Guidescope: Web Archive Window

Web Archive Window

How do I access a Web Archive?

Whenever you try to access a page that is no longer available, the "Archive" window, shown on the right, opens on your desktop. (It opens whenever a server sends your browser the message: "404 - Page Not Found".) The Archive window is a separate window from the Guidescope Menu window.

The "Web Archive" feature works only if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. If you are seeing this message, then JavaScript is NOT enabled in your browser and you won't be able to use the Web Archive feature. You will still be able to take advantage of our other features by using the Guidescope Menu that appears on our home page.

How do I use the Archive window?

The Archive window gives you the option of accessing a Web archive for the unavailable page. Click on "Check archive for the page not found". The Archive window will close and the window with "page not found" in it will be automatically directed to fetch the page from the Google.com Web archive. If the page is in the Web archive, then the window will load it. If the page isn't in the Web archive, then the window will display the message "Sorry, no content found for this URL".

If you don't want to access the Web archive for the page not found, click on "Cancel".

What if I don't want an Archive window to open?

You can control what happens when a page is not found using the Page Not Found form on your User Profile page. You can turn the Archive window feature on and off there.