Google Links Don't Change Color

Frustratingly, the links on Google search pages within Safari do not change from blue to purple after visitation. Can anyone help me to remedy this?
Thanks!
Dave

Quit Safari, Go to Home folder/~Library/Preferences
move the com.apple.CharPaletteServer.plist file to the<DESKTOP.</b>
Under the Blue Apple restart your machine.
Do a Google search do the links look visited ? If yes :
go back and SEE if the file recreated itself.
If not put the file back in the Home folder/~Library/Preferences
Check the search again do the links work right? If not Move the file
back to the Desktop.
DO NOT TRASH the file .
Leave it there for some time. I left it on the desktop for a couple of hours or so continued with searchs on and off, links worked as expected.
~ • ~ ~ • ~ ~ • ~
As i said I did move the file back into the preference folder because the file still had not recreated itself. The Links continued to work correctly after i put it back into the prefernce folder.  I am not sure why it worked, however it did work.
edited by: Eme
I am leaving this in case it does work it did then it doesn't. I just did a google search again and the darn LINKs are not changing, I am now thinking it is something to do with GOOGLE as Dale said, I just do not know what since the new window deal did not work. This is frustrating at the least.
I moved the file back to the desktop but did not do a restart i have to go to work no time.
Eme

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