Hi, Try this: From any IE page, up top, open Tools>Internet Options, Advanced.....hit Restore Defaults, then go down through the list, make sure there is a check mark in "Show Pictures"....you can do that the other way round, too...
The MS Virtual machine download has given many of us problems...it is easy to get corrupted...especially if you have run any Java applets, such as a chat session or online board games, during the download. You could try the download again, throw the old one out first. Turn off Antivirus during installation. If that does not help, there is a Repair Tool for IE if you have ever upgraded your version from what came with the Operating System....Offline for this: From Control panel, Add/Remove Programs, Find Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x )or 6.0) and Internet Tools......click on Add/Remove......three options, select the one for "Repair this version of IE" and run the Repair, it will tell you it fixed something or the whole program is not repairable, in that case, you have to reinstall or redownload IE (yuck, 2.5hours over a dialup) Good luck!
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