Text not showing in IE

[Blackss]

I'm running XP and have a issue with the text not showing on certain websites when I type it.  Like my banking site www.rbc.com

Here is a screen shot so you know what I'm talking about.  I typed in the username spot and as you can see nothing shows up, just hidden.  Not all pages do this, just some.  It's very annoying!



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[patio]

What type of keyboard ? ?
Wired or wireless ? ?

[Blackss]

It's a Dell laptop.  I am using it to type this right now actually.  Works fine on this site.

[bluepen]

This is not a fix but a workaround try firefox maybe your browser just has issues with that site.

[Blackss]

Firefox works fine, I have it too.  I want to use IE though.  There are quite a few forums that I use that have this issue.  Like cnet this happens too.  I'd perfer to fix it.

[gold]

Are you using any toolbars/addons with Internet Explorer?

Try this:

Go to Start > Run
Type iexplore -extoff
Press Enter

Visit the websites in question, and if the problem still occurs, post back here.

[Blackss]

I tried that and it still didn't work.  This time instead of normal sizes text typing blocks they were very small.

[gold]

I have not encountered the problems you are having using "stock" IE7 running on WinXP SP3.

Does your IE7 installation differ from a fresh IE7 installation, as in, do you use any extra add-ons or customized settings?

From troubleshooting this problem, it seems to be caused by the way that your instance of IE7 is rendering the webpage incorrectly.  If you can view the page correctly in Firefox, then I am ruling out any other possibilities than IE7 or a conflict betwenn IE7 and some active antivirus/firewall.

[Blackss]

I am using stock everything.  No addons whatsoever.  I will download ie7 and uninstall and reinstall and report back.

[gold]

Alright, please post back if the problem remains.

Do you use any programs that actively monitor your internet connection, such as a firewall?

Your problem is hard to diagnose, as I can't recreate it using any combination of methods.

[Blackss]

So I unintalled ie7 and saw there was a new ie8 so I got it.  Still the same problem.  I have AVG internet security and before I had Kaspersky internet security.  The problem was there with both.  I disable all security to check and still the same thing.  Very weird!

[gold]

I'm sorry Blackss, I'm at a loss for a fix to your problem.

You've done everything I would normally do to troubleshoot the problem.
Hopefully there is a volunteer here with more experience using Internet Explorer or with webpage rendering, otherwise you could try using a more specific forum that deals with Internet Explorer where you may be able to find IE gurus who know the magic answer.

Stick around ComputerHope because some of the volunteers may know, it just depends on the time of day.
Good luck and post here when you find a solution!

[Blackss]

OK, thanks for the help anyways!

I will hang around and hope someone can help.  Do you know of a good IE forum?

[gold]

techsupportforum has a great volunteer base, very knowledgeable.


http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/internet-explorer-forum/