Magelo Profiles

[Whispers Quietly]

Hello, To put my question straight out. How do you enable Magelo; All I ever see are Egyptian Hyrogliphics?
As well, whats the procedure for creating a magelo profile, assuming i get past the afore mentioned problem?

[Aryse Andenter]

It might have something to do with IE6 if that is what you are using. There is a thread on this in their library section, but since that won't help you unless you can read their post, I'll paste it in here. (These things fixed my problem with magelo back when I started, I had to use someone else's computer to read possible solutions and apply it to mine before I could see anything on their site. Kinda stupid of them, but oh well.) Once you no longer have the funny characters problem, there are tutorials and help forums on their site that should explain very well how to create a profile.. it's very straightforward anyway.



IE6 Settings
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Internet Explorer 6

There are few things you need to check with IE 6... in no particular order:

- Make sure you keep up with the latest IE 6 with critical updates from Microsoft (Tools -> Windows Update -> Scan for updates). Make it a habit to check this at least once a week for maximum compatibility.

- Make sure Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Use HTTP1.1 through proxy connections is checked ON (ie. checkmarked). Use HTTP should also be ON.

- You should have your Security and Privacy levels set to medium. If it's higher or custom, make sure you know exactly what are the consequences (trying to set back to medium is a good idea to be sure it doesn't come from here). Medium high should be acceptable. Magelo does use a cookie to automatically log you in whenever you visit.

- If you are using something like Norton Internet Security or Zone Alarm (its privacy settings), make sure you configure it properly to work with Magelo (see Zone Alarm or Norton HOWTOs in the library).

- Clear your browser cache when you suspect IE is messing up (eg. displaying an old page or an empty dropdown list). Here's how: Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Files.

- To keep IE's cache manager from outsmarting itself, set Tools -> Internet Options -> Settings -> Every visit to the page. This will go a long way towards allowing you to see the web content you've selected all the time, and not something else.

- Finally, make sure you don't disable Javascript in the Advanced section of Tools -> Internet Options. (hmm, where is it?)


Internet Explorer 5 & 5.5

Your Mileage May Vary, as they say. Those old browsers are less secure, less capable and less compliant with current internet and web standards. If you can get either to work with Magelo, great, but don't expect that to continue. We move with the times. New techniques allow us to provide better, more interactive features efficiently.

Always stay up to date and you'll be fine. Because by staying with an outdated browser you are reducing the size of the web you can use. Change or fossilize.

Edited by Onetree - 01/23/03 20:28

[Whispers Quietly]

Thank you, Thank You, Thank you.... It works now. Without those directions, theres no way I could have figured it out. Thank you..