why are some pictures not displayed, but show a box with an x?

Answer 1

That is the way some browsers show you that an image is supposed to be there, but it cannot find the image file to display (e.g. the file has been erased from the server, or renamed, or someone just has a typo in their HTML)

Answer 2

In e-mail, you might have your options set to not display them. Go to Yahoo Mail, click options, General Preferences, scroll down and see if you have a checkmark in "block HTML images." If so, click to clear.

Note: I leave my e-mail set to block. When I get a legitimate e-mail, I scroll to the bottom and click to allow the HTML images in this particular e-mail only. Safer this way.

If you mean copying an image to the clipboard, pasting into a document, and on return you find a red X, it's usually because the company requires you to allow cookies and either you don't, or you deleted them. Only thing I found is to paste, then print. At least you will have the printed copy. Some companies will simply not allow you to copy. Nothing you can do about this unless you want to contact them for permission.

Answer 3

That's because the browser can't open it without having a plugin, or it is NOT a picture but a java/adobe etc. script that requires also plugins. Usually the browser will notify you that a plugin is required/ missing to display something.

Answer 4

Sometimes The browser fails to download the image evenif the file is there. In that case, right click on the icon and select 'Show image/View image' Then it'll try to download it again.

Answer 5

they can either be blocked by your privacy settings to not show them or you have a memory setting that only lets you pc show but check your privacy settings in you control pannel