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Olde Dad - 29 May 2008 12:29 GMT

Somewhere other than in Internet Explorer>tools>Internet Option, I have
changed one or meor settings for IE. What ever browsing history I develop in
an internet session, passwords used, and cookies picked up in my travels, are
lost when I exit IE

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Alan Edwards - 29 May 2008 12:48 GMT

What version of IE?
If IE7, the recommended newsgroup is
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In a proper newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

If you must use a web interface:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.
public.internetexplorer.general

If IE6, try:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser

...Alan

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On Thu, 29 May 2008 04:29:01 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Olde Dad <Olde
Dad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Somewhere other than in Internet Explorer>tools>Internet Option, I have
>changed one or meor settings for IE. What ever browsing history I develop in
>an internet session, passwords used, and cookies picked up in my travels, are
>lost when I exit IE

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Alias - 29 May 2008 12:55 GMT

> Somewhere other than in Internet Explorer>tools>Internet Option, I have
> changed one or meor settings for IE. What ever browsing history I develop in
> an internet session, passwords used, and cookies picked up in my travels, are
> lost when I exit IE

Go into the properties and see if your personal data is being cleared
when you close IE.

Alias

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Olde Dad - 29 May 2008 14:23 GMT

"Properties" for what? or where?

> > Somewhere other than in Internet Explorer>tools>Internet Option, I have
> > changed one or meor settings for IE. What ever browsing history I develop in
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>
> Alias

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Alias - 29 May 2008 15:46 GMT

> "Properties" for what? or where?

The properties in IE, of course, where else? Are you running IE6 or 7?

Alias

>>> Somewhere other than in Internet Explorer>tools>Internet Option, I have
>>> changed one or meor settings for IE. What ever browsing history I develop in
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>> Alias

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Olde Dad - 29 May 2008 16:08 GMT

IE-7
When I click on File>Properties I get the properties for the Internet site I
am in, nothing to do with settings.

> > "Properties" for what? or where?
>
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> >> Alias

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Alias - 29 May 2008 17:14 GMT

> IE-7
> When I click on File>Properties I get the properties for the Internet site I
> am in, nothing to do with settings.

I don't use IE7 but do not open IE. Right click on the IE icon on your
desk top and go to Properties/Internet Options or whatever is similar to
that and then look under the Advanced tab and see if your IE is
configured to remove private data upon closing IE like temporary
Internet files or cookies.

That said, I would recommend that you only use IE for IE specific web
sites and use Firefox for everything else. Get it at
www.mozilla.com/firefox.

Alias

>>> "Properties" for what? or where?
>> The properties in IE, of course, where else? Are you running IE6 or 7?
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>>>> Alias

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Dan K. - 30 May 2008 01:38 GMT

> IE-7
> When I click on File>Properties I get the properties for the Internet site
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>> >>
>> >> Alias

Open IE.. On your menu bar go to tools/internet options/general/ settings..

You can then set how long you want itemns saved..

Dan K.

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