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Delete cookies,temp int files and history but still links change colour when i return to a site?
Name: Jonny Date: October 6, 2000 at 07:14:40 Pacific
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Hi, after totally deleting my cookies, temp internet files and history when i revisit a site the links that i have visited are still brown and so are visible and show i have been there???? I cant understand this so i thought it could be them mad cookies that only stay with you for the session that your surfing and are not stored,so i try the next day and the link colours are still different??????? How can i stop this, surely after all those are deleted the links should turn blue and show i havent been there? Thanks
Name: Tom Date: October 6, 2000 at 08:02:18 Pacific
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Do you have any kind of internet security program installed?
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Response Number 2
Name: Lee M Date: October 6, 2000 at 09:02:55 Pacific
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You have to clear your History folder to remove the links visited info - it is not related to cookies.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dilawar Date: October 6, 2000 at 13:51:44 Pacific
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If all else fails, Tools/Internet Options/Colors/-> under Links, make visited and unvisited the same color. Nobody would know you went *there* :-)
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Response Number 4
Name: Bryan Date: October 6, 2000 at 17:24:32 Pacific
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Just a guess..Try Start/Setting/Task Bar and Start Menu/Start Menu Programs and Documents Menu. This seems to get rid of just about everything. I did not try cause I like to know which links I have clicked on before and don't care whom else knows. lol
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Response Number 5
Name: Dunc Elliott Date: October 6, 2000 at 21:56:17 Pacific
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I had this problem too, but if you clear history and delete files from the tools menu, internet options and not by going to the folder and manualy deleting them they do go away.
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Response Number 6
Name: Dunc Date: October 6, 2000 at 21:57:31 Pacific
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I had this problem too, but if you clear history and delete files from the tools menu, internet options and not by going to the folder and manualy deleting them they do go away.
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