javascript cookies

[Little Running Bear]

Hi,
When I try to access certain sites (like google and
gmail) I keep getting an alert that says:
"your browser must be set to allow javascript to set
cookies".
I have tried changed the cookie settings, but this did
not work (eg. allow all cookies, low security settings
etc). I tried changing the cookie preferences in my
firewall and even tried turning my firewall off.
This has only started happening in the last 48 hours, so
I'm wondering what must have changed?
I'd appreciate whatever help I can get on this.
Thanks

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Little Running Bear

Try the following and see if it helps.

1. You might want to refresh your scripting engine:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/default.asp?contentid=28001169
or
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Sometimes there's a corrupt file in the cache and one must go to Tools |
Internet Options and click Delete Files.

2a. Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

2b. Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

(WinXP users who have problems with 2a and 2b, see
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm)

3. Re-register all DLLs listed in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

4. See also
Error Message When You Browse the Web: An Error Has Occurred in the Script
on This Page
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306831
Scripting Errors When You View Web Pages in Internet Explorer after
Installing Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822521

5a. IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Enable third-party browser
extensions (uncheck & reboot).

5b. Find the hijacker that caused 5a to be checked (or if none were checked,
check for hijackware anyway):

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

and you can test Javascript here:
http://www.dancespots.net/browsertest.htm

Java VM: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm#java2
'There is good information concerning all aspects of the Java situation
here:
http://www.javatester.org/installing.html

You can get the Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html (all versions - select using the
dropdown)

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

Hope this helps.

Jan

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