Images & Pictures - Internet Explorer

• Background Colors or Images Are Not Visible on Web Pages in Internet Explorer
  When you attempt to view a Web page that has a background color or background image, the background is not displayed and a white background is displayed instead.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q277008 (i. e. 5. W95/98/se/ME Sept. 13, 2001)

• Problems Displaying Images in Internet Explorer
  Images may not be displayed, or may be displayed improperly. Images and text may overlap. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q181836 (Jan. 12, 2001)
  
  
• Opening Picture Files Opens New Instances of Internet Explorer
  When you open a (.jpg) image or a (.gif) image, the file may open in a new instance of Internet Explorer.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q199292 (Aug. 28, 2001)
  
  
• Images Aren't Viewable in Internet Explorer 5 with Word Document as an Include Page
  When you use a Microsoft Word document with images as an include page in a Web page, the images are not viewable in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q229531 (Oct. 1, 2001)
  
  
• Right-Clicking, Selecting 'Save Picture As' Does Not Save Image with Correct Extension
  This behavior can occur when the file name has multiple periods.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q250747 (Sept. 13, 2001)
  
  
• WD2000: Unable to Save Picture from Internet Explorer
  For example, the Save Picture As command does not appear on the shortcut menu.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q252783 (i. e. 5. W95/98/NT4 Jul. 20, 2001)
  
  
• Windows Explorer May Hang When Viewing Images
  When you attempt to view graphic images in Windows Explorer, you may receive a random general protection fault (GPF) or Windows Explorer may stop responding (hang).
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q257675 (i. e. 5.5, W95/98/se/NT4/2000 Sept. 13, 2001)
  
  
• IE Does Not Save Graphics Files in the Proper Format if Username:Password Is Part of the URL
  When you use the Save Picture As option for a graphics file in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you are only allowed to save the file as a BMP file, even if the file is in another format, for example, GIF or JPEG. The file name may also appear as 'Untitled'.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q260650 (i. e. 5, 6 Apr. 7, 2002)

• Problems Displaying Images in Internet Explorer
  Images may not be displayed, or may be displayed improperly. Images and text may overlap.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q181836 (Jan. 12, 2001)
  
  
• Internet Explorer Does Not Save Graphics Referenced in VML Tags When Saving as HTML
  When you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you open a file that contains a graphic referenced in Vector Markup Language (VML) tags, save the file to a new location as a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file, and then open the file from the new location, you may find that there is an empty placeholder where the graphic should be.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q257051 (i .e. 5. W95/98/se/NT4/2000 Sept. 13, 2001)
  
  
• Pictures Are Not Displayed on Internet Web Sites
  When you use IExplorer to view a Web site, image placeholders (white box with a red X is displayed) may be displayed instead of pictures.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q272306 (i .e. 5, 6 Oct. 10, 2001)
  
  
• Images May Be Missing on Search Results Pages Using POST Redirect
  When you are retrieving results from Internet search pages, some banner images or other elements of the results page may not be displayed. Instead of an image, a white box with a red X is displayed, indicating that the image is missing.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q281197 (i .e. 5 Sept. 13, 2001)
  
  
• Web Page Displays an Image As a Red X or Not at All
  A Web page may display an image as a red X, or a placeholder may appear in place of the image.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q283807 (i. e. 5, 6 Feb. 14, 2002)
  
  
• You Cannot View Some Images on Web Pages After You Upgrade to Internet Explorer 6.0
  This behavior can occur if the Norton Personal Firewall program is installed on your computer.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q309287 (i. e. 5, 6 Jan. 29, 2002)
  
  
• Web Pages Display a Red "X" Instead of a Graphic
  When you browse Web sites, you may find that some Web pages display a box that shows a red "X" instead of the graphic that you expect.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q316545 (i. e. 5 Mar. 10, 2002)
  
  
• Placeholders with a small X in top left corner.
  Some additional solutions
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• AdSubtract can prevents graphics from appearing on red pages, causing the dreaded red x.