avatars.

[bothered]

I removed the Santa hat from my avatar, then I noticed it wasn't animated anymore. I browse the forum and no avatars are animated anymore. Is it me or the site?

[fuxor]

must be you, I see the old guy rockin away :rockon:

[bothered]

Show animations is checked in advanced options, but I've just been to the site where I get gifs and none of them are animated either. I think this needs moving to software. Why is nothing moving guys?

[Shorty]

Its moving here Mr Bothered :)

[Enverex]

Just a random idea, but try clearing your internet cache, and restarting the computer. I doubt it will help, but it's an idea. Also, are you running Norton Firewall/Internet Security?

[bothered]

No but I am running Zone alarm pro, animation was turned off. Don't know why or when, it was working a few days ago. This is why I have another thread asking how to get anti virus working with the guest account. Then I can keep the kids out of mine.
Cheers Enverex, S-M does it again.

[Straight_Man]

IN re AV, Firewall, spybot S&D, Adaware, etc.

Well, technically, you load the icon for the program in the startup area for ALL USERS for anything you want to start and run for all users EXCEPT guest. Guest is what XP uses for anyone at all, including ANY remote connections, if the person has NO password. I totally disable Guest on my computer, there is literally no such account. Set up a normal user account, call it family, and use that and the AV will run fine.

Technically, AV and firewall should run as all users, with admin privileges. THEN, if anyone tries to checnge the settings, they need the admin password to alter program settings, but they can run the program, like scan for viruses. Essentially, take your program icon that you installed as you (probably in the startup folder on your HD for the ID you installed it under, move that icon under the All Users|start Menu|Program Files|Startup area, and then right click icon, look in properties|advanced and click the run with other privileges checkbox. User will be your admin ID. Program will load and protect, and XP will not allow changes like closing it, altering settings, except with Admin password entered.

The programs you want all your other users to be able to alter settings of you simply stick in ALL USERS and the ones you want to be able to have users alter settings for themselves you copy into the user's program menu where wanted and let the Properties|advanced thing stay unchecked as to user privileges.

Let's say you have a real young kid. You might set firewall so kid cannot change settings, and set up so kid can only run certain other things. Older kid might be able to alter program only for him or herself.

John.

[bothered]

Thanks Ageek, I'll give it a do.