IE and Sitemeter Not Playing Nicely

If you are using Internet Explorer while trying to connect to sites using Sitemeter (like this one) you will see an annoying pop-up asking you if you want to install or accept some other program.

This is a fault with Internet Explorer, not Sitemeter or this Blog. IE and Sitemeter have a history of having problems working together. Back in 2008, Internet Explorer refused to connect with any site using Sitemeter. After intensive investigation in the technical community the problem was traced back to IE refusing the code Sitemeter was using. Chrome and Firefox were not having this problem.

I got a complaint from our friends Brian and Sue which led me to do some investigating which turned up the above information. To test out my theory I found my Internet Explorer (I never use it) and went to my Blog. There was a warning on the top of the screen that IE had blocked a site that was trying to open. I clicked on the "allow anyway" button and there it was, the annoying window asking to allow "Analytics.com" to open or install (can't remember which).

So, until IE fixes their problem, try using either Chrome or Firefox to view my site and any others that use Sitemeter to keep track of visitors. A side benefit will be that your Internet will speed up quite a bit as IE is quite the little resource hog.

I would have included a screen capture of the problem but I am using my newest Linux distro to write this. I ended up with Lubunto, a minimal installation that I do not think I will keep. It is harder to navigate and has no bells or whistles. I determined that 512 Megs of RAM was not enough to run Mint and tried to install the full version of Ubunto. The installation failed when the installer failed to recognize my keyboard. I then tried Lubunto which did install after hanging up for a while on the keyboard recognition. I think I will change out the keyboard and attempt the Ubuntu install one more time. I thought Linux was simple!