Security settings question

Is there a security setting in Windows 8.1 that restricts or blocks
images in non-Microsoft browsers and apps?

I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro and am troubleshooting a Firefox browser
problem. The browser problem is that background icons and graphics are
not displayed in the browser window. For example, forums.bethsoft.com
has a background graphic as part of its normal display. All I see is
the text and links. At a different web site, I have to move my cursor
until I see it change shape to find the button on a form to print a
list of items. The function works; I just can't see the graphic
element of the function on the page. The space where it is is white
space.

I have already gone over the FF tools section and its various settings
to see if I had blocked something in error turning on and off various
javascript options and pop up windows options; none of those changed
the screen display. Before I get into the about:config section in
detail, I wanted to check about Windows 8.1 security and firewall
settings because I had changed some but not all of those to more
restrictive settings. My previous experience with Windows settings was
under WinXP. In WinXP, internet security settings seemed to apply only
to use of Internet Explorer and not to Firefox. I don't know if that
is true for the firewall and security settings available under Windows
8.1.

THanks,

John

"Yes" wrote in message
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Is there a security setting in Windows 8.1 that restricts or blocks
images in non-Microsoft browsers and apps?

I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro and am troubleshooting a Firefox browser
problem. The browser problem is that background icons and graphics are
not displayed in the browser window. For example, forums.bethsoft.com
has a background graphic as part of its normal display. All I see is
the text and links. At a different web site, I have to move my cursor
until I see it change shape to find the button on a form to print a
list of items. The function works; I just can't see the graphic
element of the function on the page. The space where it is is white
space.

I have already gone over the FF tools section and its various settings
to see if I had blocked something in error turning on and off various
javascript options and pop up windows options; none of those changed
the screen display. Before I get into the about:config section in
detail, I wanted to check about Windows 8.1 security and firewall
settings because I had changed some but not all of those to more
restrictive settings. My previous experience with Windows settings was
under WinXP. In WinXP, internet security settings seemed to apply only
to use of Internet Explorer and not to Firefox. I don't know if that
is true for the firewall and security settings available under Windows
8.1.

THanks,

John

I wouldn't think that Win8's IE settings (or any other OS settings) would
have any effect on Firefox that wouldn't also affect IE. I went to bethsoft
with both IE11 and Firefox 25.0.1 and the site behaved the same in either
browser (Win8.1 Pro 64-bit). You may be missing a plug-in for FF, or you may
need a newer version, if you're not already there. My guess would be either
Shockwave Flash or Java, leaning towards Flash. Who knows, it may even need
the Silverlight plug-in. I have Java SE7 U45 10.45.2.18, Shockwave Flash
11.8.800.168, and Silverlight Plug-in 5.1.20913.0 in my FF.
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SC Tom

SC Tom wrote:



"Yes" wrote in message
...
Is there a security setting in Windows 8.1 that restricts or blocks
images in non-Microsoft browsers and apps?

I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro and am troubleshooting a Firefox browser
problem. The browser problem is that background icons and graphics
are not displayed in the browser window. For example,
forums.bethsoft.com has a background graphic as part of its normal
display. All I see is the text and links. At a different web
site, I have to move my cursor until I see it change shape to find
the button on a form to print a list of items. The function works;
I just can't see the graphic element of the function on the page.
The space where it is is white space.

I have already gone over the FF tools section and its various
settings to see if I had blocked something in error turning on and
off various javascript options and pop up windows options; none of
those changed the screen display. Before I get into the
about:config section in detail, I wanted to check about Windows 8.1
security and firewall settings because I had changed some but not
all of those to more restrictive settings. My previous experience
with Windows settings was under WinXP. In WinXP, internet security
settings seemed to apply only to use of Internet Explorer and not
to Firefox. I don't know if that is true for the firewall and
security settings available under Windows 8.1.

THanks,

John

I wouldn't think that Win8's IE settings (or any other OS settings)
would have any effect on Firefox that wouldn't also affect IE. I went
to bethsoft with both IE11 and Firefox 25.0.1 and the site behaved
the same in either browser (Win8.1 Pro 64-bit). You may be missing a
plug-in for FF, or you may need a newer version, if you're not
already there. My guess would be either Shockwave Flash or Java,
leaning towards Flash. Who knows, it may even need the Silverlight
plug-in. I have Java SE7 U45 10.45.2.18, Shockwave Flash
11.8.800.168, and Silverlight Plug-in 5.1.20913.0 in my FF.

I don't think those are the culprits. My FF is ver 25.0 and displays
worked properly under WinXP. Same for Flash. I never installed
Silverlight on WinXP and could still see the images. I remain thinking
that my problem is being caused either by something I've overlooked in
my browser settings (which I tried as much as possible to stick with
what worked for it in WinXP) or some setting I changed in Windows 8.1
is generating an unintended consequence.

It may be as "simple" as something in Windows 8.1 display and general
security settings. I'm not that familiar with it as evidenced by
earlier problems I reported in this newsgroup.

wrt Bethsoft, the pages there should have a light colored text against
a call it dark brown background. What I see displayed is just the text
against a white background. The links work. The box for searching is
there but is effectively white on white. I only know I'm over it
because the shape of the cursor changes.

John