a special problem- no update

[mark03]

hi,
i'm new at this forum
i have a really special problem. i surf the internet everyday and i mostly visit the same websites. after surfing , i always clean up cookies, temp. internet files, history etc.
About 14 days ago it started. one of my favorite newssite didn't update anymore. I got for about one week the same homepage! only, if i opened a column, there were the updated contents in. i checked it on another computer and there it worked ( not the same isp).
after one week the site got suddenly updated. but now i have the same problem again and even worse, four more websites don't update anymore.
i tried antivirus, ad-aware, spybot etc.. i really have no idea what's the problem?
I have a pt4, os : win xp pro, ie 6.0 ( i tried it with opera and got the same result--- nytimes from last week thursday )
i talked to my isp. they didn't know what causes the problem. but they told me to press ctrl+f5 and it worked.
does someone have an idea what's problem?

many thanks for your help

mark

[Tweaker]

Hi Mark03 :cool:

Try this: go to TOOLS - INTERNET OPTIONS - on the GENERAL tab, select SETTINGS under Temporary Internet Files... change the option under "Check for newer versions of stored pages" to AUTOMATIC or EVERY VISIT TO THE PAGE.

Post back your results.

[mark03]

hi,

i already tried it. no changes. the websites don't update. only if i press ctrl+f5.
i hope someone can help me

mark

[Tweaker]

Are you using a proxy?

Try reducing the size of your cache to as close to zero as you can get it, say around 10. This will reduce the amount stored on your hard drive for reference from the 'Net, and should force the browser to automatically load the page from the 'Net each time you visit it.

Also go to IE Tools, Internet Options. Under Temp Internet Files section hit the Delete files button and when prompted to delete offline files, click yes.

[Miz]

I think the clue is in "i checked it on another computer and there it worked ( not the same isp)."

The problem you're having is most often caused by an ISP's cache server, which caches the page the first time you visit it and that's the page you get forever after until you press the Ctrl+F5 combination.

Whether it's due to an improperly configured cache server or that's just the way cache servers work, I can't tell you. However, it's something that can only be fixed by the ISP. Mine fixed it but I never have called them to find out what they did.