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Help - trying to get into chat rooms

  • 21-08-2004 7:12pm
    #1
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all

    I am not very technical minded, I'm having a problem in the last day or two, my brother set up Windows XP and Broadband internet on our computer but I can't get into chat rooms anymore, can anyone help me, I went into the sun java site to download it, so there is java on my computer, dunno what to do now. I keep getting an image such as the one attached

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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  • #2
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    What not use mIRC?


  • #3
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Dunno what MIRC is, would prefer to just be able to get into chat rooms like I was before

    Can anyone help me?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #4
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,964 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    In internet explorer go tools->options->security->custom level and take a look at each of the options - it looks like you have one or some of the activex options disabled...


  • #5
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Tried to change those settings, still having same problem

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #6
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Can anyone help?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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  • #7
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    *bump*

    Still have same problem

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #8
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Do you have a firewall of some sort?


  • #9
    ViperVenoM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 807 ✭✭✭ViperVenoM


    i know firewall screws with me getting into IRC so yeh that could be your problem with chat rooms, when i set up me home network windows kindly puts the firewall back on and i sit there for 2 hours screaming when irc refuses to connect :rolleyes:


  • #10
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Can you please tell us what type of chat rooms you were using?

    Was it via IE or another program?

    Can you give us a URL or program you use as an example?


  • #11
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Johnny, could you give us a URL for these chat rooms, then we can determine exactly what's required to connect.

    Also have you recently installed XP service pack 2? (That automatically turns on the XP firewall).


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  • #12
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Ok still having this prob, I never really resolved it properly

    The URLs are

    http://www.gaire.com/e/f/

    (click on chat) (you have to be logged into the site

    This is the message I am getting

    !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!!DigiChat requires a Java Compatible web browser to run.


    Also yes my brother installed Windows XP service pack 2

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #13
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Use firefox , once java installed it wont do any IE borkies tricks on you.

    www.mozilla.com/firefox


    kdjac


  • #14
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,214 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    OK I presume Firefox is another type of browser, can I have both installed on my PC?

    I did tell you I might be PC literate bout only just and I'm not very technical minded

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #15
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Yes, you can have both installed on your PC.

    I tried that link and norton said that there was an attempted directory traversal attack from 127.0.0.1 (the local machine....some fuppin' firewall). The chat room may represent a security threat.


  • #16
    Syth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭Syth


    Johnnymcg wrote:
    OK I presume Firefox is another type of browser, can I have both installed on my PC?

    I did tell you I might be PC literate bout only just and I'm not very technical minded
    You can have as many web browsers installed on your computer as you want. Currently I have about 10 browsers installed on my computer. :) Firefox is very easy to use, if you can use IE then you should have no bother using Firefox. You can get Firefox from http://getfirefox.com.

    You mentioned an error message about Java needed. Go to http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.4.1/demos/applets/Clock/example1.html If you have the Java plugin installed then you should see a clock at the top of the page. Try that to check if you actually have Java installed.


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