why do i get crosses?

[ollie]

why do i get little boxes with red crosses when i should get pictures? God I'm thick!

[John]

Does this happen all the time with every picture ? if not it may be that the link is dead for the picture ?

[grannyclaret]

i get x.s too.....

[ollie]

Originally Posted by John

Does this happen all the time with every picture ? if not it may be that the link is dead for the picture ?

yes all the time

[Solaris]

It is usually becuase the image no longer exists, but is still linked too.

It could possibly be a browser problem, and even if it isn't I would still recommneding downloading/updating to/your firefox browser.
You can download it from here,
Its faster, easier and safer.

[ollie]

Originally Posted by Solaris

It is usually becuase the image no longer exists, but is still linked too.

It could possibly be a browser problem, and even if it isn't I would still recommneding downloading/updating to/your firefox browser.
You can download it from here,
Its faster, easier and safer.

i have downloaded it Solaris, but i dont know what i am supposed to do with it now?

[Solaris]

Find the file you downloaded.
Double click it, it should run. Install it. It should put a shortcut on your desktop, double click that and away you go.
Welcome to the internet.

[ollie]

dont be bloody sarcastic with me young man, and happy birthday by the way:D

[Mattylad]

Is it a picture of a hot bun?
that would have a cross on it... lol

in IE, check tools\internet options\advanced - look for "multimedia" and check that "display pictures" is ticked.