Re: HELP: Mapquest.com does not work with Mozilla or Firefox

pwilkins wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> I've beed trying to use mapquest's (www.mapquest.com) features using
> Mozilla and Firefox but to no avail. I just cannot get it to work. I have
> tried on WinXP and Linux, (both Mozilla and Firefox on each). On WinXp
> mapquest works just fine with Interent Explorer. Howevfer I DO NO want to
> use I.E., I really like Firefox.
> 
> I've read the FAQ at mapquest, which says the following:
> 
> "How can I check/change Firefox image settings? To check your settings, do
> the following:
>    1. Click on the "Tools" menu at the top of the browser window 2. Click
>    "Options..."
>    3. Click the "Web Features" icon on the left side of the "Options"
>    window 4. Verify that the box labeled "Load Images" is checked 5.
>    Verify that the box labeled "for the originating website only" is NOT
>    checked 6. Click "OK" in the bottom right corner of the "Options"
>    window"
> 
> I made sure the option were as above. Also I have updated javaVM on both
> Linux and WinXP since I a came across I note somewhere that the WinXP java
> vm will only work with internet explorer.
> 
> Has anyone been able to use mapquest successfully using either FIREFOX or
> MOZILLA on either WinXp or Linux.
> 
> Any help with this would be much appreciated because it has become very
> frustrating.
> 
> Thanks,
> pw

Well, all I can tell you is: It must be possible.
I have often accessed Mapquest using Firefox with Windows XP at work, 
and also while using Mozilla at home, with Mandrake 10.1 linux.
  Both of these installations are pretty much "out-of-box" unmodified.

Karl S.