| It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | hulageek | 4/22/12 6:06 PM | I can't get this new Gmail platform working right. I'm using Win Xp pro and IE 8. The gear or gmail settings icon is not working. I can't get in to change anything. It had this awful blue 2 tone theme and it was hurting my eyes. Then somehow it chang |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | spam.b.gone | 4/22/12 6:11 PM | Let's get you hooked up with some IE-related advice. Click here: Typical Problems With Gmail's "New Look"Another good advice is: try it in Firefox or Chrome too. |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | bkc56 | 4/22/12 6:25 PM | Please check CV again with these instructions... Other people have reported similar problems with IE9 and IE8. You should try disabling the Compatibility Mode: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=181472 (for some people addin |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | hulageek | 4/22/12 6:59 PM | Thank you. I went and reviewed that article and the items in IE explorer. And I tried most of them. I Also tried chrome awhile back and I did not like it. It was very heavy in my system. And I tried firefox about a year ago and immmediately got hit |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | hulageek | 4/22/12 6:59 PM | Hi there. Thanks for the reply. I know I was not using compatibility view but I went there anyway and tried to do what you said. To add the google dot com and then disable it hoping it would work. But as soon as it refreshed the screen it threw up th |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | bkc56 | 4/22/12 9:05 PM | Did you check the 3 boxes as specified? After doing all that, did you restart your browser? |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | hulageek | 4/23/12 1:48 AM | It said in bold letters to uncheck the 3 options at the bottom. None of mine were checked so I left them uncheckedc. Maybe I'm not understanding what 3 boxes. Please clarify this. Thanks. |
| Re: It's Not Only the Look ... It's the Functionality That Sucks | bkc56 | 4/23/12 9:07 AM | Yes, sorry, I left the "un" off of uncheck above. OK, let's cast a wider net as your issue may not be CV related. The following list may help you fix or diagnose the problem. Have you tried clearing your browser's cache and cookies and re-starting it |