Can't access Guild on internet explorer

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

wasn't sure if this is the right place to post this.
I seem to be unable to access the forum on internet explorer, its strange because this is the only site affected... it all works fine on Fire fox, but whenever I open it up on internet explorer it stalls for a second and changes to the Google screen searching this.... http://toolbar.ask.com/toolbarv/askRedirect?o=101664 mediamgr.ugo.com/html.ng/Network=ugo
its weird... because it just started today...

[pevergreen]

IE 6, 7 or 8

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

How do I tell?

[Tellos Athenaios]

If it is [insert-derogatory-remark] ugly + grey + "square" and soooo Win2K : IE6 (or worse).
If it is [insert-derogatory-remark] ugly but less square (and a lot more plastic-y: I guess they wanted more teenage girls to use it) : IE 7.
Otherwise: IE 8. (That doesn't mean that IE 8 isn't [insert-derogatory-remark] ugly; just that I haven't tried it yet.)

[GeneralHankerchief]

IE7 here, and I'm getting it as well. I think the problem ranges from hitting the browser's "Back" button. I have to hit it twice for the page to actually go back, and as soon as I'm on the previous page it redirects to the Google screen mentioned above.

[TinCow]

Tested with IE 7.0.5730.11 on my work computer. No issues.

[Caius]

I hate to use Firefox. Period. Any quick fix?

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

nothing, still doesn't work for me, tried rebooting computer, no go. may just have to switch over entirely to Firefox.... I am also IE 7. not sure whats causing it...

[Gregoshi]

I'm not getting the Google stuff, but I do have to click twice to get the Back button to work as GH mentioned. IE7 here.

[Aemilius Paulus]

I hate to use Firefox.

Wow. Any reasons?

[Ironside]

I'm not getting the Google stuff, but I do have to click twice to get the Back button to work as GH mentioned. IE7 here.

Have you checked what page you end up within the back menu, if you only click once? Got the same problem and ends up on mediamgr.ugo.com/html.ng/Network=ugo, but the guild is still displayed.

Got IE 7.

Edit: It's a browser hijacking commercial if I understand it correctly. IE prevents it from happening (with some settings atleast) thus sending you right. The commercial ends up as an error message.

Edit2: It's definitly the commercial, you can get it to display "navigation to the webpage was canceled", by backing to the mediamgr etc and then stop the page reading.

[Andres]

Have you checked what page you end up within the back menu, if you only click once? Got the same problem and ends up on mediamgr.ugo.com/html.ng/Network=ugo, but the guild is still displayed.

Same here. Also need to click twice to go to the previous page. IE7.

[Gregoshi]

Have you checked what page you end up within the back menu, if you only click once? Got the same problem and ends up on mediamgr.ugo.com/html.ng/Network=ugo, but the guild is still displayed.

Ah, you are right. The IE window title does display "Can't access Guild on internet explorer" though.

[KukriKhan]

Using Opera browser, the page-bottom advert doesn't load, but reads: "Error!
Could not connect to remote server". Org pages display OK and navigate fine.

IE7 however, tries and fails to load the ad, and hijacks to the cited google reference.

Host should be notified. Some revenue source isn't getting any bang for their buck, and is instead irritating the eyeballs they wish would view their ad.

[Ironside]

Can add that my home computer loads the highjack page (seen in the page loading field to the lower left), but nothing is seen otherwise, the org works perfectly as normal.

IE 7 here aswell, but on Vista, instead of XP.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

If I click the back button it goes back to the guild for a few seconds but then just loads back to the Google page.... Its really quite irritating, ahh well, I can learn to live with Fire fox

[Caius]

Wow. Any reasons?

Can't be bothered to get used to other navigator.

[phonicsmonkey]

I'm having a similar problem, but using Firefox 3.

Instead of the forum loading, I get an error message saying 'unsupported compression method' or something. and sometimes the forum will part-load but lower down the page is just script text.

When I switch to IE I have similar issues. Opera seems ok.

Is anyone else having this issue? It's very annoying.

[Caius]

I'm having a similar problem, but using Firefox 3.

Instead of the forum loading, I get an error message saying 'unsupported compression method' or something. and sometimes the forum will part-load but lower down the page is just script text.

When I switch to IE I have similar issues. Opera seems ok.

Is anyone else having this issue? It's very annoying.

Not anymore.

[TosaInu]

Hello,

FireFox: unable to connect.
IE 7.0: Just blanks or displays Navigation canceled. It doesn't seem to cause other problems though.

This is something for the host.

[Beskar]

Google Chrome is the best and most advanced browser released at the moment.

[phonicsmonkey]

Hello,

FireFox: unable to connect.
IE 7.0: Just blanks or displays Navigation canceled. It doesn't seem to cause other problems though.

This is something for the host.

Sorry Tosa, but have you guys reported it to the host, or are you saying I should?

[Greyblades]

Google Chrome is the best and most advanced browser released at the moment.

Am I the only one who thinks he's getting paid to say this?

[Lemur]

He's right about Google Chrome. And may I add that Sprite is the most refreshing soft drink in America. Nothing goes with browsing the Org like a refreshing taste of Sprite™ lemon-lime carbonated beverage.

Obey your thirst!

[Tellos Athenaios]

Am I the only one who thinks he's getting paid to say this?

Perhaps not paid. Still a bit of research would show ... interesting things...

Looking at the features:

Dynamic tabs: ... well interesting but that's been in Opera for as long as I use that browser, at leas that I can remember actually using it.
Getting my browser history stats on my screen each time I open a new tab [who thought that was a great idea to have my browser display random visual garbage when I open something for clean start?] is something Microsoft kind of copied in IE 8.
Crash control is a good thing. Expensive on the resources, but in theory that is a really sound design decision.
Incognito Mode aka Porn mode. :shrugs: Not something Firefox and IE weren't quick to adopt anyways. Not that it is actually fool proof mind you, a simple check of a web cache and router logs would probably make it a bit of a futile attempt and especially the web cache (ooh, it'll contain evidence not just in the logs, but also in more graphical forms) is something present for it makes a simple, cheap and effective bandwidth upgrade in just about any networking set up.
Safe browsing aka phishing filter. What do you mean: as old as backdoor & other malware distribution sites?
Instant bookmarks. Ever present ever since the Ctrl+D keystroke. That's as old as when Netscape was still going strong which is before the malware sites were even as much as a publicly well-known threat [or really really close].
Simpler downloads sound like the age old Firefox download 'manager' window or otherwise horribly ill-suited to someone who likes to have a certain measure of control over where your downloads end up on an ad-hoc decision basis.

Not to say that those features are particularly crappy or something. Just that they are kind of overhyped or have clear history of prior-art surrounding them.

If you want to get features in terms of "new cool things all browsers will do 5 years from now" you should keep an eye on Opera. That browser has a track record in the field.

[Beskar]

Actually, it is the only browser which operates through multi-threading and split memory resources so where as in Firefox and IE, there is an error on the page and it ruins the whole page, in Google Chrome, the page acts entirely normal except for that bit. All sorts of stuff and benefits come from that from faster loading (don't have to waste for the gif ad to load so the loading of the page can continue) and all sorts of things. For a correct, incognito mode doesn't save in web cache and who trawls through router logs and where would joe average even know what one is, nevermind checking them.

Also, it has a simple and effective design. Not the cluttered nonsense you get with other browsers.

I noticed since Google Chromes release, Firefox ripped a bunch of features from it. Downside of Open-source. Even down to the star for bookmarking and "awesome bar".

[Tellos Athenaios]

Actually, it is the only browser which operates through multi-threading and split memory resources so where as in Firefox and IE, there is an error on the page and it ruins the whole page, in Google Chrome, the page acts entirely normal except for that bit. All sorts of stuff and benefits come from that from faster loading (don't have to waste for the gif ad to load so the loading of the page can continue) and all sorts of things.

No it isn't (just about *all* browsers use multi threading and by virtue of that have multiple chunks of memory available for one specific thread only) but the point with Chrome is indeed that it's sandboxed tabs (jailed in their own threads) _may_ prevent it from crashing when one script goes berserk. May. Not will guaranteed.

For a correct, incognito mode doesn't save in web cache and who trawls through router logs and where would joe average even know what one is, nevermind checking them.

Web caches are a-priori not under the control of a browser. If you mean the local, private cache that is another matter. But _that_ is the browser cache. Not a _web cache_ which is a shared proxy for an entire LAN. Like that of a University. You can specify through HTTP response headers when something is not to be cached; but this 'cache control' mechanism is wielded by the Server and not the Client (browser) [and may not actually be supported or be ignored].

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

OK now I do have a real problem, it would appear that I cant upload files to the PBm uploader using Firefox. which is really starting to piss me off. does anyone have any solutions? everytime I try and upload something I get a screen that says Upload error - configuration problem - unable to create a user subdirectory on server.

I am really starting to hate my computer...

[phonicsmonkey]

OK now I do have a real problem, it would appear that I cant upload files to the PBm uploader using Firefox. which is really starting to piss me off. does anyone have any solutions? everytime I try and upload something I get a screen that says Upload error - configuration problem - unable to create a user subdirectory on server.

I am really starting to hate my computer...

I am having the same problem, but with other browsers too - I think there's a problem with the uploader. I've been using rapidshare or mediafire in the meantime..

[Beskar]

There is this one which is very good.
http://www.sharehub.com/