Problem clearing visited links

I am having a problem with clearing visited links in Win 7 / Firefox 11.o
I can clear visited links '''''except for one site''''':
Silicon Investor:
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/home.aspx
I go to:
* Tools
* Clear recent history
* Time Range to clear: Everything
* Clear Browsing and Download History
* Clear Cache
* Clear Active Logins
* Clear Offline Website Data
Again, the only site that will '''not''' clear is Silicon Investor.
Thanks for your help!
PS: On '''Silicon Investor''' site, the '''''History''''' clears, but the '''''Visited Links''''' do '''NOT''' clear.

Yes, I am reloading the page and nothing changes.
Also, several times I have reloaded the page and then shut down my PC and restarted. Nothing seems to clear the visited links.
I tend to think the problem may be at Silicon Investor - maybe some incompatibility with Firefox 11.0 ?
Thanks
PS: I have done some more experimenting and discovered the following:
1. If I am '''logged in''' to the Silicon Investor site I can clear history, but I am unable to clear the visited links.
2. If I am '''''NOT''''' logged into the Silicon Investor site I can clear history, '''''AND''''' clear the visited links with no problem at all.
So, I am thinking that there IS some incompatibility that occurs ONLY when logged in.
Strange!

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What are you trying to achieve?
The links show up as visited on your computer, because they
have been
visited on your computer.
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delete the ton
of cookies your code is placing in your temporary internet
files folder.
"Worsin" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Ok i have this site
>
> www.fixyourteen.com
>
> If you go from this site to my FAQ when the FAQ loads
all my links
> automatically show up as visited yet if you clear
history and refresh they
> show
> up normal. Problem is when you go back to the main page
and hit FAQ again
> the
> same thing happens.
>
> If someone could look at my set up and help me figure
out why they are
> showing
> up as visited links i would really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> PS if i need to provide the code i can.
>
You did not read my post. As i stated i have tried clearing
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A: How to restore visited link state to unvisited

Michael
Many thanks for the browser information and for polishing the
CSS
It is indeed appreciated.
"Michael Fesser" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> .oO(Ken Binney)
>
>>I have a pseudoclass which nicely shows a gray
background after being
>>visited.
>>After clicking in ie6 browser, the links remain gray
forever!
>>I am unable to view in the pre-visited state to show
a client sitting next
>>to me.
>>
>>I am viewing on my local machine
>>There are no cookies being set
>>Flushing cache doesn't do it
>>Closing browser doesn't do it
>>Even rebooting the machine doesn't do it
>
> Clear the browser history.
>
>>I guess my question is, "where is my WinXP machine
remembering the visited
>>state?"
>>Anybody know this one? Many thanks
>>
>>CSS follows
>>
>>a.inactive
>>{border: 1px solid #000000;color:
#000000;text-decoration: none;padding:
>>4px
>>7px
>>}
>>a.inactive:visited
>>{border-color: #000000; text-decoration:
none;background: #CCCCCC; color:
>>#000
>>}
>>a.inactive:hover
>>{border-color: #000000; text-decoration:
none;background: #B30000; color:
>>#fff
>>}
>
> A bit shorter:
>
> a.inactive {border: 1px solid #000; color: #000;
text-decoration: none;
> padding: 4px 7px}
> a.inactive:visited {background: #CCC}
> a.inactive:hover {background: #B30000; color: #FFF}
>
> should do the same.
>
> Micha

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