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Clear Cache For All Major Web Browsers

In order to speed up web browsing, web browsers are designed to download web pages store them locally on your machine in an area called "cache". When you visit the same page for a second time, the browser speeds up display time by loading the page locally from cache instead of downloading everything again. This sometimes results in less than current versions of web pages being displayed.

If you believe that you have a less than current version of a page, please follow the following steps to clear the cache in your browser. Note, the directions vary depending on whether you use the AOL, Internet Explorer, or Netscape browser.

Internet Explorer 5.0 for PC

1. From the top menu bar, click Tools, and select Internet Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Click Delete Files.
4. Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box.
5. Click OK.

Internet Explorer 6.0 for PC

1. From the top menu bar, click Tools, and select Internet Options.
2. Click the General Tab.
3. Click Delete Files.
NOTE: Be careful NOT to select Delete Cookies instead of Delete Files as this will remove all the cookies stored on the computer.
4. Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box.
5. Click OK.

Netscape 6.x and 7.x for PC

1. From the top menu bar, click Edit, and select Preferences.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Cache.
4. Click Clear Memory Cache button.
5. Click the Clear Disk Cache button.
6. Click OK.

Netscape 6.2 for Mac

1. From the top menu bar, click Edit, and select Preferences.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Cache.
4. Click Clear Memory Cache button.
5. Click the Clear Disk Cache button.
6. Click OK.

Netscape 7.x for Mac

1. From the top menu bar, click Edit, and select Preferences.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Cache.
4. Click Clear Cache button.
5. Click OK.

Safari 1.0 for Mac

1. From the Safari menu select Empty Cache.
2. At the Are you sure message, click Empty.

Mozilla 1.4 for Mac

1. Click Edit, and select Preferences on the menu bar.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Cache.
4. Click Clear Cache button.
5. Click OK.

AOL

1. Go to the My AOL menu on the AOL toolbar.
2. Click Preferences, Then Click WWW.
3. Look for the Temporary Internet Files.
4. Click 'Delete Files', then click OK.

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