When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in Options>Colors, the
colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors, like
in Google, show only blue.

This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot tell
which sites I have already visited.

Is there any solution?

Thanks

--

Walter
www.rationality.net

Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?

IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors"
selected here?

IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
checked (enabled)?

Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use Shortcut.
That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.

If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived
reply from an earlier, related thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Walter R. wrote:
> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in Options>Colors,
> the
> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors,
> like
> in Google, show only blue.
>
> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot tell
> which sites I have already visited.
>
> Is there any solution?
>
> Thanks

SP3, IE6

Yes, I am using Windows Colors

Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked

High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut

I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me: "System
File"

Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.

--

Walter
www.rationality.net
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
>
> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors"
> selected here?
>
> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
> checked (enabled)?
>
> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
> Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use Shortcut.
> That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.
>
> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived
> reply from an earlier, related thread:
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> Walter R. wrote:
>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in Options>Colors,
>> the
>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors,
>> like
>> in Google, show only blue.
>>
>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot tell
>> which sites I have already visited.
>>
>> Is there any solution?
>>
>> Thanks
>

Had you logged in with admin privileges or as Administrator (after rebooting
into Safe Mode) before you attempted to delete History folder? Did you try
using CCleaner? ...or Free History Eraser?

Did you just install SP3?

Walter R. wrote:
> SP3, IE6
>
> Yes, I am using Windows Colors
>
> Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked
>
> High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut
>
> I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me: "System
> File"
>
> Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.
>
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
>>
>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors"
>> selected here?
>>
>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
>> checked (enabled)?
>>
>> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
>> Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use Shortcut.
>> That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.
>>
>> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived
>> reply from an earlier, related thread:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> Walter R. wrote:
>>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in Options>Colors,
>>> the
>>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors,
>>> like
>>> in Google, show only blue.
>>>
>>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot tell
>>> which sites I have already visited.
>>>
>>> Is there any solution?
>>>
>>> Thanks

"Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> SP3, IE6
>
> Yes, I am using Windows Colors
>

> Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked


That's your answer. Check Ignore colors if you always
want to see your color preferences. Otherwise don't
be surprised if web page authors have different ideas
about what is useful. ; )


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---


>
> High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut
>
> I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me: "System File"
>
> Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.
>
> --
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
>>
>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors" selected here?
>>
>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here checked (enabled)?
>>
>> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck
>> Use Shortcut. That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.
>>
>> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived reply from an earlier, related thread:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> Walter R. wrote:
>>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in Options>Colors, the
>>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors, like
>>> in Google, show only blue.
>>>
>>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot tell
>>> which sites I have already visited.
>>>
>>> Is there any solution?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Thank you, Robert

That solved it. I was tearing my hair out!

--

Walter
www.rationality.net
"Robert Aldwinckle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> SP3, IE6
>>
>> Yes, I am using Windows Colors
>>
>
>> Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked
>
>
> That's your answer. Check Ignore colors if you always
> want to see your color preferences. Otherwise don't
> be surprised if web page authors have different ideas
> about what is useful. ; )
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>>
>> High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut
>>
>> I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me:
>> "System File"
>>
>> Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Walter
>> www.rationality.net
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
>>>
>>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors"
>>> selected here?
>>>
>>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
>>> checked (enabled)?
>>>
>>> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
>>> Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use
>>> Shortcut. That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High
>>> Contrast.
>>>
>>> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived
>>> reply from an earlier, related thread:
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>>
>>> Walter R. wrote:
>>>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in
>>>> Options>Colors, the
>>>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors,
>>>> like
>>>> in Google, show only blue.
>>>>
>>>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot
>>>> tell
>>>> which sites I have already visited.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any solution?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Had you logged in with admin privileges or as Administrator (after rebooting
> into Safe Mode) before you attempted to delete History folder? Did you try
> using CCleaner? ...or Free History Eraser?
>
> Did you just install SP3?
>
> Walter R. wrote:
> > SP3, IE6
> >
> > Yes, I am using Windows Colors
> >
> > Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked
> >
> > High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut
> >
> > I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me: "System
> > File"
> >
> > Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.
> >
> >
> > Walter
> > www.rationality.net
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
> >>
> >> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors"
> >> selected here?
> >>
> >> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
> >> checked (enabled)?
> >>
> >> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
> >> Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use Shortcut.
> >> That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.
> >>
> >> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived
> >> reply from an earlier, related thread:
> >> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>
> >> Walter R. wrote:
> >>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in Options>Colors,
> >>> the
> >>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors,
> >>> like
> >>> in Google, show only blue.
> >>>
> >>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot tell
> >>> which sites I have already visited.
> >>>
> >>> Is there any solution?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
>
> Hey! I am an Auburn University MBA student and doing a research case study on Microsoft usergroups and newsgroups. I was wondering if I could ask you some questions for my case. First, Mr. Dyer, why do you use your time to be an MVP? What is in it for you? To the other users, do you find the usergroups helpful? Would you rather use this than talking to a person? If so, why?

Thanks for any input you have. I do appreciate it.

Stephanie Beasley

Hi Walter, My name is Stephanie and I am an MBA student working on a case
study on Microsoft Usergroups and newsgroups. I was wondering if you could
help me with a little field research. I was wondering if you find the groups
helpful? Would you rather talk to a person or is this better for you? Why?

Sorry for the questions but I would appreciate any feedback you have.

Thanks!

"Walter R." wrote:

> Thank you, Robert
>
> That solved it. I was tearing my hair out!
>
> --
>
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> SP3, IE6
> >>
> >> Yes, I am using Windows Colors
> >>
> >
> >> Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked
> >
> >
> > That's your answer. Check Ignore colors if you always
> > want to see your color preferences. Otherwise don't
> > be surprised if web page authors have different ideas
> > about what is useful. ; )
> >
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Robert Aldwinckle
> > ---
> >
> >
> >>
> >> High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut
> >>
> >> I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me:
> >> "System File"
> >>
> >> Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Walter
> >> www.rationality.net
> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
> >>>
> >>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows colors"
> >>> selected here?
> >>>
> >>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
> >>> checked (enabled)?
> >>>
> >>> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
> >>> Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use
> >>> Shortcut. That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High
> >>> Contrast.
> >>>
> >>> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this archived
> >>> reply from an earlier, related thread:
> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
> >>> --
> >>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>>
> >>> Walter R. wrote:
> >>>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in
> >>>> Options>Colors, the
> >>>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet colors,
> >>>> like
> >>>> in Google, show only blue.
> >>>>
> >>>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot
> >>>> tell
> >>>> which sites I have already visited.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there any solution?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

Learn how to use a newsgroup. Don't hijack other people's threads..start
your own.

"AU Chick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:349D3452-4814-4909-B5E4-(E-Mail Removed)...
: Hi Walter, My name is Stephanie and I am an MBA student working on a case
: study on Microsoft Usergroups and newsgroups. I was wondering if you could
: help me with a little field research. I was wondering if you find the
groups
: helpful? Would you rather talk to a person or is this better for you? Why?
:
: Sorry for the questions but I would appreciate any feedback you have.
:
: Thanks!
:
: "Walter R." wrote:
:
: > Thank you, Robert
: >
: > That solved it. I was tearing my hair out!
: >
: > --
: >
: > Walter
: > www.rationality.net
: > "Robert Aldwinckle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
: > >
: > > "Walter R." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
: > >> SP3, IE6
: > >>
: > >> Yes, I am using Windows Colors
: > >>
: > >
: > >> Accessibility: only "Ignore Font Sizes" is checked
: > >
: > >
: > > That's your answer. Check Ignore colors if you always
: > > want to see your color preferences. Otherwise don't
: > > be surprised if web page authors have different ideas
: > > about what is useful. ; )
: > >
: > >
: > > Good luck
: > >
: > > Robert Aldwinckle
: > > ---
: > >
: > >
: > >>
: > >> High Contrast is not checked, unchecked Use Shortcut
: > >>
: > >> I tried to delete the history folder but Windows would not let me:
: > >> "System File"
: > >>
: > >> Out of luck, I guess. Thanks anyway.
: > >>
: > >> --
: > >>
: > >> Walter
: > >> www.rationality.net
: > >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: > >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
: > >>> Are you running WinXP SP3? Are you running IE6 or IE7?
: > >>>
: > >>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Colors: Is "Use Windows
colors"
: > >>> selected here?
: > >>>
: > >>> IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything
here
: > >>> checked (enabled)?
: > >>>
: > >>> Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display: Make sure that High
: > >>> Contrast is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use
: > >>> Shortcut. That will disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to
High
: > >>> Contrast.
: > >>>
: > >>> If still no joy, your History folder may be damaged. See this
archived
: > >>> reply from an earlier, related thread:
: > >>>
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...57801550?hl=en
: > >>> --
: > >>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: > >>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
: > >>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
: > >>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
: > >>>
: > >>> Walter R. wrote:
: > >>>> When I set the colors for visited and unvisited links in
: > >>>> Options>Colors, the
: > >>>> colors do not take. No matter what colors I apply, all internet
colors,
: > >>>> like
: > >>>> in Google, show only blue.
: > >>>>
: > >>>> This is very frustrating when using search engines because I cannot
: > >>>> tell
: > >>>> which sites I have already visited.
: > >>>>
: > >>>> Is there any solution?
: > >>>>
: > >>>> Thanks
: > >>>
: > >>
: > >>
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
: >