pinc_noiz Deactivated User
758 Posts 6/05
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 3:55AMThis morning my PC decided not to show me my browsing history anymore: it used to make all clicked links purple, but now they all stay in their original colour. I use a networking PC on Windows XP/IE7: to solve this problem I first reset the amount of days my PC remembers the visited websites (links) from 3 to 1 day, and gave a reboot. As this didn't help, I did a System-Restore to yesterday evening. Of no help either ... Settings: Temporary Internet Files on 'automatic' for 'looking for newer versions stored pages', a one day memory period for visited websites, and usable total disc space to do so 1024 Mb. Any ideas?? p_n
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RandomPrecision Senior Member
Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 4:18AM
I gave up on Internet Explorer and now use Firefox exclusively. I find Firefox generally faster, less clunky and has more handy, intuitive features built in. Every succeeding version of IE seems to get worse. IE7 is a wreck. Firefox just seems to keep getting better. The only bad thing about Firefox is that you'll run across the occasional glitch or a site will just hang on it. But of course, IE is notorious for hanging up pretty much at any given moment. I really can't recommend it enough. Edited by - randomprecision on 2/24/2007 4:20:48 AM  [Link] |
pinc_noiz Deactivated User
758 Posts 6/05
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 4:37AM
No doubt you're right about this. I've no experiences other then XP/IE myself.The reason I choose Microsoft products is in their worldwide culminated knowledge about it. As I live in three countries, travel internationally, have my network-server and workstations in different countries, my IT-'consultant' in yet another, I can use some software that is recognisable by most computer-users (that's why I always use the English versions) when I'm stuck and my 1st-line of aid isn't available. And although I'm not a very educated PC-user myself, by working with very common software I'm often-times able to assist new-born computer-users (as I mainly work in countries with recent developing economic systems, my customers are often 'new-born computer-users'), making my stay as 'guest' in their country more easy-going (...). I'm stuck now, and of course this happens on a weekend ... p_n Edited by - pinc_noiz on 2/24/2007 4:48:49 AM  [Link] |
conquistador Deactivated User
Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 5:05AM
Firefox is getting better known worldwide.I don't know how to fix your IE problems because every time I have used it I thought the software itself was a major problem. I suggest trying firefox out and keeping ie on your system if you want to go back to it. What RandomPrecision said.  [Link] |
RandomPrecision Senior Member
Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 6:03AM
You've got nothing to lose at all by DLing Firefox and giving it a try. It's similar enough to IE that you won't be totally lost but IMO, runs faster, on fewer resources, with a cleaner interface and nicer features than IE....especially IE7. Just keep IE on your system until you decide which you like better. I was very wary of it at first too. I kept hearing people rave about it and I just stuck to what I knew (IE) until one day, I started having a problem with IE that I simply couldn't fix no matter what I tried. IE always gave me problems but that was the last straw. I just decided I was going to learn Firefox and dumped IE. Everything you can do in IE, you can do with Firefox. The layout is a bit different and it might take you a while to figure out where everything is but I'm pretty stupid when it comes to computers and I figured it out in a couple of days.  [Link] |
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pinc_noiz Deactivated User
758 Posts 6/05
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 6:18AM
Very recognisable story, RP! Sets me thinking to start of with FireFox after all.But if and when, my current 'browsing history'-problem will not be solved by it: still stuck ... p_n  [Link] |
croy Platinum Member
Discovry 4574 Posts 3/04
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 6:43AM
Firefox and Opera both have user forums, I think. So any issues could be tossed out in the pool for solutions. More enthusiastic and knowledgable users too. [Link] |
pinc_noiz Deactivated User
758 Posts 6/05
| Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 7:06AM
Problem solved: my IT-man talked me though it (manually clearing the IE-temp folder did the trick) for now, and will look into this hick-up any further next week.He's in favor of installing FireFox too (compared to IE7, considering the circumstances I use my computer), and will plan a transition asap. Thanks to you all, guys!! p_n  [Link] |
willywilly Member
Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05
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pinc_noiz Deactivated User
758 Posts 6/05
| Posted - Feb 28 2007 : 4:40AM
thanks for the read willywilly. [Link] |