Google prefs. help

[rastapasta]

Hello---just wanted to see if anyone here knows why I can go to preferences
on the Google search page to "100 results per page" & set it to "no
filtering", save it & return to my search, but the next time I am at my pc,
say the next time I reboot, the prefs. are right back to "10 results per
page" & "use moderate filtering". I've emailed Google about this the other
day, but I'm not holding my breath to hear back from them. I run a fairly
new Dell on Win XP, update regularly, have security set to "Med.-low" on IE,
& also have a set of restricted sites I've set to "high security" on IE, &
have IE privacy set to "med." Thanx for any info. on how to keep my Google
pref's.
(sorry if I cross-posted to one or more NG's where this is not discussed.)

 

[Jim Macklin]

Are you using the Google toolbar? Are you block cookies
from Google?


message | Hello---just wanted to see if anyone here knows why I can
go to preferences
| on the Google search page to "100 results per page" & set
it to "no
| filtering", save it & return to my search, but the next
time I am at my pc,
| say the next time I reboot, the prefs. are right back to
"10 results per
| page" & "use moderate filtering". I've emailed Google
about this the other
| day, but I'm not holding my breath to hear back from them.
I run a fairly
| new Dell on Win XP, update regularly, have security set to
"Med.-low" on IE,
| & also have a set of restricted sites I've set to "high
security" on IE, &
| have IE privacy set to "med." Thanx for any info. on how
to keep my Google
| pref's.
| (sorry if I cross-posted to one or more NG's where this is
not discussed.)
|
|

 

[frodo]

the google prefs are stored in a cookie on your machine. Do you have a
cookie blocker of some sort preventing that? reconfigure it so that google
can leave cookies.

 

[kurttrail]

Hello---just wanted to see if anyone here knows why I can go to
preferences on the Google search page to "100 results per page" & set
it to "no filtering", save it & return to my search, but the next
time I am at my pc, say the next time I reboot, the prefs. are right
back to "10 results per page" & "use moderate filtering". I've
emailed Google about this the other day, but I'm not holding my
breath to hear back from them. I run a fairly new Dell on Win XP,
update regularly, have security set to "Med.-low" on IE, & also have
a set of restricted sites I've set to "high security" on IE, & have
IE privacy set to "med." Thanx for any info. on how to keep my Google
pref's. (sorry if I cross-posted to one or more NG's where this is
not discussed.)

Got Milk? You'll be needing it for the cookies!

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[Jim Macklin]

You can block most cookies but allow the cookies you want,
just look at IE/Tools/Internet Options under privacy (look
in the extra tabs, too)


"kurttrail" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
| rastapasta wrote:
|
| > Hello---just wanted to see if anyone here knows why I
can go to
| > preferences on the Google search page to "100 results
per page" & set
| > it to "no filtering", save it & return to my search, but
the next
| > time I am at my pc, say the next time I reboot, the
prefs. are right
| > back to "10 results per page" & "use moderate
filtering". I've
| > emailed Google about this the other day, but I'm not
holding my
| > breath to hear back from them. I run a fairly new Dell
on Win XP,
| > update regularly, have security set to "Med.-low" on IE,
& also have
| > a set of restricted sites I've set to "high security" on
IE, & have
| > IE privacy set to "med." Thanx for any info. on how to
keep my Google
| > pref's. (sorry if I cross-posted to one or more NG's
where this is
| > not discussed.)
|
| Got Milk? You'll be needing it for the cookies!
|
| --
| Peace!
| Kurt
| Self-anointed Moderator
| microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
| http://microscum.com
| "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an
Oxymoron!
| "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
|
|

 

[Rob]

| You can block most cookies but allow the cookies you want,
| just look at IE/Tools/Internet Options under privacy (look
| in the extra tabs, too)
|
|
| "kurttrail" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message
| | | rastapasta wrote:
| |
| | > Hello---just wanted to see if anyone here knows why I
| can go to
| | > preferences on the Google search page to "100 results
| per page" & set
| | > it to "no filtering", save it & return to my search, but
| the next
| | > time I am at my pc, say the next time I reboot, the
| prefs. are right
| | > back to "10 results per page" & "use moderate
| filtering". I've
| | > emailed Google about this the other day, but I'm not
| holding my
| | > breath to hear back from them. I run a fairly new Dell
| on Win XP,
| | > update regularly, have security set to "Med.-low" on IE,
| & also have
| | > a set of restricted sites I've set to "high security" on
| IE, & have
| | > IE privacy set to "med." Thanx for any info. on how to
| keep my Google
| | > pref's. (sorry if I cross-posted to one or more NG's
| where this is
| | > not discussed.)
| |
| | Got Milk? You'll be needing it for the cookies!
| |
| | --
| | Peace!
| | Kurt
| | Self-anointed Moderator
| | microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
| | http://microscum.com
| | "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an
| Oxymoron!
| | "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
| |
| |
|
|


You might also want to check your firewall. Mine had to be set to accept
cookies and permit access by Google - ZoneAlarm.

Rob

 

[rastapasta]

the google prefs are stored in a cookie on your machine. Do you have a
cookie blocker of some sort preventing that? reconfigure it so that google
can leave cookies.

Sorry I haven't replied earlier. I forgot which NG's I posted this question
to. Anyway, yeah, I figured it was stored in a cookie. I have no cookie
blocker(s), but I have my privacy set on medium (MS Win XP, & update
security patches/service packs regularly), & I run the XP's firewall. (I
don't know if a firewall blocks cookies). I run Spywareblaster, Spybot S&D,
& Adaware, & update those & run them frequently, & I know not to run those
programs concurrently. I also have downloaded a list of restricted sites to
merge to my "restricted sites" list in IE's "security" settings, & I have
noticed that there are 4 Google sites in there. If that makes a difference
or not, I don't know about that either. As crazy as it sounds, I 've tried
disabling all security & privacy (cookie) settings & going to Google's
pref's & saving the new pref's again, but that doesn't seem to work either.
Oh well. Thanx anyway for responding!