Firefox Configuration

Each Firefox user should take a few minutes to explore the preferences that can be set in the Tools/Options dialog boxes. (You should also explore what options are available in the right-click menu that can help you over-ride your normal preferences from time-to-time.)

To disable your cache in Firefox, please follow these directions:

• Find the browser.cache.check_doc_frequency entry
• Highlight and double click. Change the 3 (default) to 1 (which signifies "Check every time I view the page") in the dialogue box. Click OK.
• Close window, exit, and restart Firefox to enable the change.

As you can see above there's more to Firefox than what is shown in the Tools/Options menu.  For more detailed information see About:config entries.

Note: It appears that Firefox preserves cache preferences across minor version upgrades. For example, in upgrading from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4, customized preferences were not reset. In addition, installing service packs and patches could restore "default" settings, bringing back cache problems you thought you had fixed!

IE Configuration

Internet Explorer 7.x

1. Select Tools > Internet Options
2. Under the Browsing History section select the "Settings" button
3. On the "Temporary Internet files and History Settings" window make sure that under Check for newer versions of stored pages you select the radio button entitled "Every time I visit the webpage"
4. Select OK
5. Select OK again
6. Exit IE and restart to enable the change

Internet Explorer 6.x

1. Select Tools > Internet Options
2. Under the Temporary Internet Files section select the "Settings" button
3. On the "Settings" window make sure that under Check for newer versions of stored pages you select the radio button entitled "Every visit to the page"
4. Select OK
5. Select OK again
6. Exit IE and restart to enable the change