GMail Login Problems & Increase GMail Speed Fix
August 22, 2006
Sometimes, it can get really tough “logging into” GMail. Either the browser will stuck on an intermediate GMail login screen that says “Loading..” forever in a loop or the service simply says “Oops… the system was unable to perform your operation. Please try again in a few seconds.”
Infact, my previous versions of Firefox would sometimes crash when I tried to login to GMail though 1.5.0.6 is much stable in that sense.
So in the above situations, when GMail starts misbehaving and won’t let you check your important emails, try these simple hacks. They really work:
0. While the GMail Loading screen apears, press Ctrl+F5. Your Gmail inbox may load instantly without having to wait.
1. Clean your IE browser cache, temporary internet files and the cookies. This is very likely to solve your Gmail login woes but if you don’t like this method, move on to the next one.
2. Instead of typing www.gmail.com, try https://mail.google.com/mail (secure URL)
3. If your browser crashes just before opening the GMail Inbox, open gmail in standard HTML view by typing http://mail.google.com/mail/h/ – You can switch to the standard view once the Gmail screen loads.
4. If you hate all the bells & whistles and want to see a very simple view of the inbox without the Google ads, type in http://m.gmail.com [GMail Mobile version] – This may try to download a file in IE so better use Firefox or Opera.
5. Bypass the default browser check by typing http://mail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser – Use this when accessing Gmail on non-supported browsers.
6. When nothing helps, move to www.google.com/ig and add a GMail module there. That’s the fastest way to check your gmail inbox without waiting for GMail inbox to load.
If you still have trouble accessing GMail, contact gmail support. They ask you the error message like Account gets stuck on ‘Loading…’, Blank white screen, Oops..unable to reach Gmail, etc indicating they are common issues.
Speed Tips that make GMail faster
» Reduce the number of GMail conversations to 25 so the browser has to serve less amount of data.
» Set you GMail view to “Standard Without Chat” and use Google Talk to chat with your gmail friends.
» Gmail seems to work faster in IE for me than Firefox. Did anyone else notice this ?
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1.
shagginpuppy | September 21, 2006 at 7:37 pm
i cant use gmail iv tryed EVERYTHING in this post i need help if anyone has a solution email me at rasscalwhyte@gmail.com
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tsoka | April 22, 2007 at 11:11 am
I do have the same trouble. There was even a kind of argue with my ISP.
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nayanthara | May 10, 2007 at 6:45 pm
please connect this site
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tunlinaung | May 22, 2007 at 1:42 am
why? i can’t join google all website.
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Nurelign | May 23, 2007 at 12:14 pm
good at all
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Portiswood | May 31, 2007 at 7:24 pm
I have had this problem for months. I have tried -everything- the problem is persistent on my connection, across three pcs (2 desktops and a laptop). I can load gmail anywhere but home (not fun). I’ve also tried reformatting and starting again. Even a pc with only XP and firefox (and all security disabled) will not connect. All the alternate addresses do is redirect to http://mail.google.com/mail/
Comodo firewall tracks an (allowed) TCP connection by firefox when i try http://www.gmail.com that only seems to allow a tiny bit of data to be sent (always 60b). It appears to be a secure server issue, or HTTP-Post issue. I can even preview the titles to the emails I have on an iGoogle tab (very frustrating). But when I try to load the message from the tab in a new (firefox) tab, it stalls as per normal. Clearing cookies and personal data makes the connection look a little more promising (it doesn’t obviously immediately die) but it almost never makes it (maybe 1 in 2000 – literally). It worked for about 30 seconds yesterday. I’ve spent many days on this over previous months. I’m going to change mail soon.
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hashir | June 7, 2007 at 3:28 am
after adding the password i just get a blank white screen… and the status bar says its loading forever and ever… i’ve tried in firefox IE and opera.. and i’ve tried all the methods mentioned here… i cant even access gmail support to report the problem! doesnt that suck!
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ccy | June 9, 2007 at 3:28 pm
cant log in …
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Tina Perez | July 11, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I’m more than frustrated with Gmail! I have had a blank page for a week + 4 days and I’m scratching and climbing the walls!! I need help! I am missing two paid for training classes on real estate investing! Now I am staying behind the other students in the training. I am so disappointed with gmail because they don’t even have a phone number for customer service for people like me(who aren’t computer saavy to call for help. I’m planning to change my e-mail address as soon as possible!! I haven’t been able to log in nor read my e-mail. My page is blank and sooo painfully frustrating for people who take their time seriously as it is our most valuable asset, especially if we’re not young anymore!! Heeeeeelp, please!!!!!!!!!! Tina Perez
10.
sue Feather | August 24, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I have tried so hard to get into my gmail and i cannot . i have put in the right password and every thing is correct and still it will not let me in. Please help. thanks
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G.K.Nair (Rajan Nair) | September 6, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Sir
when i am trying to open my gmail user id and password it says
‘go to the tools menu’
’select options’
’select the privacy icon in the left panel’
‘check the box corresponding
‘alow sites to set cookies’
‘click ‘ok’ to save changes’
Please rectify the problem or suggest me thru email.
thanks
rajan
13.
Louise du Toit | September 6, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Have been unable to access gmail for more than one week. Please help. have tried links too.
14.
mahmood iqbal | September 9, 2007 at 12:06 am
I cannot log on to gmail from my home pc,
15.
Linda Lucarini | September 10, 2007 at 4:14 am
I cannot log into my Gmail account. I am using the right address and password but Gmail doesn’t recognize me. I have had this account for more than two years and this is the first time I have had this problem. I NEED HELP!!! Where is Google when you need them??? How do you get help with this problem?? They need to fix what they have instead of adding new features. What good are new features when you can’t log in!!
16.
Bimal Chakraborty | September 10, 2007 at 6:30 am
I cannot log into my Gmail account through bol-online.com.
17.
a.shonof | September 15, 2007 at 7:46 am
i can,t log in
18.
elizabeth alway | September 25, 2007 at 6:30 am
forgot password and cannot get into gmail.
19.
rechel | September 27, 2007 at 6:11 am
I cannot log in into gmail..
20.
Chezhian | October 10, 2007 at 8:35 am
how Switch from HTML view to standard view in gmail inbox…..?
21.
BMC | October 30, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Works a treat – well done!
22.
tooby | November 9, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Hi all!
I have had problems with “buttons” and reading of mails at GMAIL (I use firefox and in OpenSuse 10.3). I could read the mail with Konquer but not with firefox (never loaded). After reading the info above I started to try different things.
- I noticed if I copied the link from the “button” or link and put that in the adres field of the browser it opened…
- After switching to plane html see note 3 and then copy the link to go to standard GMAIL and put that in the addres field of the browser it resultet in a working GMAIL. SO STRANGE
big thanx from tooby
23.
Jackey | November 21, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Hi!
I am facing problem with login to http://www.gmail.com but I can login to Gtalk.
I can receive the mail on outlook, but can’t send mail. I tried all the above mentioned idea but none of them are working for me. I tried to open in many browser, ie IE7, Firefox, Safari, Mozilla. Can any one help me out. Even I can login to orkut. Plzzzz Help me…
24.
soleh | February 16, 2008 at 3:54 am
If all cannot, just use the “basic HTML” like Gamil said,
http://mail.google.com/mail/h/
OR
Use this one(from google button)
http://mail.google.com/mail/?source=navclient
25.
Henry Makepeace | September 2, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Try these instructions:
http://silentsakky.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/gmail-login-problems-increase-gmail-speed-fix/
26.
Shweta Sharma | November 7, 2008 at 8:17 am
I have been having trouble with my gmail login as well. Every other website opens and with perfect speed, but everytime I enter a link to log onto any site –a google site or otherwise–, I get the page saying “This page cannot be displayed”. This has been going on for 5+ days.
Please help!
27.
sherry | November 18, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Get blank white screen and can’t use standard view. Please help!
If I use HTML I have to constantly look up e-address. Won’t let me e-mail attachments sometimes as well even if I use the latter format. Can’t figure out how to remedy this situation.
28.
sandhiya | December 9, 2008 at 4:22 am
During loging into the gmail loading problem occurs and it ask to open in normal html view but i want to open in standard view
29.
annie chee | December 12, 2008 at 2:48 am
no new features (chats) while sign in as load basic HTML (for slow connections) instead prefer standard view.
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Esther | December 15, 2008 at 12:47 pm
My computer had been down for over a week, and I just got it up and runing a few days ago, but since I got it up and runing again, the only way I can read my emails is in basic HTML viewing, I have tryed to switch it from HTML to Standard viewing and nothing works, I have try looking up help in the Gmail Help Center, but there isn’t any information there that is laymans term, that I could try, so now I am ready to scream, because I had games on my computer and saved important information that I can not bring up on my computer !
31.
fred | December 21, 2008 at 8:41 pm
g mail keeps telling me that my user name&password do not match, I know that they are accurate, I have not been able to get to my e-mail for 3-days, is there a phone number to get tech support???HELP…
32.
carrie allen | January 11, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I hve tried for DAYS to access my e-mail, I use it for business and cant read my mail i need a # to call or some help, anyone out there?
33.
marilyn jones sonntag | October 25, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I’m ready to through my computer out the window. I am so frustrated that I cannot get into gmail. I am paying for these services and I have to say I like the box at the bottom of this message that you will notify me of follow-up comments via email….what good is that to me if I can’t read them?
34.
philip | October 29, 2009 at 12:57 am
since my dell computer went hho knows?
i had to reboot my system,i have vista .
well ever since that i had to change my e-mail address.
now i get no cmail.whats the problem?
phil.