empty page after link

[andreadebiase]

often, when i clik on one of those links where instead of changing page a new one opens on top, i get only the frame of the new page but never gets filled up, the loading process goes and goes endless but the new page stays empty. I have Win XP pro. How do i fix this?

[Budfred]

That happens to me a lot, probably because I am using Netscape 4.8 on WinME. When I have it, I will usually just click on reload and it will load ok. I have had the same problem at work at times with IE 6 on Win2K. Same trick works there too. Some pages simply won't load for me at home, but I can usually get them at work then.

Budfred

[Paul Komski]

If this is only happening with dynamic pages (such as .asp or .cgi) then it may be the limited number of threads allowed (depending on HTML 1 or 1.1). If the relevant open threads take a long time to load, per se, (and for whatever reason, including re-connects to the server), this will take up to 5mins before a time-out message should appear. Until that thread is released by (e.g. stopping/reloading) a new attempt can't be started.

Internet Explorer Hangs for Five Minutes Accessing Dynamic Content in Frames (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q279745)

WinInet Limits Connections Per Server (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q183110)

You can try tweaking the registry if you like but increasing the WinInet connections will affect all browsers installed and is not officially supported.

Try to ensure that no other pages are currenlty loading in the background before you click on the link; and if the current page is still loading, then click stop before clicking on the link.

If none of this helps and you don't have IE6 SP1, it might help to install it.