# why are the Smileys not animated for me?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [October 12, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324 "2005-10-12T13:34:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324/1 "2005-10-12T13:34:29Z")

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had this new computer built and the animations of the smileys worked fine and then i had a prob with the hard drive so i took it back to the guy that origionally built it for me and he put the same hard drive but new into my computer and now i cannot get the animations.

like the BSflag wont raise the :lol: wont laught its like there frozen or something… anyone know why this is happening or how i can fix it?

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324/2 "2005-10-12T13:52:44Z")

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Internet options, advanced, check Play animations in web pages under multimedia

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**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324/3 "2005-10-12T18:11:13Z")

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> [@Joe](#):
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> Internet options, advanced, check Play animations in web pages under multimedia

it already was checked ☹

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**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324/4 "2005-10-12T19:27:53Z")

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anyone?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324/5 "2005-10-12T19:30:33Z")

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take it back?

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**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-smileys-not-animated-for-me/3324/6 "2005-10-12T20:30:37Z")

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Uncheck it, restart IE, check it, restart IE.