Ed Mullen wrote: > Jim Taylor wrote: >> Ed Mullen wrote: >>> Jim Taylor wrote: >>>> Ed Mullen wrote: >>>>> A friend who uses me as their tech support "guy" wrote that she >>>>> and her husband can't access Gmail on their XP systems. Okay on >>>>> an Acer tablet, okay on W7 systems. >>>>> >>>>> I tried on my W7 systems, it's fine. Tried on an XP system and no >>>>> good. >>>>> >>>>> I tried deleting the XP Google cookies and trying again: No go. >>>>> >>>>> Tried Safe Mode, no go. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas? >>>>> >>>> I just tested and have no problems accessing Gmail on my XP system. >>>> "Can't access Gmail" isn't really much of a description of the >>>> problem. What are the exact symptoms - don't get the sign in >>>> screen? Get the sign in screen and can't sign in? If so what >>>> message (password incorrect? clear stored passwords). Get signed >>>> in but don't get the mailbox. It's difficult to diagnose a >>>> problem without knowing the symptoms. >>>> >>>> --. >>>> Jim >>>> >>> >>> Gmail site just sits there and spins, no reply from Gmail, I gave up >>> waiting for it to time out. >>> >> This doesn't sound like a SeaMonkey problem, can they access it from >> IE? Is that machine using the same DNS servers as the ones that can >> connect? Can you connect by IP ( http://74.125.225.54/mail )? >> Interestingly July 9 was when the FBI was supposed to shut down the >> DNSChanger malware servers so if that's when it quit working I would >> check to make sure it isn't infected with the DNSChanger malware. > > Notes: > > 1. XP PC regular profile doesn't work, Try to log into gmail and it > sits forever trying to load the page. > > 2. regular profile in Safe Mode, same thing > > 3. regular profile all plugins and extensions disabled, same thing. > Deleted and allow all google cookies did not help. > > 4. New profile works fine > > 5. DNS is fine > > Still no idea what is up with my friends' PCs nor why my wife's XP SM > profile wouldn't work. I migrated all her stuff to a new profile. > They wouldn't be able to migrate their profiles on their own so it'll > have to wait until I can remote into their systems.
I access g-mail from Firefox running on XP, and what you describe occasionally happens to me. Try disabling javascript for the log-in (with prefbar you can do this on the gui). _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
