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Animated gifs don't do anything

Hi. I can't seem to see animated gifs. Well, I can see them, but they aren't animated. Sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't... most of the time they aren't. I was thinking it may have something to do with the firewall, but it turned out not to be. I'm sorry I can't be a little more descriptive, but I'm hoping someone will understand what I'm saying.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give.
By the way, if it makes a difference, I'm using windows 98se.

sunray_2003

Dear poorfish,

Where are you seeing them ?

try any image application or in Internet explorer

Thanks,
Sunray

sunray_2003

Are you sure you are viewing an animated GIF .. ?

Sunray

poorfish

ASKER

I'm sorry... I mean like if I go into a forum or something where people use animated gifs in their avatars and what-not. The ones that I know do something, well, aren't doing anything. Also, smilies, emoticons, things like that. The animated ones don't move most of the time either.

Thanks for your help and your quick reply!

sunray_2003

If you had previously viewed fine , try doing system file checker

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;185836&

http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/sfc.htm

Sunray

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poorfish

ASKER

Wow... thank you so much... I'll go through this stuff and try to figure it out. I'm not using explorer... I'm using netscape (I know, I know).

poorfish

ASKER

Hmmm... I ran the adware thing, a bunch of things came up on it... but I don't know what any of it means...

sunray_2003

NO i was just suspecting that some spyware is acting in your machine that might be causing this issue..

if you have IE check my links , repair and check if that would solve the issue

Read abt spywares in one of my links.. SPywares cause most of the problems

Sunray

poorfish

ASKER

I have internet explorer... but that's not the browser I use. I use the newest netscape, but if I do use IE it still does the same thing, and I went through and did the stuff you said to do. I ran an adware thing and a spybot thing... but I'm not quite sure what any of it meant. I claered out all the history things, cookies, etc. too. Nothing worked. :(

I wish I knew more about these things, I feel like such a dumbass sometimes!

sunray_2003

poorfish,

Did you try the system file checker ?

Or try repair windows 98 and check if that would solve

Thanks,
Sunray

poorfish

ASKER

For some reason, mine doesn't have system file checker... I think I read somewhere through all that that the later versions of 98 (I have the second edition) didn't have it... something about people abusing it or something...

"Or try repair windows 98 and check if that would solve" --- how do I go about that?

Again, thank you so much for all your help, I reeeeeally appreciate it.

sunray_2003

In one of my comments I have said about system file checker ... Did you go through that ?

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/1999111116313539

Sunray

poorfish

ASKER

It says... setupx.dll may be corrupted. ?

sunray_2003

Can you not fix it .. Use windows 98 CD when yuou do that file checking

Sunray

poorfish

ASKER

See, now here's where the wierd stuff comes in... when I got up this morning and got on the comp, everything works right. Geez. I just don't get it.

sunray_2003

Hmm.. If your problem has been solved then it is fine..

If any of my comments did help you accept the comment that helped..

If you feel none helped , just post a 0 pt in CS and close the question

Sunray

sunray_2003

Thanks

Sunray

poorfish

ASKER

I don't know. I'm sure it's not solved... this is the same thing it's been doing, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I guess I'll just get used to it. Thank you so much for all your help!

BillDL

poorfish

Under Internet Explorer's "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options".
Under the "Advanced" tab, scroll down to "Mutimedia" and ensure that the appropriate boxes are checked to allow animations, etc.

sunray_2003

Bill,

One of my comments say what you have said.. I believe poorfish must have followed that ...

Sunray

BillDL

My apologies, sunray. I was forced to use that crap blue newlook, whereas I normally view questions in the oldlook, and didn't notice the line:

c) go to tools ---> internet options --> advanced.. First scroll down to multimedia and enable all in that

which was probably forced over 3 lines in that stupid 4 inch wide central column in the newlook pages.

sunray_2003

No problem Bill ...

I appreciate your comment

Sunray