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Old 06-26-2009
PA Bear [MS MVP]
 

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Re: Enable cookies on Vista Business SP1 IE7
I assume Symantec AV has been uninstalled.

Well, there's a Norton Removal Tool but it doesn't work if Symantec
(Corporate) AV had been installed. Still, no harm in running it, I suppose:
See
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

Anything here help? => http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299331


Tom wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> I ran the program and it appeared to remove McAfee.
>
> But I still have same the problem.
>
> I did have Symantec antivirus on the PC at one time. But I have been
> running
> AVG since 8.0
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Ah!
>>
>> 1. Download the McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool, saving it to your
>> desktop: http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507
>>
>> Direct Download link:
>> http://download.mcafee.com/products/...tches/MCPR.exe
>>
>> 2. Right-click on the saved file (MCPR.EXE) and select "Run as
>> Administrator" to run the utility. Do not TOUCH the keyboard until the
>> run has completed, then reboot.
>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>>
>> Tom wrote:
>>> Yes McAfee was originally installed on this computer when it was
>>> delivered
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>> [Crosspost to IE General]
>>>>
>>>>> ...The only difference I see is that the faulty
>>>>> PC is running AVG and the machine that works is running Symantec.
>>>>
>>>> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
>>>> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
>>>>
>>>> Make certain that time, date, and time *zone* settings are all correct.
>>>>
>>>> Web Site Reports That You Must Enable Cookies
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299331
>>>>
>>>> Managing Cookies
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283185
>>>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/cookies.htm
>>>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...rs.htm#cookies
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom wrote:
>>>>> I posted the following on another news group but did not get any
>>>>> response. I
>>>>> am hoping someone knows a littel bit about cookies and Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a laptop running Vista Business SP1 and IE 7.0. My customer
>>>>> supplied
>>>>> me with a HTTPS test site where the certificate is not really valid so
>>>>> that
>>>>> I can test my BHO. I try to login into his site and I immediately get
>>>>> an
>>>>> error message on their web page saying cookies are not enabled.
>>>>>
>>>>> I set the browser wide open to accept any cookie from anybody. It
>>>>> appears
>>>>> that other sites are writing cookies without any problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tested this on another Vista Ultimate machine and I was able to
>>>>> log
>>>>> into the site without any issues. In addition I tested this on other
>>>>> XP
>>>>> machines with IE 7 & IE 8 without any issues.
>>>>>
>>>>> The funny thing is that each browser (faulty and non faulty) have the
>>>>> exact
>>>>> same internet option settings. The only difference I see is that the
>>>>> faulty
>>>>> PC is running AVG and the machine that works is running Symantec.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anybody have any idea of what is going on? Or is there a setpoint
>>>>> somewhere that I am not familiar with.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Tom -


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