IE7 - History folder

[Darren]

I'm using IE 7 on Vista Home Premium, and when I click on a link on a webpage, it is not added to the History folder, and the link doesn't change colour.

Many thanks for any help

[michaewlewis]

Does it do that on all web pages?
Check your color settings in Internet Options. You might have the "visited" color changed to be the same as a regular link.

[Darren]

Only on pages I've visited in the last day or so. Also any new pages visited do not go in the History folder

[michaewlewis]

Check your browsing history settings in Internet Options. It sounds like you may have it set to always check for newer versions or you may have too small of a cache.
Tip: Have it automatically check for newer versions of stored pages, and disk space to use should be around 100mb.

[Darren]

It was already set to automatically check, and I've now set the disk space to 100mb; however this hasn't helped!

[Broni]

You may have days to keep in history set to zero.

[Darren]

Nope!

[Broni]

Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab. Click on "Reset" button. Restart computer.

[Darren]

So are you saying that the only way to rectify the problem is to delete all browsing history?   

[Broni]

No, Reset button puts IE in its virgin state - everything, like add-ons, is disabled.

[Darren]

No, Reset button puts IE in its virgin state - everything, like add-ons, is disabled.

I see, but that would include deleting all browing history, and there's no other way to fix the problem?

[Broni]

I can't assure you, it's gonna fix the problem, but it'd be first thing to try.

[michaewlewis]

why do you need to save your browsing history?