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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Post by 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?

[Walter R.]

Thanks, but all boxes in the Accessibility Panel are un-checked. Any other
ideas?
--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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Post by 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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Post by 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]]

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

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

Post by 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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Post by 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?

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Post by 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?

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.

Post by Walter R.
--
Walter
www.rationality.net

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


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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[Jason Fossen Security]

Post by Robert Aldwinckle

Post by 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?

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.

Post by Walter R.
--
Walter
www.rationality.net

BTW that site's table of contents demonstrates the common case that I mentioned.
FYI
Robert Aldwinckle
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Thanks!

[Peter Foldes]

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Peter

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Post by Jason Fossen Security

Post by Robert Aldwinckle

Post by 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?

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.

Post by Walter R.
--
Walter
www.rationality.net

BTW that site's table of contents demonstrates the common case that I mentioned.
FYI
Robert Aldwinckle
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Thanks!