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Adobe Flash problems causing rest of my browing to break? Or did I mess up somewhere royally...

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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#1 - 2012-06-10 20:21:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Nova Fox
I have been trying to figure out why certain pages or parts of pages wont load in any browser this behavior is shared between firefox, chrome, and IE9.

So far out of all the possibilities I think its adobe flash's fault becuase there is a new version out and the downloader refuses to update at all. I tried all the solutions made available from adobe including the uninstaller (which wont download from the affected computer)

The problem is, could it really be adobe's fault? Youtube works fine, flash media on some pages work fine. What I dont get would be like for example deviant art thumnails work fine but clicking on the link itself brings you to the page that refuses to load the picture up. Same deal with photobucket I can easily look at pictures hosted from photobucket embedded in other websites such BBC encoded fourums but cannot goto the photobucket site itself.

I would like to do a reload but i just recently shodded off the windows key onto a second computer so I have to wait the 6-9 months for the reset. (which has no problems now)

Maybe next time Ill just run my computer though a virutal box instead so when stuff like this starts screwing up badly just delete and restore to earliest state.

And Google fu has been rather difficult because of the prescribed problem itself becuase the pages that seemed to offer the solution will not load completely or at all.

I tried flipping the AV softwares on and off no beans
Also the firewalls.
Firefox is a clean fresh install,
Tried using different wireless and wired networks.
Chrome is also rarely used and has been cleared out.

Win 7 64bit
Intel Core i7 quad.

Types of pages that wont load or load completly

Picture websites that are not based on the /chan image boards such as photobucket or deviantart
Simple Webcomic Sites such as www.Nerfnow.com
A flash game such as Edgeworld
Several various gamer news sites.

Type of pages that do load

Comand and conquer Allaince flash game
Regular News websites
Youtube

Services uneffected
Peer to Peer
Downloading
Uploading
FTP
Mailing
Online Client Games

Any general directions you can point to me would be greatly appreciated.
But form the sounds of it I may just have to reload from my second key issued to me from the school.

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Mina Hiragi
Perkone
Caldari State
#2 - 2012-06-10 20:56:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Mina Hiragi
Nova Fox wrote:
The problem is, could it really be adobe's fault?


Yes.

Flash is a turd unlike any other dropped upon the Internets.

Every weird browser problem I've had (memory leaks, crashing, video suckage), on every operating system has been directly related to Flash.

Even Adobe realizes it and is moving away from the steaming pile.

Would recommend trying to eliminate Flash completely, then re-installing it. Be sure to check your browsers/plugins to make sure you've gotten everything, and would suggest something like CCleaner before attempting to bring Flash back.
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#3 - 2012-06-10 20:59:31 UTC
Mina Hiragi wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
The problem is, could it really be adobe's fault?


Yes.

Flash is a turd unlike any other dropped upon the Internets.

Every weird browser problem I've had (memory leaks, crashing, video suckage), on every operating system has been directly related to Flash.

Even Adobe realizes it and is moving away from the steaming pile.

Would recommend trying to eliminate Flash completely, then re-installing it. Be sure to check your browsers/plugins to make sure you've gotten everything, and would suggest something like ccCleaner before attempting to bring Flash back.


CCleaner is not recommened for win 7 due to the other things it accidentally cuts out, had to run registry restore once becuase of it.

Flash has usually the the more behaved of the two worst internet plugins I have, Java on the other hand has persistently misbehaved and I only install when 'needed'.

Ill see if I can find a trusty worthy third party source for the uninstaller for flash then becuase adobes own uninstaller wont download from thier servers at all either.

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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#4 - 2012-06-11 07:57:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Nova Fox
Okay here's something I did, it worked last time I had a broswer get highjacked from me (stupid free pretend antivirus) anyways.

I did reinstall adobe completely with cc clainer to remove registry problem completely sties in question still do not load.

I just redid java as well no beans either with it gone or installed.

All three broswers are not viewing certain content, I got deviant art to halfway work it wont load most of my own gallery but it will load anyone elses just fine.

No other notable improvements anywhere similar or same symptoms.

example of a site not loading for me at all on any of hte three browsers.

http://i.imgur.com/oiIM2.jpg

Supposed to be a picture of the new v3'ed minmatar ship.

I can google this webpage and get an image preview, I can also see this this embeeded on websites that can load, however I cannot goto to the source of view source of the file at all.

Cleared cookies, cache, passwords and temporary internet files no beans.

Problem occured about a week ago to today the is it broken site reports its just me, Ive installed no major new software in months and susepct its an update gone wrong.

So something somewhere somehow on my computer something is very wrong.

Ill beging uninstalling programs one at a time that might be suspect and update if i find a solution.

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Onyx Nyx
Trillium Invariant
Honorable Third Party
#5 - 2012-06-11 21:14:09 UTC
PEBCAK

I kill kittens, and puppies and bunnies. I maim toddlers and teens and then more.

  • Richard (http://www.lfgcomic.com/)
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#6 - 2012-06-11 22:42:29 UTC
Onyx Nyx wrote:
PEBCAK


Im to sorry to hear you been diagnosed with such.

Anyways...

BTW did the classics such as run antivirus scans I even got my norton trial loaded and no hits.

backdated to the time before the problem started.

Cleared routers.

This is only one of 7 computers in the house doing this.

And now just about finished uninstalling everything listed on the add remove programs that I can easily reobtain copies of.

The three websites I think that could provide answers do not load at all.

So I am unsure what is up with all three browsers.

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Onyx Nyx
Trillium Invariant
Honorable Third Party
#7 - 2012-06-12 00:12:50 UTC
Nova Fox wrote:
Onyx Nyx wrote:
PEBCAK


Im to sorry to hear you been diagnosed with such.

Anyways...

BTW did the classics such as run antivirus scans I even got my norton trial loaded and no hits.

backdated to the time before the problem started.

Cleared routers.

This is only one of 7 computers in the house doing this.

And now just about finished uninstalling everything listed on the add remove programs that I can easily reobtain copies of.

The three websites I think that could provide answers do not load at all.

So I am unsure what is up with all three browsers.


For the poor attempt at a comeback, I'll give you 3/10. Stick to drawing your furries.

I don't see how you are going to solve this problem of yours involving with flash by randomly uninstalling software that you for seemingly bizarre reason believe is the culprit behind it all and shouldn't it be painfully obvious to you know that your simplest solution to all this would be a format and a reinstall of Windows?

Seven computers, you say. Forever alone much?

I kill kittens, and puppies and bunnies. I maim toddlers and teens and then more.

  • Richard (http://www.lfgcomic.com/)
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#8 - 2012-06-12 03:53:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Nova Fox
Wait? I draw furries thats news to me.

First off, Flash and Java are both currently uninstalled so whatever is causing it now isnt either of those two.

The software being removed in question are the types that interweave further in to the operating shell's functions and can cause serious operating issues if they where broken.

Also as stated before I dont have an available key of windows 7 up on the rotation at the moment, the keys are good only 6 months at a time and I just recently loaded a second computer sharing the same key as this install a month ago.

Seven computers... acutally lets make a more accurate head count...
Actually I got about... 15 computers in the house at the moment acutally that are internet browsing capable.

Also cant you be a little bit simpler and simply just say you don't know.

Anyways Im scrubbing the clear space and reinstalling drivers and the sorts still no beans and what one place would have a victory would result in losing some more broswer capabilities in another.

Currently the main eve online website will now refuse to load. and the forums are extremly slow now.

Certain buttons that show up when you mouse over the area that triggers it has also stopped functioning an example would be youtube buttons.

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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#9 - 2012-06-15 03:56:42 UTC
Problem resolved found out the NIC card on the virtual box was the blame. Why or how I dont know.

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Blane Xero
The Firestorm Cartel
#10 - 2012-06-16 03:26:27 UTC
Just posting to say that anyone who has an issue with Nova Fox should think about what they have to say before they say it, and accusations of furry are ******* old as the hills. Get new material if you're going to slam someone who actually contributes to the community or get out of my /OOPE/.

Resident Haruhiist since December 2008.

Laying claim to Out of Pod Experience since 2007, plain and simple. Keep the trash out of [u]Out Of Pod Experience[/u], If it's EVE Related or deserves a Lock, it does not belong here.

Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#11 - 2012-06-17 06:58:33 UTC
Further investigation revealed that the virtual box itself was infected with a non linux virus meant to target windows (one reason why i hate networking anything into an apple they're typically full of windows viruses). My current free virus scanners do not reconize the container the virtual box operating software is in and skips over it, I had to install it inside the box before it scanned the running envrionment.

I dont typically browse on the linux box only to get new .tarballs to learn linux but it likely came in though a banner ad as most viruses my antivirus blocks come from.

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