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bocceman's avatar
bocceman
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

blank login screen with dropbox app on windows 7 pc

Hi.  I'v having issues with logging into an existing dropbox account on a windows 7 pc.    If i roll back to version 15.4.22 I can see the login and I am able to enter my userid and password but th...
  • Zed's avatar
    Zed
    8 years ago

    Hi dhfernzboccemanbluerandy 

     

    Let's go through some troubleshooting steps together about this issue.

     

    1) Please disable your antivirus software.

    Please ensure steps were followed for the configuration of your firewall and double check that the domains listed here have been allowed.

    2) Please install the newest version of Dropbox with your antivirus turned off.

    3) If you are using a remote connection or a virtual machine:

    - Ensure the host attempting to view Dropbox is configured for 32 bit colour
    - Try logging in on the actual machine rather than through a remote session

    4) If none of the above won't fix this and the issue persists, please reach out to our support team so they can investigate and help.

     

    Thank you!

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago

    That’s correct, this is because the login screen for the Dropbox desktop application emulates a browser to render the page.

    If the page is blank, then as has been mentioned, a proxy, VPN, firewall, security software, or even ISP/router settings are blocking or restricting connections to Dropbox servers.

    Despite that, in some cases the block isn’t complete, so the ‘invisible fields’ for email and password can be clicked there.

    Even after you login and get past the tour page, you’re still going to experience sporadic behavior and syncing, since the underlying problem remains and hasn’t been resolved.

    Aside from the above troubleshooting for the VPN etc, I’d personally check out your router, since most modern ones have firewalls built into there and could be logging these requests and blocking them.

    Try rebooting your router, updating its firmware, or resetting it to factory defaults, after making a note of your broadband username and password.

    Other matters to consider are ISP issues, which you would need to check with them since if the connection is affected before your router receives it, there’s little you can do from your end…

     

     

    [This thread is now closed. If you have a similar or new question, you can ask here.]

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago
    We still support Windows 7 and above, only Windows Vista recently became unsupported for the desktop app.
     
    In general, a blank login screen, or any issues during that specific setup phase of the Dropbox desktop application is connection-based issues.
     
    This is why I suggested checking out anything that can affect the connection, that being proxies, VPN, firewall, antivirus, or other security software.
     
    We have received similar reports in the past, from entire regions, where the setup phase isn’t being completed. Turns out the ISP was blocking these Dropbox domains from connecting
     
    If you’re still experiencing these issues, even after contacting your ISP, we’d recommend writing to us directly, so that our team can assist further on this matter.

     

     

    [This thread is now closed. If you have a similar or new question, you can ask here.]

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