Hyperlinks don't change colors

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

I think that matter is going wrose. First try this utility to recover your
history. note down all the Index.dat file's path in your Documents and
Settings folder and open them in this software.

http://www.download-by.net/system-ut...er-winspy.html

Hope this recover your history. Let us know!


"Sarlex" wrote:

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Ok I downloaded this program and opened it and there are several icons such
as (address bar)(cookies)(index.dat), etc. Under the icon (open/save), I
can't go to a specific location...only the ones available in the list. I
tried (index.dat) awhich brings up a pop-up box with this address bar *
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat* I click OK, and it lists what appears to be
every link I've clicked on for several months. But no change has taken place
with my history folder. When I try to go to this actual location, I get as
far as ...C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\ ...and in the
*local settings folder* there is no folder for Temp Internet Files... just a
Temp folder and Application Data folder. I tried cahnging the settings of
Local Settings to hidden and read only but the folder Temporary Internet
Files does not appear! So for some reason this folder is hidden from view
and this may be the problem because I can't physically access this folder.
Am I don't something wrong or can you help me out further from this step?
Thanks.
"RajKohli" wrote:

I think that matter is going wrose. First try this utility to recover your
history. note down all the Index.dat file's path in your Documents and
Settings folder and open them in this software.

http://www.download-by.net/system-ut...er-winspy.html

Hope this recover your history. Let us know!


"Sarlex" wrote:

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

First of all, let me explain you something. History is not a good place to
save and revisit the URLs. Therefore you should have a good backup of your
data. You should save all of your URLs to Favorites and later you can easily
take backup of Favorite folder through IE's File Menu - Import and Export
option.

The following is a program which will show you the History stored in your
Index.dat file. I hope it will show all your previously visited links.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iehv.html

Once you have the list, Select All the URLs and click the "Create Links to
the Selected URLs". This will save all the links to the Selected Favorite
folder.

If everything goes fine and you have all the lost URLs in your Favorite
Folder then first take a backup of your Favorite folder by clicking File -
Import and Export - then click Export folder and then save them to a Folder
on another drive. You will then have a file with Bookmark name.

Create a New User Account and then import that file in it. Then you will
have all the URLs back in your Favorite folder. This new setting will also
have a working History folder and hope that link problem will also be solved.
Later, you can copy everything from your previous setting to new one like
your Documents and Folders etc.

The last program I suggested you was also good but I didn't realize that it
can not recreate the links. Just shows the missing one and you need to
manually recreate them. As you said, it is not letting you browse the Temp
Internet Folder then you can type the address yourself as it is not showing
the TIF in browse window. Sorry to say that but I had use this software just
to remember one of my lost URL and I hadn't try it much.

I extremely feel sorry for the inconvenience caused by us.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Ok I downloaded this program and opened it and there are several icons such
as (address bar)(cookies)(index.dat), etc. Under the icon (open/save), I
can't go to a specific location...only the ones available in the list. I
tried (index.dat) awhich brings up a pop-up box with this address bar *
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat* I click OK, and it lists what appears to be
every link I've clicked on for several months. But no change has taken place
with my history folder. When I try to go to this actual location, I get as
far as ...C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\ ...and in the
*local settings folder* there is no folder for Temp Internet Files... just a
Temp folder and Application Data folder. I tried cahnging the settings of
Local Settings to hidden and read only but the folder Temporary Internet
Files does not appear! So for some reason this folder is hidden from view
and this may be the problem because I can't physically access this folder.
Am I don't something wrong or can you help me out further from this step?
Thanks.
"RajKohli" wrote:

I think that matter is going wrose. First try this utility to recover your
history. note down all the Index.dat file's path in your Documents and
Settings folder and open them in this software.

http://www.download-by.net/system-ut...er-winspy.html

Hope this recover your history. Let us know!


"Sarlex" wrote:

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Thank you!!! Well I have solved part of the problem. I was able to create
the Bookmark icon with all of the info gathered from favorites folder. I
also created a secondary account and the link problem appears to be solved.
But I have another problem now.

Please give me a detailed method as to transferring files and importing this
icon to the other user account! I wasn't able to save the Bookmark file to a
different drive because I only have the C drive and the D drive which is only
for CDs so I saved it to a "my documents folder". I've been searching and
checking support but I don't see anything on how to transfer info from one
account to another...that doesn't involve using 2 different PC's. I found
one tutorial that says to go into FAST and select settings only, but it
doesn't have step by step instructions on how to do that.

"RajKohli" wrote:

First of all, let me explain you something. History is not a good place to
save and revisit the URLs. Therefore you should have a good backup of your
data. You should save all of your URLs to Favorites and later you can easily
take backup of Favorite folder through IE's File Menu - Import and Export
option.

The following is a program which will show you the History stored in your
Index.dat file. I hope it will show all your previously visited links.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iehv.html

Once you have the list, Select All the URLs and click the "Create Links to
the Selected URLs". This will save all the links to the Selected Favorite
folder.

If everything goes fine and you have all the lost URLs in your Favorite
Folder then first take a backup of your Favorite folder by clicking File -
Import and Export - then click Export folder and then save them to a Folder
on another drive. You will then have a file with Bookmark name.

Create a New User Account and then import that file in it. Then you will
have all the URLs back in your Favorite folder. This new setting will also
have a working History folder and hope that link problem will also be solved.
Later, you can copy everything from your previous setting to new one like
your Documents and Folders etc.

The last program I suggested you was also good but I didn't realize that it
can not recreate the links. Just shows the missing one and you need to
manually recreate them. As you said, it is not letting you browse the Temp
Internet Folder then you can type the address yourself as it is not showing
the TIF in browse window. Sorry to say that but I had use this software just
to remember one of my lost URL and I hadn't try it much.

I extremely feel sorry for the inconvenience caused by us.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Ok I downloaded this program and opened it and there are several icons such
as (address bar)(cookies)(index.dat), etc. Under the icon (open/save), I
can't go to a specific location...only the ones available in the list. I
tried (index.dat) awhich brings up a pop-up box with this address bar *
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat* I click OK, and it lists what appears to be
every link I've clicked on for several months. But no change has taken place
with my history folder. When I try to go to this actual location, I get as
far as ...C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\ ...and in the
*local settings folder* there is no folder for Temp Internet Files... just a
Temp folder and Application Data folder. I tried cahnging the settings of
Local Settings to hidden and read only but the folder Temporary Internet
Files does not appear! So for some reason this folder is hidden from view
and this may be the problem because I can't physically access this folder.
Am I don't something wrong or can you help me out further from this step?
Thanks.
"RajKohli" wrote:

I think that matter is going wrose. First try this utility to recover your
history. note down all the Index.dat file's path in your Documents and
Settings folder and open them in this software.

http://www.download-by.net/system-ut...er-winspy.html

Hope this recover your history. Let us know!


"Sarlex" wrote:

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

The "Settings Only" method is applied in "Files and Settings Transfer
Wizard". But I will suggest you to copy all the files and icons manually. To
do this, follow the procedure.

First of all, let me explain you that all of your Users accounts are saved
under "Documents and Settings" folder located on your C Drive. But before you
explore this folder make sure to check "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and
uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)". To do this,
open My Computer - Click Tools - Folder Options - click View tab. Here you
will found both settings.

1. Open your C Drive.
2. Here you will see a folder called "Documents and Settings".
3. This folder has different sub-folder each with the User created on your
Windows. E.g. if you have 2 user accounts "Raj Kohli" and "Sarlex". You will
see 2 folders with the same name along with other inbuilt User accounts like
"Administrator" and "All Users".
4. Suppose! your previous setting is "Sarlex" and you want to transfer all
the data to "Raj Kohli". So what you have to do is to open Sarlex folder and
then copy particular folder to "Raj Kohli" i.e. Desktop, Favorites, My
Documents and Start Menu. I will not suggest you to copy other folders like
"Local Settings" and others. If you require them too you can copy them later.
All they contain is temporary files and settings. In your case, like History
folder is already corruptted so coping Local Settings to "Raj Kohli" can
corrupt it too and your links settings as well.
5. After copying everything from "Sarlex" to "Raj Kohli" you can log on to
"Raj Kohli" to check if everything is in place. Don't make a hurry to delete
"Sarlex" account. Let the account be there for few days when you think that
you have everything in your new account then you can delete "Sarlex" account
through Control Panel - Users Accounts.
6. If you had used the IEHV for recovering your links from Histroy to
Favorite folder then copying the Favorite folder from Sarlex to Raj Kohli
will take all links to your new settings. If you still want to Export and
Import your favorites then log on to "Sarlex" and make sure that you have all
the links recovered from history folder to Favorite folder. Click File -
Import and Export. Click Export Favorites. Then you will be asked, which
Favorite folder to backup, click the top level "Favorites" and it will
include all the sub-links and sub-folders too automatically. Then you will be
asked for the location (as you already saved in My Documents), choose the
desire location. Let it be C:\ only.
6. Now, log on to Raj Kohli. Open IE and click File - Import and Export -
then click Import Favorites. Then you will be asked for the location of file
then type C:\ and click next. That is all. All the favorites will be
imported. But as I already told you that while manually copying all the
sub-folders from Sarlex (Documents and Settings) to Raj Kohli will
automatically put everything in place including the Favorite folder too. Then
you will not require this.

Do it carefully. Once again Sorry for just to solve a little problem you
have to follow this huge procedure.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thank you!!! Well I have solved part of the problem. I was able to create
the Bookmark icon with all of the info gathered from favorites folder. I
also created a secondary account and the link problem appears to be solved.
But I have another problem now.

Please give me a detailed method as to transferring files and importing this
icon to the other user account! I wasn't able to save the Bookmark file to a
different drive because I only have the C drive and the D drive which is only
for CDs so I saved it to a "my documents folder". I've been searching and
checking support but I don't see anything on how to transfer info from one
account to another...that doesn't involve using 2 different PC's. I found
one tutorial that says to go into FAST and select settings only, but it
doesn't have step by step instructions on how to do that.

"RajKohli" wrote:

First of all, let me explain you something. History is not a good place to
save and revisit the URLs. Therefore you should have a good backup of your
data. You should save all of your URLs to Favorites and later you can easily
take backup of Favorite folder through IE's File Menu - Import and Export
option.

The following is a program which will show you the History stored in your
Index.dat file. I hope it will show all your previously visited links.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iehv.html

Once you have the list, Select All the URLs and click the "Create Links to
the Selected URLs". This will save all the links to the Selected Favorite
folder.

If everything goes fine and you have all the lost URLs in your Favorite
Folder then first take a backup of your Favorite folder by clicking File -
Import and Export - then click Export folder and then save them to a Folder
on another drive. You will then have a file with Bookmark name.

Create a New User Account and then import that file in it. Then you will
have all the URLs back in your Favorite folder. This new setting will also
have a working History folder and hope that link problem will also be solved.
Later, you can copy everything from your previous setting to new one like
your Documents and Folders etc.

The last program I suggested you was also good but I didn't realize that it
can not recreate the links. Just shows the missing one and you need to
manually recreate them. As you said, it is not letting you browse the Temp
Internet Folder then you can type the address yourself as it is not showing
the TIF in browse window. Sorry to say that but I had use this software just
to remember one of my lost URL and I hadn't try it much.

I extremely feel sorry for the inconvenience caused by us.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Ok I downloaded this program and opened it and there are several icons such
as (address bar)(cookies)(index.dat), etc. Under the icon (open/save), I
can't go to a specific location...only the ones available in the list. I
tried (index.dat) awhich brings up a pop-up box with this address bar *
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat* I click OK, and it lists what appears to be
every link I've clicked on for several months. But no change has taken place
with my history folder. When I try to go to this actual location, I get as
far as ...C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\ ...and in the
*local settings folder* there is no folder for Temp Internet Files... just a
Temp folder and Application Data folder. I tried cahnging the settings of
Local Settings to hidden and read only but the folder Temporary Internet
Files does not appear! So for some reason this folder is hidden from view
and this may be the problem because I can't physically access this folder.
Am I don't something wrong or can you help me out further from this step?
Thanks.
"RajKohli" wrote:

I think that matter is going wrose. First try this utility to recover your
history. note down all the Index.dat file's path in your Documents and
Settings folder and open them in this software.

http://www.download-by.net/system-ut...er-winspy.html

Hope this recover your history. Let us know!


"Sarlex" wrote:

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Thanks again! I was able to figure out on my own how to move all the stuff
from one user name to the next. It took me awhile, but everything seems fine
now.

"RajKohli" wrote:

The "Settings Only" method is applied in "Files and Settings Transfer
Wizard". But I will suggest you to copy all the files and icons manually. To
do this, follow the procedure.

First of all, let me explain you that all of your Users accounts are saved
under "Documents and Settings" folder located on your C Drive. But before you
explore this folder make sure to check "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and
uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)". To do this,
open My Computer - Click Tools - Folder Options - click View tab. Here you
will found both settings.

1. Open your C Drive.
2. Here you will see a folder called "Documents and Settings".
3. This folder has different sub-folder each with the User created on your
Windows. E.g. if you have 2 user accounts "Raj Kohli" and "Sarlex". You will
see 2 folders with the same name along with other inbuilt User accounts like
"Administrator" and "All Users".
4. Suppose! your previous setting is "Sarlex" and you want to transfer all
the data to "Raj Kohli". So what you have to do is to open Sarlex folder and
then copy particular folder to "Raj Kohli" i.e. Desktop, Favorites, My
Documents and Start Menu. I will not suggest you to copy other folders like
"Local Settings" and others. If you require them too you can copy them later.
All they contain is temporary files and settings. In your case, like History
folder is already corruptted so coping Local Settings to "Raj Kohli" can
corrupt it too and your links settings as well.
5. After copying everything from "Sarlex" to "Raj Kohli" you can log on to
"Raj Kohli" to check if everything is in place. Don't make a hurry to delete
"Sarlex" account. Let the account be there for few days when you think that
you have everything in your new account then you can delete "Sarlex" account
through Control Panel - Users Accounts.
6. If you had used the IEHV for recovering your links from Histroy to
Favorite folder then copying the Favorite folder from Sarlex to Raj Kohli
will take all links to your new settings. If you still want to Export and
Import your favorites then log on to "Sarlex" and make sure that you have all
the links recovered from history folder to Favorite folder. Click File -
Import and Export. Click Export Favorites. Then you will be asked, which
Favorite folder to backup, click the top level "Favorites" and it will
include all the sub-links and sub-folders too automatically. Then you will be
asked for the location (as you already saved in My Documents), choose the
desire location. Let it be C:\ only.
6. Now, log on to Raj Kohli. Open IE and click File - Import and Export -
then click Import Favorites. Then you will be asked for the location of file
then type C:\ and click next. That is all. All the favorites will be
imported. But as I already told you that while manually copying all the
sub-folders from Sarlex (Documents and Settings) to Raj Kohli will
automatically put everything in place including the Favorite folder too. Then
you will not require this.

Do it carefully. Once again Sorry for just to solve a little problem you
have to follow this huge procedure.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thank you!!! Well I have solved part of the problem. I was able to create
the Bookmark icon with all of the info gathered from favorites folder. I
also created a secondary account and the link problem appears to be solved.
But I have another problem now.

Please give me a detailed method as to transferring files and importing this
icon to the other user account! I wasn't able to save the Bookmark file to a
different drive because I only have the C drive and the D drive which is only
for CDs so I saved it to a "my documents folder". I've been searching and
checking support but I don't see anything on how to transfer info from one
account to another...that doesn't involve using 2 different PC's. I found
one tutorial that says to go into FAST and select settings only, but it
doesn't have step by step instructions on how to do that.

"RajKohli" wrote:

First of all, let me explain you something. History is not a good place to
save and revisit the URLs. Therefore you should have a good backup of your
data. You should save all of your URLs to Favorites and later you can easily
take backup of Favorite folder through IE's File Menu - Import and Export
option.

The following is a program which will show you the History stored in your
Index.dat file. I hope it will show all your previously visited links.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/iehv.html

Once you have the list, Select All the URLs and click the "Create Links to
the Selected URLs". This will save all the links to the Selected Favorite
folder.

If everything goes fine and you have all the lost URLs in your Favorite
Folder then first take a backup of your Favorite folder by clicking File -
Import and Export - then click Export folder and then save them to a Folder
on another drive. You will then have a file with Bookmark name.

Create a New User Account and then import that file in it. Then you will
have all the URLs back in your Favorite folder. This new setting will also
have a working History folder and hope that link problem will also be solved.
Later, you can copy everything from your previous setting to new one like
your Documents and Folders etc.

The last program I suggested you was also good but I didn't realize that it
can not recreate the links. Just shows the missing one and you need to
manually recreate them. As you said, it is not letting you browse the Temp
Internet Folder then you can type the address yourself as it is not showing
the TIF in browse window. Sorry to say that but I had use this software just
to remember one of my lost URL and I hadn't try it much.

I extremely feel sorry for the inconvenience caused by us.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Ok I downloaded this program and opened it and there are several icons such
as (address bar)(cookies)(index.dat), etc. Under the icon (open/save), I
can't go to a specific location...only the ones available in the list. I
tried (index.dat) awhich brings up a pop-up box with this address bar *
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\index.dat* I click OK, and it lists what appears to be
every link I've clicked on for several months. But no change has taken place
with my history folder. When I try to go to this actual location, I get as
far as ...C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\ ...and in the
*local settings folder* there is no folder for Temp Internet Files... just a
Temp folder and Application Data folder. I tried cahnging the settings of
Local Settings to hidden and read only but the folder Temporary Internet
Files does not appear! So for some reason this folder is hidden from view
and this may be the problem because I can't physically access this folder.
Am I don't something wrong or can you help me out further from this step?
Thanks.
"RajKohli" wrote:

I think that matter is going wrose. First try this utility to recover your
history. note down all the Index.dat file's path in your Documents and
Settings folder and open them in this software.

http://www.download-by.net/system-ut...er-winspy.html

Hope this recover your history. Let us know!


"Sarlex" wrote:

ok...I tried this but now the entire history window is blank...whereas before
I had at least folders going back 26 weeks and the same problem still
persists! I think I may have accidentally deleted some vital file while
clearing out the mem cache in the temp file. Is there anyway to retrieve
files that were already deleted or just ot reinstall or restore the histly
folder?

"RajKohli" wrote:

Why don't you try System Restore to an earlier date? Click Start - All
Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Yes, the colors are different. It don't believe it has anything to do with
the "basic settings." I need to know how to get the history folder to come
back because I rebooted and after I deleted, it didn't come back. No new
pages are showing up in the history window, but everything prior to Monday,
when my pc frist started messing up, remains the same.

"RajKohli" wrote:

Have you checked the Color settings under Internet Options? Open IE and click
Tools - Internet Options - Color button. Under "Links" there are 2 colors you
can set for Visited and Unvisited. Check if both are same. Change them
accordingly.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Sarlex" wrote:

Thanks for responding. I deleted the history folder and restarted in safe
mode... and then I restarted again, but the history folder didn't regenerate
itself...and the Hyperlink problem is still the same. Is there anything else
I should be doing?

"Iceman" wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:44:00 -0800, Sarlex wrote in message
:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.

All this seems to indicate that your History folder has become corrupt.
Delete the History folder. A new one will be created on restart.

Login as another user with administrator privileges, or from the machine's
default administrator account (startup in safe mode.) Make sure that you
can see hidden and system files (Folder Options View) then delete the
affected History folder from Windows Explorer. It will be at [C:\Documents
and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\History] Restart the computer.

315222 - A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

"Sarlex" wrote:

I need serious help with a problem I'm just now experiencing. I'm running
IE7 which i've had for a few months, but just yesterday I noticed that when I
click on a hyperlink to a webpage that the color stays the same. I cleared
out the temp int folder, restarted, checked my settings....but I don't know
what the problem is or how to correct it. The older webpages that I've been
to still show that I visited them but just when I click on a new link it
doesn't change. This is particularly annoying when I visit a forum and now I
can't see what posts i've read. In addition to that, I've noticed that in
my history folder, the webpages are no longer being stored.