: On advice from a friend here local I went to Internet Explorer, Tools,
: Internet Options, Temp. Internet Files, and Settings. There, the setting
: was "Automatically" (check for new versions of stored pages) and
: I moved it to "Every time you start I.E.". I was also advised to
: try deleting all Cookies and sign into the forums again and see if that
: corrects the problem..
: I did it last night and have only just started clicking some messages off as
: read, so won't know till tomorrow some time if this has indeed worked.

Well, that doesn't seem to have worked either... over a dozen of my previously read messages from last night have reverted to unread this morning. ???
Guess it's time to do the Windows install again. Maybe time for a new computer...

: Wish I knew more about these critters... it gets kinda frustrating at times.
: I appreciate all the help here, even though it's way off topic...
: You folks are all pretty kool!

: Rehd