I have been a long-time Isketch addict. Recently, after I updated my browser to IE7, isketch will generally kick me out right after I enter a room. It seems to happen more often than not when the round is over and the fireworks are shooting off.

I figured it was Flash and/or Shockwave not playing well with IE7, so I uninstalled and reinstalled them both ("both" being Flash and Shockwave, not IE7). Same result.

I checked my firewall. There were four Shockwave players listed, the last one with security settings lower than the other three. Ah ha! Nope, after giving the latest Shockwave full access through the firewall, still same result.

I need my boysenberries and slimy trouts. Is there anyone smarter than me (read: everyone) out there who may have a clue what is going on?

- Juuuooooonnn (Jon)

I would suggest you turn off the fireworks and also player icons in your settings. See if this imporves things for you.

Thanks for the suggestion. I just did it. Kicked me out.

Restarted IE7 and logged back in in round 9 of a game. Got two guesses in before the browser folded quicker than Superman on laundry day.

I may have to reinstall IE7. I don't think a rollback to 6 would be a good idea at this point. I have heard of some users having problems with IE7 and Isketch, but I don't think they are of the magnitude that I am experiencing... if you have another epiphany, please feel free to post it. :)

Would you consider installing firefox or avant as a backup?

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I thought about that. That will be my "nuclear option" if need be. I just hate to install a browser for one website. But Isketch would be one of those I would do it for. I don't mind Firefox too much, never used Avant. Which do you personally prefer?

Avant works the same as IE, but it's lighter and i like it for that, but i must say that firefox is often my first choice.

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Firefox is really good but it messed up on my computer so I have I'm using Netscape but if you can get Firefox use that. Its really good and shouldn't give you any issues =).

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After installing IE7, I had issues with iSketch or should I say "My computer had issues wit iSketch".

I loaded Mozilla/Firefox and then installed the Shockwave player from Adobe. No problems for a few days. Tried back in IE7 and voila! It works - only issues I had occasionally were due to the fireworks and name picture icons.

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This is all good info. Thanks, everyone, for taking the time to post it. I will likely install Firefox and then try my luck at IE7 at a later date. Again, thanks!

I hope it works out for you. I know of a few people who were experiencing the same issues with IE - even after turning off fireworks and user display icons. I would throw out my recommendations, but it sounds like you're a PC user and not a mac user.

Good luck with it, I hope it works well under Firefox for you. :)
/flirt Safari

My family is a microcosm of the Civil War - half use Macs and half use PCs. I'm a mechanical engineer now, so I was pretty much forced to go PC. But I am pretty well acquainted with both and appreciate them for their strengths.

Macs will always have a soft spot in my heart - As a teenager, I cut my teeth on a 128 MB model in the 80s, the first-run model that would eject a 3.5" disk right into your sternum if you weren't careful. :)