A red X is displayed instead of a picture on some Web pages in Internet Explorer in Windows XP (915158)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\MIME

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:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  2. Locate the following registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension

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

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\MIME

  6. Expand MIME.
  7. Right-click each subkey under the MIME subkey, and then click Delete.
  8. Exit Registry Editor.
  9. Restart the computer.

REFERENCES

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

283807 Pictures are not displayed on Web sites in Internet Explorer

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/16/2006
Keywords:kbtshoot kbprb KB915158 kbAudEndUser
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