Enabling Cookies on your computer

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HERE IS YOUR REASON AND FIX!!

Cookies are small data files stored by web sites on your computer so that they can save and read information such as your log-in. You can set your browser to accept or reject cookies based on various rules. Below are instructions for setting cookie rules on some of the major browsers - other browsers are likely to have similar options.

Internet Explorer (version 6.0)

  • From the Menu Bar select Tools, Internet Options …
  • Select the Privacy Tab
  • Pull the slider down to Medium
  • Click OK

IE 6 Privacy options

FireFox 1

  • From the Menu Bar select Tools, Options...
  • Choose the Privacy icon (see below)
  • Click the + next to the Cookies option to open those options
  • Tick the box labelled "Allow sites to set cookies" and other options as desired
  • Click OK to finish

FireFox 1

Mozilla and Netscape 7

  • From the Menu Bar select Edit, Preferences...
  • Select the Privacy & Security option
  • Select Cookies
  • Select either Allow cookies for the orginating web site only (this is the most secure option)

Internet Explorer (version 5.5)

  • From the Menu Bar select Tools, Internet Options …
  • Select the Security Tab
  • Select the Internet icon
  • Click on the Custom Level button, scroll down the list until Cookies appear and click on Enable for both cookie settings
  • Click OK and OK again

Internet Explorer Internet options menu Internet Explorer Security Settings

Netscape (based on version 4.08)

  • From the Menu select Edit, Preferences
  • Click on Advanced category
  • Under Cookies select Accept all cookies and click the OK button

Netscape preferences menu Netscape Advanced preferences menu

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AOL 9.0
  1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
  2. Select Internet [Web] Options
  3. Select Use your Internet Explorer Settings to set advanced browser options.
  4. Select the Privacy tab
  5. Select Advanced
  6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
  7. Click OK to exit.

AOL 8.0

  1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
  4. Select the Privacy tab
  5. Select Advanced
  6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
  7. Click OK to exit.

AOL 7.0 with IE 6.x

  1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
  4. Select the Privacy tab
  5. Select Advanced
  6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
  7. Click OK to exit.

AOL 7.0 with IE 5.5

  1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
  4. Select the Security tab
  5. Select the Custom Level tab
  6. Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
  7. Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
  8. Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings

AOL 6.0

  1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
  4. Select the Security tab
  5. Select the Custom Level tab
  6. Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
  7. Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
  8. Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings

AOL 5.0

  1. Go to My AOL
  2. Pick WWW
  3. Click the Security tab
  4. Go to Custom Level
  5. Scroll down to find Cookie
  6. Click "Enable"
  7. Click OK

AOL 4.0

  1. Click on Preferences
  2. Select on the WWW button
  3. Click on the Advanced tab
  4. Select the "Accept all cookies" checkbox