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Thread: Can't Open Operating Systems / Windows OS Forums
Started 1 month ago by mick2222
Each time I place my mouse pointer over the "Operating Systems / Windows OS" link at http://forums.cnet.com/?tag=TOCleftColumn.0&refres h=1257799091984 Mac related links keep appearing... Cheers, Mick2222
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Lee Koo (ADMIN) replied 1 month ago
Try this, Mick: Go here and let the page completely load first: http://forums.cnet.com/ Then hover over the "Windows OS" and click on which ever Window forum you'd like to visit. If that doesn't work, go here to the Windows 7 forum: http://forums.cnet.com/windows-7-forum/ And on the left nav, choose which Windows forum you'd like to access. Please let me know what browser you...
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mick2222 replied 1 month ago
Hi Lee, I'm using IE 8.0.6001.18702 mick
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mick2222 replied 1 month ago
Hi Lee, I went to http://forums.cnet.com/ and hovered the mouse over Windows OS, and: 1. The Windows related links appeared, then disappeared. 2. The above mentiond links fail to reappear, whenever I re-hover the mouse... Mick
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mick2222 replied 1 month ago
"Windows OS" is the ONLY link that is giving trouble... Mick.
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MarkFlax replied 1 month ago
If you approach that Windows OS link from above and the sub-menu displays, make sure that the mouse cursor follows the direction to the sub-menu, and doesn't waver off-line. Mark
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Lee Koo (ADMIN) replied 1 month ago
We tested the link in IE8, and had no issues, however we did discover that since both of those list links are so close in proximity that you can easily open the Mac OS list accidentally if you are not precisely hovering over the Windows OS list. What I've done is moved the Linux forum link between the Windows and Mac OS forum links, this is to hopefully prevent the Mac OS list from ...
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MarkFlax replied 1 month ago
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mick2222 replied 1 month ago
The Windows OS & Mac OS Menus, are still displaying the Mac OS Sub-Menu (both identical). Mick.
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Lee Koo (ADMIN) replied 1 month ago
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mick2222 replied 1 month ago
I checked the Windows OS & Mac OS menus, and they are both working properly, now. Mick
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Can't Open Operating...
Published (2009-11-16 12:32:00)
So was I, Mark. Umm, what does Shift + Refresh do? Mick.
Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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Published (2009-11-16 10:36:00)
We'll after some more investigation, someone was able to reproduce exactly what you were experiencing, Mick. So it is not your computer. Sometimes it would work correctly, but with a shift + refresh on IE8, sometimes the Windows OS sub categories would disappear and sometimes it would show the Mac OS forums. Very strange indeed. I'm going to have someone look into this and I do apologize for this issue and hopefully they would be...
MarkFlax
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I was convinced it was you Mick! Mark
Marc Bennett
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On IE8 at home, I see the correct expanded menus everytime. 8.0.6001.18702

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