Microsoft KB Archive/915158

= A red X is displayed instead of a picture on some Web pages in Internet Explorer in Windows XP =

Article ID: 915158

Article Last Modified on 5/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SYMPTOMS
When you browse the Internet from a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP, some Web pages display a red X in Microsoft Internet Explorer instead of a picture.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if the subkeys under the following registry keys are corrupted:



RESOLUTION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, remove the corrupted registry subkeys. The registry subkeys will be recreated. To remove the registry subkeys, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate the following registry subkey:

 Expand Extension. Right-click each subkey under the Extension subkey, and then click Delete. Locate the following registry subkey:

 Expand MIME.</li> Right-click each subkey under the MIME subkey, and then click Delete.</li> Exit Registry Editor.</li> Restart the computer.</li></ol>

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