10:28 a.m.||||2002-10-01

Can you help me?
Oh dear, this is maddening and if you know the answer you simply must mail me the answer immediately. Thanks!!:)

My problem is thus: my mother in law's computer downstairs displays the banners of diaryland patrons correctly - just fine. My computer upstairs doesn't display them at all, in either IE 5 or Netscape (6?). There isn't a broken image icon, just clear blue background where the banner should be.

Now, when I "view source", as I am so fond of doing, I can see that the code for the banner is there, but it appears have been commented out! (You know, <-- -->?) (Except it goes <--REF...then the URL of the "adclick" and the IMG SRC for the actual banner; then it ends <--> instead of an ending link tag. )

When I looked at the page downstairs, the banner showed up fine and I believe (I'm going to check it when I go back down) it's written as a simple link from an image.

Why why why?

I want to see everyone's banners! I can't unless I'm looking at it on a crappy monitor on a computer whose mouse sucks.

Please explain to me how a page's code can be different according to the system it's displayed in, with code that seemingly changes out of nowhere. How the hell is that possible? I must know.... Bah humbug...so, right now I am re-downloading both browsers because lately, IE freezes up - only it, not other stuff so I think it's damaged. Or, maybe Windows DO suck. Do they? Every time I see that latest Mac commercial I can relate - yes, my Windows do freeze up, but I have over a hundred apps taking up space, even thoug it appears I still have lots of memory left. I'm kind of a download whore, actually. Anyhoo. "All I wanted was a banner and she wouldn't give it to me. Institution - driving me crazy!"