# All vb function buttons seem to have stopped working on my PC **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 3, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866 "2008-05-03T09:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/1 "2008-05-03T09:04:51Z")
All of the vb function buttons, drop downs and smilies have ceased to work on my PC. I can use them on my work PC so it seems to be my home PC specifically - is there anything that could have happened or that I could have done to make this happen? Any support would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/2 "2008-05-03T11:43:13Z")
Can’t help with your question, but it usually helps to know what browser and operating system you’re using. Also, have you tried using a different browser than you normally use? ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/3 "2008-05-03T11:54:22Z")
I’m using Firefox v2.0.0.14 - haven’t upgraded it or anything, I genuinely can’t think of anything I’ve changed on my PC that would make this happen. Funny but I just tried IE and vb options seem to work fine in that, so it seems to be a Firefox issue. Anyone else got any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/4 "2008-05-03T18:32:03Z")
When I turn off Javascript in Firefox, here’s how the reply page malfunctions. The dropdown for font has one item, [font], and the size and color dropdowns appear similarly. The smiley buttons page up to the top of the page. Is this what you’re getting? ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/5 "2008-05-03T18:46:51Z")
No to the drop downs but yes to the smilies - in fact any of the buttons/smilies just take me to the top of the page. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/6 "2008-05-03T19:27:43Z")
You may want to try clearing your cache. I think it’s under Tools -\> Clear Private Data (uncheck the other stuff so you don’t clear everything). ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-vb-function-buttons-seem-to-have-stopped-working-on-my-pc/447866/7 "2008-05-03T20:36:01Z")
[QUOTE=Slacker] You may want to try clearing your cache. I think it’s under Tools -\> Clear Private Data (uncheck the other stuff so you don’t clear everything). [/QUOTE] And the prize for fixing my computer goes to - **SLACKER**! 😃 Thanks for your help dopers.