Check that your browser is not using a User Stylesheet:
Tools -> Internet Options -> General Tab -> Accessibility.
For normal (standard) viewing _nothing_ should be checked in these sections.
Be sure that all boxes are unchecked!
Try disabling any third-party security and/or privacy programs you have
running (Norton Internet Security, etc.)
See also:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298931/en-us
"How to Disable Third-Party Tool Bands and Browser Helper Objects".
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Windows - Internet Explorer 2003/2004/2005
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Frank D wrote:
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> The suggestions I found at these sites center on deleting the History
> folder, index.dat, and the Temporary Internet Files folder. I did all
> these things, downloading programs, going to Safe Mode and DOS and
> rebooting where necessary.
>
> Unfortunately, there has been no change. Some links change to the visited
> color (purple) and others stay blue, as if they were not visited.
>
> To be specific, the links I'm using to experiment with are on the Google
> News page, at http://news.google.com.
>
> Any other possibilities? Thanks!
>
> Frank D
>
> =============================
> Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP] wrote:
>> See:
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...htm#hyperlinks
>> "Hyperlinks don't change color".
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...s4.htm#history
>> "Problems with the history folder / Hyperlinks don't change color"
>>
>>
>> Frank D wrote:
>>> Links that I've already visited either don't change from blue to purple,
>>> or that they don't retain the purple, but change back to blue after a
>>> day
>>> or so. It's annoying to find that I'm frequently revisiting Web sites
>>> that I've already visited.
>>>
>>> I've searched this topic on Google but have not found an answer that
>>> works.
>>>
>>> I've got my Windows XP Pro IE6 color settings (Tools > Internet Options
>>> >
>>> Colors) set and History (Tools > Internet Options > History) set to 30
>>> days. I don't know of any other way to address this problem.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help? Thanks!
>>>
>>> Frank D