Animated objects do not appear on screen

[tjh2110]

Hi,
Can anyone point me in the right direction? If I visit a webpage that has animated object on it, the objects either remain stationary or do not appear at all. I thought it may be a Java problem so downloaded Java but it has made no difference.

I'm using XP home edition.

Thanks, Terry

[Zylstra]

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[Calum]

What browser are you using?
And what animated objects are you talking about?  GUFs, Flash animations, Java, or what?

[tjh2110]

What browser are you using?
And what animated objects are you talking about?  GUFs, Flash animations, Java, or what?

Hi Calum. I am using internet explorer 6 SP2. I don't seem to be able to see animated GIF or JPEG files. The GIF image is visble but not animated.

[soybean]

Check this.  Go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, scroll down to the Multimedia section and check the box for "Play animation in webpages".  You may need to close IE and then re-open it.

[tjh2110]

Check this.  Go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, scroll down to the Multimedia section and check the box for "Play animation in webpages".  You may need to close IE and then re-open it.

Hi soybean, I have already tried this and it is checked.

[soybean]

Reply #13 in http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1162177857;start=all has an animated GIF.  Do you see any motion?

Oh, I'll just put one right here:

Do you see any motion?

[tjh2110]

Reply #13 in http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1162177857;start=all has an animated GIF.  Do you see any motion?

Oh, I'll just put one right here:

Do you see any motion?

No, nothing moves just stationry objects.

[soybean]

Have a read here: animated gif's not working in ie.  Does that help?

[tjh2110]

Have a read here: animated gif's not working in ie.  Does that help?

Tanks for that info. It would seem that I have a zone alarm problem. I have been on their support forum and it appears that zone alarm affects people differently as I now see your animated object in last post but not all objects.

I publish 2 websites one is www.babit.co.uk which has two dancers on the banner but they are stationary for me and www.c4gs.co.uk which has a (dentfix) jpeg on the 'Links' page which I cannot see.

Incedently, I now see the animated smileys on the post reply page which were all still before. So I am on the right tracks but am thinking of ditching Zone Alarms for some other application.

[Fed]

I publish 2 websites one is www.babit.co.uk which has two dancers on the banner but they are stationary for me and www.c4gs.co.uk which has a (dentfix) jpeg on the 'Links' page which I cannot see.

The dancers don't dance for me but can I see the dentfix thing, there's nothing wrong with my computer.
Perhaps your dancers are tired?

[patio]

No dancers...no dentfix...

patio.   8-)

[Fed]

Are you sure your dancers are animated???
Try...

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Security tab
6. Reset all 4 security zones to Default
 
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Privacy
6. Restore 1 Default button
 
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Advanced
6. Restore 1 Default button

You may need to do the following as well
  
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. General tab
6. Remove cookies, temporary files and history

Kudos to Raptor.