Solved Forum looks strange on IE?

[Vaper]

Hello Vaper,

Try changing the skin in your SF profile and see if that sticks.
User CP > Edit Options (Under Settings & Options)
The Skin dropdown is near the end of the page.

Yes! Thanks David,that worked
I still have the strange screen when I'm signed out though
I am thinking because cookies are cleared at signout?
Sign back in and all is good

 

[DavidE]

As far as I know, when you log out you are a Guest, and a Guest can't select a different skin.
So when you sign out and it changes back to the default skin that is working "as expected".

 

[Vaper]

The default skin when I sign out is the strange one in the screen shot.
When I sign back in, it loads my selected skin and all is well until I sign out again
This isn't a big problem for me other than I have this obsession to know why things don't work.
Thanks again for your help David

 

[A Guy]

If you sign in, and select the default skin again, is it now displaying strangely again? Is it the only skin displaying that way? A Guy

 

[Vaper]

If you sign in, and select the default skin again, is it now displaying strangely again? Is it the only skin displaying that way? A Guy

Now it won't let me change the skin at all in edit options
It changes in the box, but doesn't load,refresh and the box reverts back to seven blue.
It is now doing the same thing in edit options as it was when using the droplist
when I'm not signed in.

 

[A Guy]

Can you sign in with another browser and change it in edit options? If so sign out and sign in with IE again, it will be set as your default. It's odd that you can't change it with IE But then again, IE is the one with the problem with the forum.

Perhaps try IE with no add-ons?

Start> In seach box type internet explorer> Select Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) from the choices above

A Guy

 

[Vaper]

Can you sign in with another browser and change it in edit options? If so sign out and sign in with IE again, it will be set as your default. It's odd that you can't change it with IE But then again, IE is the one with the problem with the forum.

Perhaps try IE with no add-ons?

Start> In seach box type internet explorer> Select Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) from the choices above

A Guy

Change shin to black on chrome,stays on black even on "signed out" page,close chrome try with IE,it is still weird page
Sign in on IE and page is seven blue
sign back in on chrome and page is reverted back to seven blue
Tried with add on disabled(only one there)same results.
Clicked IE no add ons in start menu,same results

 

[A Guy]

I would delete IE cache and cookies if you haven't already

IE> Tools> Internet Options> General tab> Browsing history> Delete

A Guy

 

[koolkat77]

Is this problem solved yet?

You might want to change the DNS server addresses.. See if that makes a difference. (It did for me thanks to my stupid internet connection.)

   Warning

Note your current DNS numbers before making the change

Change:

Preferred DNS Server to 4.2.2.2
Alternative DNS Server to 4.2.2.3​

Refresh the page a few times.

Does it change anything?

 

[Vaper]

I trie that Guy and it did change a bit
it went from this

View attachment 254106
to this

View attachment 254107

No it's not solved yet Koolkat
A question from the dumb
How do I change the dns server?

 

[koolkat77]

Click on the network icon on the right corner and open network and sharing center.

Click on change adapter settings on the left side pane
Right click on your Network Connection (Lan) > Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 > TCP IPV4 > Properties > Use following DNS server addresses and type what I typed on my other post.

 

[Vaper]

i was going to try your suggestion and went to the forum
using IE.
This is what I found
View attachment 254444

I have had no windows updates and have changed nothing that would explain this
Thanks Koolkat

 

[koolkat77]

Does not look like its completely fixed though. Try and refresh the page again.

 

[Vaper]

I didn't notice that
I refreshed a couple of times and no success
Then deleted cookies and it seems to be fixed now
Solved but not explained?

View attachment 254503

Thanks everyone for your help

 

[A Guy]

It sure looked like you had a cached version of some sort. Good you have it sorted

A Guy

 

[Vaper]

It sure looked like you had a cached version of some sort. Good you have it sorted

A Guy

Thanks A Guy,it is still ok
I am going to mark it solved and on to my next mission

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Try switching skin from the selector at the bottom of the page.

Yep this is what I did and have less problems with that issue.