Monday, 19th May 2008Image cannot be displayed, because it contains errors in Firefox
Firefox has stopped displaying images when not viewed in a HTML page ( when linked to directly )
I've heard from a few people that they have been experiencing a problem with Firefox where clicking on any link that goes directly to an image ( not to a HTML page with images in it ) produces the following error:
the image 'imageNameHere.gif' cannot be displayed, because it contains errors
This problem is caused by one of two things
a) The image your trying to view is in CMYK format ( yes - JPGs can be CMYK )
b) You have Skype installed and the Add-On for it in Firefox is mis-behaving.
If its the former there is nothing you can do unless the image is yours to change, if its the latter then simply do the following:
- Go to Tools > Add Ons in Firefox
- Highlight the Skype Extension for Firefox
- Click "Disable" ( or uninstall )
- Restart Firefox
This should solve the problem!