GA Russell Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Last week while I was logged onto the internet, we had a brief power outage here. I started up the computer, and ever since have had a problem. All of the forums I visit fail to recognize me, and require that I log in. This is so even though I always check the "remember me" box. Any ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Your internet preferences may have been changed to a setting which refuses "cookies." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 First thing to do - Check your browser/firewall/etc security setting re: cookies. They need to be enabled. You might also want to try a system restore to a point before the power outage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Thanks guys. I use Firefox. At your suggestions I went to the Tools/Options/Privacy and saw that both "Accept cookies" and "Accept third-party cookies" were checked. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 What operating system are you using? With XP, I've always had good look with the "system restore" Jim suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Thanks guys. I use Firefox. At your suggestions I went to the Tools/Options/Privacy and saw that both "Accept cookies" and "Accept third-party cookies" were checked. Any other ideas? That's Firefox. You might have a firewall or OS setting that's overriding those settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Guys, I use Windows 2000. There is no firewall that I know about. Where do I go to find "system restore"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 No system restore feature w/Windows 2000. That began w/XP... Your ISP might be providing you with a firewall through your modem. Call them & check, and also ask for help with this issue overall, since it seems to be related to the power outage. Perhaps something happened internally w/the modem hardware or software that is affecting cookie usage. The cookie/system restore issue is the most obvious problem/solution, beyond that, I'm not really qualified to offer any "confident" solutions, although no doubt plenty other people here are. But I still think it's something cookie-related, because that's how sites "remember" you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Most likely, your memory got corrupted during the power surge. The best thing to do is to delete everything from your previous internet visits. To do this with Firefox, click Tools>Options. Click Advanced and then Network. Click the "Clear Now" button. Next, click the Privacy tab. Under the Cookies area, click the Show Cookies button. Click "Remove All Cookies" in this window. Now close Fiirefox and re-open it. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Thanks Kevin. I'll take some time to do that later this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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