue. Microsoft is committed on Quality and Customer satisfaction. Internet Explorer is constantly improving and we are gonna see great innovation coming the next years...
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09-01-2003, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by petvas
Jason,
It would be better to submit this issue to the Product Support Services. They wouldb be very happy too resolve the issue. Microsoft is committed on Quality and Customer satisfaction. Internet Explorer is constantly improving and we are gonna see great innovation coming the next years...
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No offense, but I hardly think I'm the first one to notice this - and it Microsoft doesn't already know about it, shame on them.
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09-01-2003, 09:18 PM
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Jason, not to stray too far off topic, but what made you switch from NetCaptor to MyIE2? I'm using NC now, but am always looking for new options. (I'm not at home right now so I can't try it out.)
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09-01-2003, 09:22 PM
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Philosopher
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Re: The Most Irritating Internet Explorer Bug Ever Created
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Does Mozilla have an auto-complete function? I was using Opera for a while, but the lack of an auto-complete just killed it for me...
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It's had it for as long as I can remember. Check out the latest nightly of Firebird. I haven't looked back since Opera (IE before that)
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