Cookies !

[David Skelton]

Please help !

Im trying to get into an email which i urgently need to
see and when i go in, hotmail asks for my password
again. When i put my password in, the the following
message appears and I cant get past it or sort it from my
internet options !

"Enable Cookies Help


Your Web browser options are currently set to disable
cookies. To use .NET Passport, you must enable cookies.

..NET Passport stores cookies (small text files) on your
computer that let you sign in to .NET Passport
participating sites. For information about how to enable
cookies, see the online help for your Web browser."

PLEASE HELP !

Dave

 

[George Hester]

Right-click IE icon Desktop | Properties | Security | Custom Level... | Enable everything. The last one User Authentication choose the third from the top option button (2nd from the bottom) | OK

On the Privacy tab:bring slider all the way to the bottom. Accept all. Make sure in Advanced NOTHING is selected or checked. Should be mostly greyed out. | OK

On the Advanced tab:
Make sure in the section on Security that ONLY from Enable Integrated Windows Authentication to USE SSL 3.0 inclusive are checked. Nothing else in this section.

Now try to read your email. You really should not browse this way. But you only need to make some changes to the first one. I suppose I could post a gif of this if you want. HTH

 

[PA Bear]

The following is re-posted as a Public Service©:

Suggest disabling any firewall until cookies are working correctly. Make
certain your time, date, *and* time zone settings are correct.

Managing Cookies
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283185
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#cookies

Web Site Reports That You Must Enable Cookies
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299331

Error Message: Not Accepting Cookies
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175662

Error Message: Your Web Browser Options Are Currently Set to Disable
Cookies...
(covers re-setting time via command line prompt)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=814141

Troubleshooting Secure Sites
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813444
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HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com