Question about the forum software

[oz_mark]

Not sure. Did you have someone in mind?

I heard a voice. Maybe Mr Invisible said something

 

[straitman]

I heard a voice. Maybe Mr Invisible said something

Nah :!:

It was static on the line

 

[JohnK]

Is anyone else experiencing time-outs on AFF when viewing threads or replying to a thread recently? It is happening to me at least once a day.

And before you ask the time-outs are occuring on the work computer, laptop in Sydney using Optus broadband, desktops in the Qantas lounges and it has become more noticeable and extremely painful now that I am using Mobile Wireless Broadband from 3.

 

[NM]

Is anyone else experiencing time-outs on AFF when viewing threads or replying to a thread recently? It is happening to me at least once a day.

And before you ask the time-outs are occuring on the work computer, laptop in Sydney using Optus broadband, desktops in the Qantas lounges and it has become more noticeable and extremely painful now that I am using Mobile Wireless Broadband from 3.

No issues for me this evening.

 

[comint]

Is anyone else experiencing time-outs on AFF when viewing threads or replying to a thread recently? It is happening to me at least once a day.

May I suggest (when using your own computer) put the following sites into the restricted zone -

• aweber.com
• cbprosense.net
• doubleclick.net
• googlesyndication.com
• s2d6.com
• webhop.net

(On Internet Explorer, click "tools", scroll to "Internet Options", click the tab for "security" on the pop-up window, click "restricted sites" then the "sites" button underneath it. Add the above addresses.)

 

[JohnK]

Thanks. Performance is a little better but the status bar is always busy with "Waiting for http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/...." and green progress bars slowly inching forward even when nothing is being downloaded. I still cannot add posts on AFF. Tried Flyertalk last night and no issues at all.

I think my biggest issue is trying to fine tune Vista Business. What was I thinking? I should also remove the free trial of Norton antivirus and install something like Spyware Doctor. And 3 mobile broadband is not much better as I am constantly losing signal from the 6th floor apartment in Spring Hill.

PCs. I would have said they are only good for games but I am having issues when the laptop freezes occasionally with whatever Vista Business feels is important to check at that point in time....

 

[JohnK]

Is there anyone with Vista Business installed and able to post on AFF? As I can post on Flyertalk and other forums could the issue be related specifically to AFF? Has AFF ever been tested with Vista Business?

Unbelievable! I have a brand new laptop and it is absolutely useless....

 

[Dave Noble]

AFF works pretty well with Vista. The version should be irrelevent ( other than between 32bit and 64bit) .

AFF works with both 32 and 64 bit

Dave

 

[2muchplastic]

Is there anyone with Vista Business installed and able to post on AFF? As I can post on Flyertalk and other forums could the issue be related specifically to AFF? Has AFF ever been tested with Vista Business?

Unbelievable! I have a brand new laptop and it is absolutely useless....

I have various Vista versions (Ultimate, Home Premium and Business) on my various machines, and no problem whatsoever.

 

[JohnK]

AFF works pretty well with Vista. The version should be irrelevent ( other than between 32bit and 64bit) .

AFF works with both 32 and 64 bit

I have a brand new shrink wrapped laptop with Vista Business and I cannot add posts to AFF. I don't know why! Perhaps I should uninstall Norton. That is the only software I installed to the laptop since buying it last week.

 

[Dave Noble]

I have a brand new shrink wrapped laptop with Vista Business and I cannot add posts to AFF. I don't know why! Perhaps I should uninstall Norton. That is the only software I installed to the laptop since buying it last week.

reinstall vista with a clean installation rather than a cruddy prebuild provided by manufacturer. just ensure have downloaded drivers for network cards beforehand

Dave

 

[straitman]

I have a brand new shrink wrapped laptop with Vista Business and I cannot add posts to AFF. I don't know why! Perhaps I should uninstall Norton. That is the only software I installed to the laptop since buying it last week.

JohnK,

I'm using Vista Business 64 bit and Mozilla Firefox to make this post. It's all working fine here.

I don't use Norton but Avast (free) for virus protection.

 

[2muchplastic]

JohnK,

I'm using Vista Business 64 bit and Mozilla Firefox to make this post. It's all working fine here.

I don't use Norton but Avast (free) for virus protection.

I now refuse to use Norton. In the early days, it was pretty much the one to beat, but now, it's dire. Resource hungry, responsible for many network/firewall problems that are beyond 'Joe Average User' to sort out, and worst of all, it's lousy at what it's main job is meant to be - virus protection.
My particular favouriteis AVG (free version of course).

 

[JohnK]

reinstall vista with a clean installation rather than a cruddy prebuild provided by manufacturer. just ensure have downloaded drivers for network cards beforehand

Reinstall Vista? Drivers for network cards?

I use 3 Mobile broadband and spend most of my time in Brisbane and I bought the laptop in Sydney. I do not have the download speed, patience or even expertise to reinstall Vista. I don't understand why there is an issue with adding posts on AFF. I will have to live without AFF when not at work in Brisbane if their is no simple fix.

The next challenge will be to use 3 Mobile broadband on the Lenovo R60 XP laptop at home in Sydney which has been configured to run Optus cable broadband. I briefly tried running it last night and I could not get 3 Mobile broadband to work.

My particular favouriteis AVG (free version of course).

I think I will dump the trial version of Norton. I have heard recommendations for AVG from a few people. How does it compare to Spyware Doctor (the free version of course).

Ah the joys of PC technology....

 

[admin]

JohnK

What browser are you using? I suspect the problems you are experiencing is something to do with the way your browser is setup.

Try download firefox and run AFF from that browser.

 

[oz_mark]

Where do you get to, when trying to post a reply?

(and have you tried the different options for editors, if using the wysiwyg editor, try the standard or basic)

 

[tuapekastar]

At least try disabling Norton, if that's possible without going to the trouble of uninstalling it, and see how you go. My laptop runs Vista Ultimate and (free) AVG, and I have experienced no related problems. Can't compare AVG to anything else as it's what I have used for as long as I can remember, but I've had few, if any, problems with it. Mind you, when downloading AVG free, they do everything possible to hook you into a paid version of it! Oh, and I'm using IE7 as a browser (though I keep intending to have a crack at firefox).

 

[JohnK]

What browser are you using? I suspect the problems you are experiencing is something to do with the way your browser is setup.

I am using IE7 version 7.0.6001.18000. I have not touched the setup which was the same strategy used when I first used XP.

 

[admin]

Well then its not the browser. Thats the default browser I use with Vista. Also, the problen you are reporting has never been reported before. Must be something specific to your setup.

 

[bambbbam2]

Ironically with Norton, it was a huge resource hof for years. The newest ones 360(?) is the first one that *isn't*.