Wikipedia Images don't show up in browsers
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It's a weird issue with wikipedia which had left me frustrated.
When I go to wikipedia, with different browsers ( IE8, Chrome3, Opera10 ) no image in the site will show up.
Even right-clicking the image to ( show, save, open in new tab/window ) will return nothing except when open in new tab/window I'll get a black horizontal line across the page.
All my browsing across the web goes flawlessly, and every image in every site show up normally except in the wikipedia site.
I have win7 ultimate with all updates.
google-chrome images opera internet-explorer-8
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
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It's a weird issue with wikipedia which had left me frustrated.
When I go to wikipedia, with different browsers ( IE8, Chrome3, Opera10 ) no image in the site will show up.
Even right-clicking the image to ( show, save, open in new tab/window ) will return nothing except when open in new tab/window I'll get a black horizontal line across the page.
All my browsing across the web goes flawlessly, and every image in every site show up normally except in the wikipedia site.
I have win7 ultimate with all updates.
google-chrome images opera internet-explorer-8
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
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do you have ad block installed?
– quest49
Jan 7 '10 at 21:50
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Are you able to open upload.wikimedia.org/favicon.ico ? It's possible the domain doesn't resolve for some reason
– Alex Jasmin
Jan 7 '10 at 22:04
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up vote
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down vote
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It's a weird issue with wikipedia which had left me frustrated.
When I go to wikipedia, with different browsers ( IE8, Chrome3, Opera10 ) no image in the site will show up.
Even right-clicking the image to ( show, save, open in new tab/window ) will return nothing except when open in new tab/window I'll get a black horizontal line across the page.
All my browsing across the web goes flawlessly, and every image in every site show up normally except in the wikipedia site.
I have win7 ultimate with all updates.
google-chrome images opera internet-explorer-8
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
2112
It's a weird issue with wikipedia which had left me frustrated.
When I go to wikipedia, with different browsers ( IE8, Chrome3, Opera10 ) no image in the site will show up.
Even right-clicking the image to ( show, save, open in new tab/window ) will return nothing except when open in new tab/window I'll get a black horizontal line across the page.
All my browsing across the web goes flawlessly, and every image in every site show up normally except in the wikipedia site.
I have win7 ultimate with all updates.
google-chrome images opera internet-explorer-8
google-chrome images opera internet-explorer-8
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
2112
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
2112
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
edited Nov 19 at 6:12
fixer1234
17.3k144280
17.3k144280
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
2112
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
2112
asked Jan 7 '10 at 21:24
mantra
2112
2112
2
do you have ad block installed?
– quest49
Jan 7 '10 at 21:50
1
Are you able to open upload.wikimedia.org/favicon.ico ? It's possible the domain doesn't resolve for some reason
– Alex Jasmin
Jan 7 '10 at 22:04
add a comment |
2
do you have ad block installed?
– quest49
Jan 7 '10 at 21:50
1
Are you able to open upload.wikimedia.org/favicon.ico ? It's possible the domain doesn't resolve for some reason
– Alex Jasmin
Jan 7 '10 at 22:04
2
2
do you have ad block installed?
– quest49
Jan 7 '10 at 21:50
do you have ad block installed?
– quest49
Jan 7 '10 at 21:50
1
1
Are you able to open upload.wikimedia.org/favicon.ico ? It's possible the domain doesn't resolve for some reason
– Alex Jasmin
Jan 7 '10 at 22:04
Are you able to open upload.wikimedia.org/favicon.ico ? It's possible the domain doesn't resolve for some reason
– Alex Jasmin
Jan 7 '10 at 22:04
add a comment |
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Maybe there's something wrong with your hosts file?
Open C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts with notepad. What does it contain?
Otherwise try a different DNS provider, like Google or OpenDNS. Run the GRC DNS benchmark utility and change your DNS provider. That might help you access the images.
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
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I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
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Maybe there's something wrong with your hosts file?
Open C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts with notepad. What does it contain?
Otherwise try a different DNS provider, like Google or OpenDNS. Run the GRC DNS benchmark utility and change your DNS provider. That might help you access the images.
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
1
I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Maybe there's something wrong with your hosts file?
Open C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts with notepad. What does it contain?
Otherwise try a different DNS provider, like Google or OpenDNS. Run the GRC DNS benchmark utility and change your DNS provider. That might help you access the images.
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
1
I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Maybe there's something wrong with your hosts file?
Open C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts with notepad. What does it contain?
Otherwise try a different DNS provider, like Google or OpenDNS. Run the GRC DNS benchmark utility and change your DNS provider. That might help you access the images.
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
Maybe there's something wrong with your hosts file?
Open C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts with notepad. What does it contain?
Otherwise try a different DNS provider, like Google or OpenDNS. Run the GRC DNS benchmark utility and change your DNS provider. That might help you access the images.
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
answered Jan 7 '10 at 22:46
Iain
4,12911430
4,12911430
1
I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
add a comment |
1
I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
1
1
I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
I opened the "hosts" file with MS word and found two addresses: one is about adobe.com and the other is upload.wikimedia.org. I deleted both and saved the file. Then the problem was solved!
– Tony B
Jul 12 '15 at 1:28
add a comment |
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do you have ad block installed?
– quest49
Jan 7 '10 at 21:50
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Are you able to open upload.wikimedia.org/favicon.ico ? It's possible the domain doesn't resolve for some reason
– Alex Jasmin
Jan 7 '10 at 22:04