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I know this will seem very vague and could have any of a number of causes, but I am just totally stumped on this. On my MBP (details below), some images and pages in web browsers simply will not load. No "broken image" icon, just nothing there - a blank. This is not a Safari issue, as any browser I try on the machine (Firefox, Chrome) gives the same result. This problem has been going on for some time; I believe it predates Snow Leopard, though both systems are up-to-date as of now.
On my iMac (OS 10.6.6 as well), the same images and pages load fine!
For example, I use WordPress for my blog. If I write a post in the web version on my MBP, the icons for adding media simply do not show up (There's simply text saying Upload/Insert, then an empty gap. There are supposed to be icons for pictures, video, audio, etc). Interestingly, though there are no icons there, apparently the LINKS are still there, just invisible. Because rolling over the gap, I can see the various links in the status bar. So if I click in the right spot of the empty gap, I get taken to a page where I should be able to upload a picture. But then we hit the next iteration of the problem: the linked-to page doesn't load, either. Just a blank page. This happens in any browser I try on the MBP.
On my iMac, everything shows up and looks fine in all browsers.
So there's obviously some global software difference between the MBP and the iMac; for whatever reason, some rendering(?) technology is being "blocked" on the MBP. But I see no configuration differences of note between the systems in System Preferences or app support etc.
Any ideas? I know this comes across as incredibly vague.

After verifying that all of your browsers are up to date, clear or delete your history and caches through your browsers Preferences.
Disconnect all peripherals from your computer. Boot from your install disc & run _*Repair Disk*_ from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select *Disk Utility.*
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click *First Aid.*
Click _*Repair Disk.*_
Restart your computer when done.
Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751 and restart your computer when done.

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