History pages not available

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Rob Rutherford

I'm using History offline and most (but not all) of the pages are greyed out
and not available. Until a couple of days ago I didn't have this problem and
I've not changed any settings (at least not knowingly). Does anyone have
any idea what could be causing it please?
 
Hi Rob :-)

You don't mention the version of Windows you are using, which really is a
must when asking for help in the newsgroups, but, try the following and see
if it helps:

First, try clearing the Temporary Internet Cache -
Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
Note: Any links listed in your Favorites (including any pages you saved for
offline viewing) will not be deleted when the History is cleared normally.
Therefore, you must also check the box next to Delete ofline files on the
dialog box as well when you clear the Temp Files to be sure all files are
deleted.

If still not joy, check the following:

To make the current Web page available offline......

On the Favorites menu, click Add to Favorites.
Select the Make available offline check box.
To specify a schedule for updating that page, and how much content to
download, click Customize.
Follow the instructions on your screen.

To view Web pages without being connected to the Internet.........

After you mark your favorite pages for viewing offline, you can view them
offline by following these steps:

Before you disconnect from the Internet, on the Tools menu, click
Synchronize.
When you're ready to work offline, on the File menu, click Work Offline.
In your Favorites list, click the item you want to view.

To save a Web page on your computer.......

On the File menu, click Save As.
Double-click the folder you want to save the page in.
In the File name box, type a name for the page.
In the Save as type box, select a file type.
Do one of the following:
To save all of the files needed to display this page, including graphics,
frames, and style sheets, click Web Page, complete. This option saves each
file in its original format.
To save all of the information needed to display this page in a single
MIME-encoded file, click Web Archive. This option saves a snapshot of the
current Web page. This option is available only if you have installed
Outlook Express 5 or later.
To save just the current HTML page, click Web Page, HTML only. This option
saves the information on the Web page, but it does not save the graphics,
sounds, or other files.
To save just the text from the current Web page, click Text Only. This
option saves the information on the Web page in straight text format.

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
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Jan, step 1 worked a treat - hooray! Thanks very much. Sorry about the
delay in replying - I'm out of practice at using newsgroups and I think I
used the Reply button a couple of times instead of Reply Group so my
replies kept getting bounced back.

Jan Il said:
Hi Rob :-)

You don't mention the version of Windows you are using, which really is a
must when asking for help in the newsgroups, but, try the following and see
if it helps:

First, try clearing the Temporary Internet Cache -
Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
Note: Any links listed in your Favorites (including any pages you saved for
offline viewing) will not be deleted when the History is cleared normally.
Therefore, you must also check the box next to Delete ofline files on the
dialog box as well when you clear the Temp Files to be sure all files are
deleted.

If still not joy, check the following:

To make the current Web page available offline......

On the Favorites menu, click Add to Favorites.
Select the Make available offline check box.
To specify a schedule for updating that page, and how much content to
download, click Customize.
Follow the instructions on your screen.

To view Web pages without being connected to the Internet.........

After you mark your favorite pages for viewing offline, you can view them
offline by following these steps:

Before you disconnect from the Internet, on the Tools menu, click
Synchronize.
When you're ready to work offline, on the File menu, click Work Offline.
In your Favorites list, click the item you want to view.

To save a Web page on your computer.......

On the File menu, click Save As.
Double-click the folder you want to save the page in.
In the File name box, type a name for the page.
In the Save as type box, select a file type.
Do one of the following:
To save all of the files needed to display this page, including graphics,
frames, and style sheets, click Web Page, complete. This option saves each
file in its original format.
To save all of the information needed to display this page in a single
MIME-encoded file, click Web Archive. This option saves a snapshot of the
current Web page. This option is available only if you have installed
Outlook Express 5 or later.
To save just the current HTML page, click Web Page, HTML only. This option
saves the information on the Web page, but it does not save the graphics,
sounds, or other files.
To save just the text from the current Web page, click Text Only. This
option saves the information on the Web page in straight text format.

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Replies are posted only to the newsgroup for the benefit or other readers.
How to make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

I'm using History offline and most (but not all) of the pages are greyed
out
and not available. Until a couple of days ago I didn't have this problem
and
I've not changed any settings (at least not knowingly). Does anyone have
any idea what could be causing it please?
 
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