That's a special feature of the site for your future reference, but yes, it's a terrible eyesore.

I'm not aware of a simple, universal fix for this. It could involve one of the following:

• override the print-specific style rules for links with your own style rule (possibly tricky to write, a link to a sample site would be helpful)
• hack the page by converting the links to ordinary text

I'm concerned that you have a pile-up of various versions of the Flash plugin (in your More System Details):

• Shockwave Flash 15.0 r0
• Shockwave Flash 17.0 r0
• Shockwave Flash 16.0 r0
• Shockwave Flash 11.9 r900

That seems like it risks some conflicts. If you are inclined to clean that up, the best practice is to use Adobe's Flash uninstaller to completely remove Flash from the system and then reinstall the latest version.

Relevant links are in this article: Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems

Thank you for your time in replying to my query.

I agree with your conjecture as to the influence of the Flash Player on my problem. However (and unfortunately) having removed Flash Player from my system, the problem (as I described it) remains alive and operating exactly the same (as I described it).

Oh yes, sorry, the Flash player issue was a separate concern.

In other to stop the unwanted information on the printouts, we could assist with a custom style rule. Are there particular sites that you want to fix? It's easier working with concrete examples.

No specific sites. I thought that there might be an option to turn it off. I'll just wear it for the moment. thanks again.