Setting up cookies in IE6. How?

[Guest]

Hello

I am not able to log in to my Hotmail account. I enter the user name and
password and then I am redirected back to the log in page. When I enter my
username and password again, and I am redirected back to my log in page. This
happens repeatedly.

Is this likely to be a cookie problem and, if so, how may I get around it?

Many thanks.

Steve

 

[Sandi Hardmeier - MVP]

Delete any cookies associated with Hotmail.

Search your computer for a hidden file called HOSTS. Rename to HOSTS.OLD.
Test.

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[Guest]

Delete any cookies associated with Hotmail.

Search your computer for a hidden file called HOSTS. Rename to HOSTS.OLD.
Test.

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__________________________________________
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
http://www.ie-vista.com
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org

Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
find old URLs, go here:
http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/14/46971.aspx

Hello Sandi

Very many thanks for your help. I'll try it when I get home, later, but how
will I identify Hotmail cookies as opposed to other types of cookies?

Cheers.

Steve.

 

[Sandi Hardmeier - MVP]

Generally they will mention the word *hotmail* or *passport.com*.

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__________________________________________
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
http://www.ie-vista.com
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org

Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
find old URLs, go here:
http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/14/46971.aspx

 

[Guest]

Hello

I posted a message here yesterday which explained that I couldn't access my
Hotmail address (although I can access others, such as Yahoo!). I thought
this might have been a cookie problem, and a kind contributor suggested
deleting my Passport/Hotmail cookies (there were none) and renaming HOSTS to
HOSTS_OLD).

Windows, unfortunately, would not allow me to rename it, although, according
to the Task Manager, I had no programs open which might have been using the
HOSTS file.

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks.

Steve

 

[PA Bear]

Windows version?

Workaround: Download Hoster from
http://www.funkytoad.com/download/hoster.zip > Extract the file > Press
"Restore Original Hosts" > OK your way out.