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How to chat??
| Tue, 09-13-2005 - 10:32pm |
Hi Everyone- How can I get into the chat. I have clicked what I believe is a link and nothing happens, just a gray screen. Please let me know what I am missing. Also if anyone has any tricks to keep panic/anxiety away please share. Thanks! -Donna

Donna,
click on the anxiety/panic/phobias link at the top pf the page
You may not need to troubleshoot. Just click on the chat link @ the top of this page. Then, when that page opens, click on the black bar where it says who is talking. Once in the chatroom, just type into the space provided.
Chat Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble getting into iVillage chatrooms, the most common solution is to upgrade your browser to the most current version.
The current version of Internet Explorer is 6.02. These current versions contain the most recent versions of Java, which is essential for chatting in PChat2, java version.
If you're having trouble getting into chat, please try the following steps:
- Clear out your temporary Internet files.
- Go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Make sure you have all three of the Java boxes checked. (Called VM, or Virtual Machine.)
- If you have a firewall, make sure that port 23 is open.
- Make sure you don't have any pop up stoppers enabled.
- Upgrade your browser version.
- Upgrade Java directly from Sun.
Try entering a chat room after each of these steps.Java needs at least 16 mg of RAM to run, and the minimum IE version needed to run it is 4.01. Virtual Machine (VM) build should be 3802 or greater. Some users have said that downloading the most current version of Java has solved the problems they were experiencing getting into chat. To download the most current version of Java, go to the Sun Java site to download. See also this article from Sun on JVM and this download page for manual and automatic downloads.
I hope this helps. If you still have trouble, let us know & I'll get you more info. (((hugs))) jan
Hi Donna,
Are you diagnosed?
Jan gave you a great list of things to do for anxiety.
I am on medication and