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brucedownunder2
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Posted: 10:55pm 23 Apr 2010

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I'm having problems logging in on my other laptop,,says I have to enable "cookies".. Can someone give a step by step ,instruction on how to "enable" cookies-I'm a real dumb ar%e when it comes to computers ,,,I don't even know what a cookie is ,lol.

This laptop seems to be OK

Thanks

Bruce

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Posted: 11:21pm 23 Apr 2010

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Hi Bruce

You are not the only dumb one me too,

All the best

Bob

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windman1000
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Posted: 10:33pm 24 Apr 2010

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i had same problem and my cookies were enabled so today it flashed on me to delete my cookies and here i am now.
so just delete your cookies

with explorer open goto tools , internet options , delete cookies .

but any passwords that you had store on computer will be gone.

Gizmo

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Posted: 11:40pm 24 Apr 2010

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This problem pops up occasionally, I get a message about it once a month or so. I dont have a simle answer. It can be caused by a few things, like a currupted cookie on your computer ( harmless, but stops you logging in ), or security settings set too high.

What browser are you running Bruce? IE or Firefox or something else?

Glenn

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Greenbelt

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Posted: 03:06am 26 Apr 2010

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BRUCE;

If you are using Firefox or Internet explorer , Click on tools, then click on

Options, Then privacy, The red arrow points to a check mark in the little white

box, To enable cookies the check mark must appear in the box. IF the box is
empty click on it using the left mouse button.

A cookie is a little Data package That web sites love to park on your hard disk,
Mostly for advertising and mostly they are harmless,
Some cookies are used to Identify computers for log in purposes , an example; BBC NEWS at one time used a cookie to identify my preference of Media Player, This way it was setup to use the one i like automatically when I clicked a Video News Item.

All Computers that log on to the internet have an ID number.So the server Logs
this number and when you log on later It Knows if you've been Bad Or Good.
The Browser program has a cache for cookies and you can adjust the amount of
memory used for storing cookies, If this memory cache is full then no new
cookies can be stored. There is a program in windows. accessories ,
SCHEDULED TASKS. To keep your browser cleaned up.
EDIT:
Note; When you delete cookies they are replaced by the Server when you log on, So no worries about stuffing your Operating System.

Edited by Greenbelt 2010-04-28

Time has proven that I am blind to the Obvious, some of the above may be True?

dwyer
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Posted: 06:05pm 27 Apr 2010

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Hi Greenbelt
Thank for great help explaining about Cookies as l did had so much problem before and now got my computer working well

Dwyer

brucedownunder2
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Posted: 09:59pm 27 Apr 2010

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Yes, Thanks Greenbelt ,, very nice of you to explain so clear.

Bruce

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Posted: 01:12am 29 Apr 2010

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Dwyer & Bruce;
You Fellas are welcome.

Time has proven that I am blind to the Obvious, some of the above may be True?

brucedownunder2
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Posted: 06:48am 03 May 2010

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Thanks windman ,,your idea worked ,,I deleted them biscuits(cookies) things --must be an irish browser or thingo , cause it worked in reverse ,,glenn said we have to "enable" them ,,but I trashed them , and it worked

lol,,,
dumb fella bruce the wombat

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windman1000
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Posted: 02:00pm 03 May 2010

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your welcome brucedownunder2
but i dont think this is the complete fix , i had to re delete them twice now to login in here,and i dont seem to have any problems login in any where else, might be a security thing.

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