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Old 06-26-2009
Tom
 

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Re: Enable cookies on Vista Business SP1 IE7
Yes I already tried adding the site before.

I had something called BigFix that I removed about a year ago. They should
have named it BigPain. I am wondering if that could have done it?

Something must be invalidly set in the registry

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ekafQJq9JHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> IE Tools | Internet Options | Privacy | Sites: Type in...
>
> [domain] (e.g., abcdcompany.com)
>
> and Allow cookies for the domain.
>
> NB: One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
> applications may be disallow such changes from "sticking." These include
> anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),
> anti-virus applications & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,
> Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc., but NOT AVG Free v8.5), and third-party
> firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm, etc.).
>
> Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe
> Mode may not disable the application's system protections.
>
>
> Tom wrote:
>> No Dice.
>>
>> I have already tried setting to allow all cookies and that does not work.
>>
>> Man this is really frustrating!
>>
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:etdcvzp9JHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> 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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