Re: Problem changing favicon.ico

Try purging your browser cache. It sounds as if it is loading the page from
cached memory rather than refrshing from the server.

One way to test caching is to remove the target file from the server
entirely then direct your browser to the page again and see what appears. If
you still see the page you KNOW it is being cached.

Once you purge the cache and do not see the page reload it onto the server
and you should see what you have on the server.

Jason
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Horvath <mhorvath(at)shore.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 3:49 AM
Subject: Problem changing favicon.ico


> I created a couple of favicon.ico files at the favicon.com website. I put
> one of the icon files in the root directory of a website I am working on
> and then saved that website in IE 5 Favorites. Everything seemed to work
> fine, the icon showing up in the Favorites list in front of the website
name.
>
> I then deleted that original icon on the server and replaced it with
> another, and also deleted the reference to the website in question from IE
> Favorites. When I went back to the website and
> re-saved it, instead of the new icon, I found that the original icon
returned.
>
> I went into C:\Windows\Favorites. The original icon was showing in front
of
> the shortcut. Right clicking on the shortcut and selecting properties, I
> tried changing the icon in C:\Windows\System\url.dll. Still no luck
> changing the icon.
>
> Does anyone know how I can get my system to recognize to the new
> favicon.ico file?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark Horvath

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