IE7 doesn't return to original page position

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DistressedinSantee - 22 May 2008 15:58 GMT

A new, intermittent problem plagues me.

I'll click on a link in an open page, and IE7 properly follows it to a new
site in the same window/tab.

When I want to return to my original page, I'll back-space to the starting
page. (Or use the "Back" button on my MS trackball). It SHOULD reposition
to the same location on the starting page that I was at. Instead, when
the original page is re-opened, it is repositioned to the top of the page
instead of the location from which I started.

Example, a website with a long list of links with descriptions. I'll scroill
down to a point, say 3/4 of the way down, and click on a link.

Sometimes, when I backspace, the original page will be positioned correctly
at its original position.

Frustrating! I have to search for the

I've gone to Tools/Internet Options/Delete, and cleared cleared the history
and files to no avail. Any suggestions?

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Jimmy Greene
Santee, CA/Lake Oswego, OR

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Robert Aldwinckle - 22 May 2008 18:36 GMT

>A new, intermittent problem plagues me.
>
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> When I want to return to my original page, I'll back-space to the starting
> page. (Or use the "Back" button on my MS trackball).

> It SHOULD reposition to the same location on the starting page that I was at.

Not necessarily. Especially if the page is not cached.
What happens if you set Work Offline before using the Back button?

> Instead, when
> the original page is re-opened, it is repositioned to the top of the page
> instead of the location from which I started.
>
> Example, a website with a long list of links with descriptions. I'll scroill
> down to a point, say 3/4 of the way down, and click on a link.

Be more specific. E.g. give a publicly accessible URL which demonstrates
your symptom.

> Sometimes, when I backspace, the original page will be positioned correctly
> at its original position.
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> I've gone to Tools/Internet Options/Delete, and cleared cleared the history
> and files to no avail. Any suggestions?

Simplest solution is to avoid having to use the Back button
when you know you are going to want to go back to a page
at a particular position. E.g. open the new page in a new tab
(e.g. Ctrl-Click) or a new window (e.g. Shift-Click).
Then instead of going back all you have to do is close the tab
(Ctrl-w) or Window (Alt-F4) and you will be returned to the
launching page in its original state (assuming a background
refresh hasn't occurred in the interim.)

HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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