After opening a number of very large JPG images with IE, the pages start appearing blank. Smaller JPG's will still appear. The larger the image, the fewer pages that will open before they start opening blank. For example, I can open more than 100 images if they are no bigger than 100k each. If they are 1 or 2 megs each, I can only open about 25 or so before the pages start opening blank. The side and bottom slide bars are there and they move as if the picture is there but the page is blank. Closing the open pages and the browser and then opening a new picture and re-opening the browser still brings up a blank page. The only way to fix this once the pages start opening blank is to restart the computer. I've had this problem with my first and now my second computer, starting in 1997 with W95. My present computer has Windows 98.

Sounds like you are running out of memory. JPEGs are substantually larger in memory than they are on the hard disk. Often about ten times larger. Adding more memory may help allieviate this but in doing so it might add other problems. Rather than using the bloated IE, you might give Irfanview a try. Despite its diminutive size, it adds some powerful tools you might find useful. An old adage "If it hurts, don't do it"

You may also want to adjust your TIF folder size to accomodate that many images. Go to IE Tools, Internet Options and on the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files section click on the Settings button. Set the size to, I don't know, ~100 MB. Click OK. Now go to the Advanced tab and under the Security (near the bottom) place a check next to Empty Temporary internet files folder when browser is closed. (Unless you are on dial-up and don't want to do this for some reason.) Click Apply and Ok. Did you happen to take note of size of yout TIF folder before you adjusted it to ~100 MB? Was it greater than 100 MB? No big deal since you are now emptying your TIF cache each time you exit out of IE. Mine is set at 60MB and the recommended amount is 10MB. But most folks don't use IE to view that many large images (25x2MB=50MB). They use programs like the one suggested by Rimfire. Then they are being opened outside of IE where the cache restriction is not in place. HTH Bryan