Well, since my "Typing is odd..." thread got a lot of "I've been having the same problem and I thought it was just me." responses, and posting the thread actually did pose a solution, I thought I'd start a thread on pic viewing being "odd".
When I look at someone's thread/post, and want to see their pics, I can see them in their post as either attachments or "in line". In the past, if I wanted to see the pictures bigger, I would click on the first pic. The pic would load (larger than the attachment thumbnail) and there would be button to the left of the loaded pic saying "previous" and "next". Keep clicking next until you get all the way through the pics, then next becomes "first".
Now, when I click on someone's thumbnail to see that pic or their series of pics, instead of the image loading, with the buttons to the left, the pics tries to load (I see a black screen with a "loading" icon/symbol) but never does. The only way to view the pics to keeping clicking "next" until "first" appears. Then the first pic WILL appear, and subsequently, the rest of the pics will be viewable when I click "next".
Viewing in "compatibility mode" fixed the odd typing issue, but did not fix this issue. Yes I'm using IE. Yes I have the latest version. Yes it is updated. No, I don't like Firefox or the other browsers. I know many people hate IE. I'm used to it, and like it (otherwise).
Any suggestions for a fix?