Recent browser history not saved

Since Wednesday July 9th, I've noticed that IE7 is no longer saving my recent
browser history. I thought, since I already had 53 weeks of history saved,
that it might be a memory issue; and, that I had gone over the browser's
limit.

But, my Disk Space setting was at 500 (which I then changed to the maximum
1024). Also, the "Days to Keep" setting was set at at 999 (the maximum).
Still, no luck. I click on "Today" in the History, and nothing happens. It
doesn't expand with a list of the sites I've visited.

The browser works fine -- it just won't save my browsing history anymore.

Could this be a side effect of Microsoft Update KB951748?

Thanks.

In case anyone were wondering:

I do use Zonealarm on my computer. However, the Cache Cleaner options for
IE7 are set only to clean the cache, locked Index.dat files (whatever they
are), and IE cookies. The hard drive options are set to clean: Recycle Bin;
Temporary Files Directory; and, Scandisk file fragments. These have always
been the settings . . . and, I've never had this problem before with no
browser history.

I had to re-load Zonealarm after the recent MSFT hotfix glitch. Could ZA be
screwing up the settings? Don't know.

"Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5E63925D-92C8-4115-9FEB-F0E05A457210@microsoft.com...
> Since Wednesday July 9th, I've noticed that IE7 is no longer saving my
> recent
> browser history. I thought, since I already had 53 weeks of history
> saved,
> that it might be a memory issue; and, that I had gone over the browser's
> limit.
>
> But, my Disk Space setting was at 500 (which I then changed to the maximum
> 1024). Also, the "Days to Keep" setting was set at at 999 (the maximum).
> Still, no luck. I click on "Today" in the History, and nothing happens.
> It
> doesn't expand with a list of the sites I've visited.
>
> The browser works fine -- it just won't save my browsing history anymore.
>
> Could this be a side effect of Microsoft Update KB951748?
..

Do you use anything from Trend Micro?



--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

Trend Micro? Not that I am aware of.

I did download and uninstall some freeware last week. But, all files were
scanned for viruses and spyware by Zonealarm Internet Security Suite before
installation. I did have to do some "clean up" by searching for and deleting
files after the freeware was uninstalled. But, I am *reasonably* sure that
this is not the issue -- especially, since the browser history was still
being kept days after everything had been uninstalled, scanned, cleaned out,
and scanned again.

I've run the Scandisk tool for C:\ a few times as well.

I re-loaded IE7 just to see if that might help. Nada.

Here's what happens: I click on "Today" or "Tuesday" in the browser history
that is open on the lefthand side . . . and, it doesn't expand. The mouse
pointer flickers for a half-second. But, nothing happens.



"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:5E63925D-92C8-4115-9FEB-F0E05A457210@microsoft.com...
> > Since Wednesday July 9th, I've noticed that IE7 is no longer saving my
> > recent
> > browser history. I thought, since I already had 53 weeks of history
> > saved,
> > that it might be a memory issue; and, that I had gone over the browser's
> > limit.
> >
> > But, my Disk Space setting was at 500 (which I then changed to the maximum
> > 1024). Also, the "Days to Keep" setting was set at at 999 (the maximum).
> > Still, no luck. I click on "Today" in the History, and nothing happens.
> > It
> > doesn't expand with a list of the sites I've visited.
> >
> > The browser works fine -- it just won't save my browsing history anymore.
> >
> > Could this be a side effect of Microsoft Update KB951748?
> .
>
> Do you use anything from Trend Micro?
>
>
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email
>

Hi,
Both your History setting (999 days) and the cache size (500-1024 MB) are
too large. These settings are often recommended:
History ... 20-30 days (at most)
Temporary Internet Files ... 50-100 MB.

Clear the History and Temporary Internet Files and try those settings.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:E753E49E-C5C8-45BF-A058-CC86F4D3BA89@microsoft.com...
> Trend Micro? Not that I am aware of.
>
> I did download and uninstall some freeware last week. But, all files were
> scanned for viruses and spyware by Zonealarm Internet Security Suite
before
> installation. I did have to do some "clean up" by searching for and
deleting
> files after the freeware was uninstalled. But, I am *reasonably* sure
that
> this is not the issue -- especially, since the browser history was still
> being kept days after everything had been uninstalled, scanned, cleaned
out,
> and scanned again.
>
> I've run the Scandisk tool for C:\ a few times as well.
>
> I re-loaded IE7 just to see if that might help. Nada.
>
> Here's what happens: I click on "Today" or "Tuesday" in the browser
history
> that is open on the lefthand side . . . and, it doesn't expand. The mouse
> pointer flickers for a half-second. But, nothing happens.

> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> > > Do you use anything from Trend Micro?

> > "Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:5E63925D-92C8-4115-9FEB-F0E05A457210@microsoft.com...
> > > Since Wednesday July 9th, I've noticed that IE7 is no longer saving my
> > > recent
> > > browser history. I thought, since I already had 53 weeks of history
> > > saved,
> > > that it might be a memory issue; and, that I had gone over the
browser's
> > > limit.
> > >
> > > But, my Disk Space setting was at 500 (which I then changed to the
maximum
> > > 1024). Also, the "Days to Keep" setting was set at at 999 (the
maximum).
> > > Still, no luck. I click on "Today" in the History, and nothing
happens.
> > > It
> > > doesn't expand with a list of the sites I've visited.
> > >
> > > The browser works fine -- it just won't save my browsing history
anymore.
> > >
> > > Could this be a side effect of Microsoft Update KB951748?

Thanks. I will try that.

Are you saying, then, that the browser history had exceeded its limit?

Otherwise, why would IE7 allow me to save pages for ca. 3 years?

Thanks.




"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Both your History setting (999 days) and the cache size (500-1024 MB) are
> too large. These settings are often recommended:
> History ... 20-30 days (at most)
> Temporary Internet Files ... 50-100 MB.
>
> Clear the History and Temporary Internet Files and try those settings.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:E753E49E-C5C8-45BF-A058-CC86F4D3BA89@microsoft.com...
> > Trend Micro? Not that I am aware of.
> >
> > I did download and uninstall some freeware last week. But, all files were
> > scanned for viruses and spyware by Zonealarm Internet Security Suite
> before
> > installation. I did have to do some "clean up" by searching for and
> deleting
> > files after the freeware was uninstalled. But, I am *reasonably* sure
> that
> > this is not the issue -- especially, since the browser history was still
> > being kept days after everything had been uninstalled, scanned, cleaned
> out,
> > and scanned again.
> >
> > I've run the Scandisk tool for C:\ a few times as well.
> >
> > I re-loaded IE7 just to see if that might help. Nada.
> >
> > Here's what happens: I click on "Today" or "Tuesday" in the browser
> history
> > that is open on the lefthand side . . . and, it doesn't expand. The mouse
> > pointer flickers for a half-second. But, nothing happens.
>
> > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> > > > Do you use anything from Trend Micro?
>
> > > "Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message news:5E63925D-92C8-4115-9FEB-F0E05A457210@microsoft.com...
> > > > Since Wednesday July 9th, I've noticed that IE7 is no longer saving my
> > > > recent
> > > > browser history. I thought, since I already had 53 weeks of history
> > > > saved,
> > > > that it might be a memory issue; and, that I had gone over the
> browser's
> > > > limit.
> > > >
> > > > But, my Disk Space setting was at 500 (which I then changed to the
> maximum
> > > > 1024). Also, the "Days to Keep" setting was set at at 999 (the
> maximum).
> > > > Still, no luck. I click on "Today" in the History, and nothing
> happens.
> > > > It
> > > > doesn't expand with a list of the sites I've visited.
> > > >
> > > > The browser works fine -- it just won't save my browsing history
> anymore.
> > > >
> > > > Could this be a side effect of Microsoft Update KB951748?
>
>
>

Hi,
There isn't necessarily a limit, but a larger History folder is going to be
more prone to corruption. The Temporary Internet Files folder, similarly, is
more likely to cause problems when it's too large. At some point (maybe
around 500 MB - wild guess) the cache (Temporary Internet Files) won't cause
faster loading of webpages (one of its primary purposes) because checking
for newer versions of the cached files will take as long as re-downloading
the files would.

Why can you enter 999 days into the field? I don't know. Maybe it sounded
like a good idea at the time. I think, but am not certain, that 999 has been
the largest number you could enter into the "Days to keep pages in History"
field for years - since IE2 or IE3.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:9F829809-FB9F-4B75-9155-33490D040C55@microsoft.com...
> Thanks. I will try that.
>
> Are you saying, then, that the browser history had exceeded its limit?
>
> Otherwise, why would IE7 allow me to save pages for ca. 3 years?
>
> Thanks.

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Both your History setting (999 days) and the cache size (500-1024 MB)
are
> > too large. These settings are often recommended:
> > History ... 20-30 days (at most)
> > Temporary Internet Files ... 50-100 MB.
> >
> > Clear the History and Temporary Internet Files and try those settings.

> > "Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:E753E49E-C5C8-45BF-A058-CC86F4D3BA89@microsoft.com...
> > > Trend Micro? Not that I am aware of.
> > >
> > > I did download and uninstall some freeware last week. But, all files
were
> > > scanned for viruses and spyware by Zonealarm Internet Security Suite
> > before
> > > installation. I did have to do some "clean up" by searching for and
> > deleting
> > > files after the freeware was uninstalled. But, I am *reasonably* sure
> > that
> > > this is not the issue -- especially, since the browser history was
still
> > > being kept days after everything had been uninstalled, scanned,
cleaned
> > out,
> > > and scanned again.
> > >
> > > I've run the Scandisk tool for C:\ a few times as well.
> > >
> > > I re-loaded IE7 just to see if that might help. Nada.
> > >
> > > Here's what happens: I click on "Today" or "Tuesday" in the browser
> > history
> > > that is open on the lefthand side . . . and, it doesn't expand. The
mouse
> > > pointer flickers for a half-second. But, nothing happens.

> > > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> > > > > Do you use anything from Trend Micro?

> > > > "Matthew W. I. Dunn" <MatthewWIDunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in
> > > > message news:5E63925D-92C8-4115-9FEB-F0E05A457210@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Since Wednesday July 9th, I've noticed that IE7 is no longer
saving my
> > > > > recent
> > > > > browser history. I thought, since I already had 53 weeks of
history
> > > > > saved,
> > > > > that it might be a memory issue; and, that I had gone over the
> > browser's
> > > > > limit.
> > > > >
> > > > > But, my Disk Space setting was at 500 (which I then changed to the
> > maximum
> > > > > 1024). Also, the "Days to Keep" setting was set at at 999 (the
> > maximum).
> > > > > Still, no luck. I click on "Today" in the History, and nothing
> > happens.
> > > > > It
> > > > > doesn't expand with a list of the sites I've visited.
> > > > >
> > > > > The browser works fine -- it just won't save my browsing history
> > anymore.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could this be a side effect of Microsoft Update KB951748?

EXCELLENT! Thanks for the info. I am not a computer tech or geek.
So, this information really helps me understand what might be going
on.

I'll revise my settings accordingly.

Thanks again.



On Jul 15, 7:37*pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> Hi,
> There isn't necessarily a limit, but a larger History folder is going to be
> more prone to corruption. The Temporary Internet Files folder, similarly,is
> more likely to cause problems when it's too large. At some point (maybe
> around 500 MB - wild guess) the cache (Temporary Internet Files) won't cause
> faster loading of webpages (one of its primary purposes) because checking
> for newer versions of the cached files will take as long as re-downloading
> the files would.
>
> Why can you enter 999 days into the field? I don't know. Maybe it sounded
> like a good idea at the time. I think, but am not certain, that 999 has been
> the largest number you could enter into the "Days to keep pages in History"
> field for years - since IE2 or IE3.
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>

Nope -- IE7 is still not saving my browsing history.

I changed the settings to 400 Disk Space and 366 Days-to-Save; cleared
the Temp files cache; deleted ca. 5 weeks of previous history. But,
when I click on "Today" in the History pane, all it does is flicker,
and refuse to expand.

Any other thoughts? I'm at my wit's end.




On Jul 15, 7:37*pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
> Hi,
> There isn't necessarily a limit, but a larger History folder is going to be
> more prone to corruption. The Temporary Internet Files folder, similarly,is
> more likely to cause problems when it's too large. At some point (maybe
> around 500 MB - wild guess) the cache (Temporary Internet Files) won't cause
> faster loading of webpages (one of its primary purposes) because checking
> for newer versions of the cached files will take as long as re-downloading
> the files would.
>
> Why can you enter 999 days into the field? I don't know. Maybe it sounded
> like a good idea at the time. I think, but am not certain, that 999 has been
> the largest number you could enter into the "Days to keep pages in History"
> field for years - since IE2 or IE3.
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>

@Don, primarily: See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...1d9aa0a11e94b0
--
~Robear

mwidunn wrote:
> Nope -- IE7 is still not saving my browsing history.
>
> I changed the settings to 400 Disk Space and 366 Days-to-Save; cleared
> the Temp files cache; deleted ca. 5 weeks of previous history. But,
> when I click on "Today" in the History pane, all it does is flicker,
> and refuse to expand.
>
> Any other thoughts? I'm at my wit's end.
>
> On Jul 15, 7:37 pm, "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> There isn't necessarily a limit, but a larger History folder is going to
>> be
>> more prone to corruption. The Temporary Internet Files folder, similarly,
>> is more likely to cause problems when it's too large. At some point
>> (maybe
>> around 500 MB - wild guess) the cache (Temporary Internet Files) won't
>> cause faster loading of webpages (one of its primary purposes) because
>> checking for newer versions of the cached files will take as long as
>> re-downloading the files would.
>>
>> Why can you enter 999 days into the field? I don't know. Maybe it sounded
>> like a good idea at the time. I think, but am not certain, that 999 has
>> been the largest number you could enter into the "Days to keep pages in
>> History" field for years - since IE2 or IE3.
>>
>> Don
>> [MS MVP- IE]