IE6 does not show colors correctly

[Walter R.]

I am using IE6 on WinXP SP2.

I have trouble telling which links I have visited. If I go to
Tools>Options>General>Colors, I set the color for an unvisited link to blue,
a visited link to red and hover to black. However, no change occurs
whatsoever. All links show the same color, a light blue.

Is my IE6 broken? Anything I can do?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Chances are that you've enabled one or more Accessibility options (e.g., IE
Tools | Internet Options | Accessibility; Control Panel | Accessibility),
Walter.

 

[Walter R.]

Thanks, but all boxes in the Accessibility Panel are un-checked. Any other
ideas?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Also see Start | Settings | Control Panel | Accessibility, Walter.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

I am using IE6 on WinXP SP2.

I have trouble telling which links I have visited. If I go to
Tools>Options>General>Colors, I set the color for an unvisited link to blue,
a visited link to red and hover to black. However, no change occurs
whatsoever. All links show the same color, a light blue.

Is my IE6 broken? Anything I can do?

It depends on the site. Some sites force colors in which case the only way
to see the colors that you want is to use the Accessibility dialog to tell IE
that you don't want it to use the colors the web site wants you to see,
you want to see the colors you prefer.

Another possibility is that the link is not really a URL which can be recorded
in your History but just a link activated by some script. In that case the "link"
may change color only while you are using that page, even if you do request
that the web site's color choices be ignored.




BTW that site's table of contents demonstrates the common case that I mentioned.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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[Jason Fossen Security]

It depends on the site. Some sites force colors in which case the only
way
to see the colors that you want is to use the Accessibility dialog to tell
IE
that you don't want it to use the colors the web site wants you to see,
you want to see the colors you prefer.

Another possibility is that the link is not really a URL which can be
recorded
in your History but just a link activated by some script. In that case
the "link"
may change color only while you are using that page, even if you do
request
that the web site's color choices be ignored.





BTW that site's table of contents demonstrates the common case that I
mentioned.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle

Thanks!

 

[Peter Foldes]

LOL. 3 months late.