OT / Harley's Computer Problem...

I was taking screen shots to show him pictures where to look...

To fix a problem of not showing pictures from the web.

So here's some written directions:

Not sure what you're using for a browser. These are for Internet Explorer 6.0; most IE's and even other browsers will be similiar but may take a little detective work.

From the bar of drop downs that goes File-Edit-View-Favorites-Tools-Help,

Choose "Tools"

Then choose "Internet Options"

A pop-up box should appear, with several tabs along the top.

The right most tab should be "Advanced"

Click on "Advanced" and scroll down to "Multimedia"

Under Multimedia, there should be a check box for "Show Pictures"

When I've seen this problem globally (for all sites you visit) in the past, that isn't checked. Check it, click "Apply" in the lower right corner, then click "OK" which two buttons left of the the "Apply" button.

Hit Refresh (The icon in IE with two arrows in a circle...hitting the "F5" key works too)

You *should* have pictures.

If not, I'm not sure!

Also, for anyone wondering why such a feature exists...

It's very handy for dial-up users -- you can just load the words and not the pictures, so it speeds things up. Many years ago at an R&D Center I worked at, before we had high-speed internet access, the librarians would do that since they where on the 'net all day doing research via a modem.