Barry,

I have not noticed anyone suggesting checking the days to keep links in
history setting in internet properties.
On your desktop, right click the IE icon, choose properties. The first tab
that comes up, at the bottom, should have days to keep pages in history. See
what's listed there. 
I have mine set to 21, but I think the default installation is something
like 3 days, or even less.
Also, make sure you're not using some little program, such as TweakUI, or
something similar, that is set to clear the history when you exit Internet
Explorer. It would be under the "paranoia" area if you are.

Sue Clark
Bristol, ME


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Marx [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:08 PM
> Subject: Visited web sites info?
> 
> 
> Does anyone know how Windows and/or Internet Explorer keeps 
> track of which web sites you have visited?  In particular, I 
> belong to a number of Yahoo groups, and when you click on a 
> link to read a message, the color of the link changes (blue 
> to purple).  I use this feature to let me know which messages 
> I've read.  Periodically, however a system crash will cause 
> the information to be lost and all the links to messages will 
> all be back to the original color (blue) for an unvisited web page.
> 
> Is there any way to back up this information periodically so 
> that it can be restored in such a situation?  Is it stored in 
> the registry or somewhere else?  I have Win XP Home Edition, and IE 6.
> 
> Thanks,
> Barry
> 
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