Re: Can't logon to hotmail from 1 particular workstation

From: Rupam Phukan (rupam@kamarupa.com)
Date: 06/04/02


From: "Rupam Phukan" <rupam@kamarupa.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 18:05:09 +0530


since the problem is with one machine, it has to be a cookie problem.in
internet options, go to privacy and set the slider to medium.also make sure
u have javascript enabled.
what error mesg is shown when u try to log on?that would help.
rupam

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"Antoon" <antoonleurs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:993301c20b2d$ec0bdef0$9ee62ecf@tkmsftngxa05...
: I have a firewall, but it doesn't block cookies.
: This is what I did and what happened :
:
: step 1 : Add/Remove Programs - Internet Explorer (6) and
: chose Previous Installation/Configuration . I returned to
: IE 5 and everything worked, except some version6 features.
: I could logon to hotmail again.
:
: step 2 installed all critical updates from version 5. I
: could'nt see images from certain websites. But I could
: logon to hotmail.
:
: step 3 ; upgrade agaim to IE 6 : same problem returned.
: Everything works, except hotmail logon ??????
:
: FYI : I deleted all cookies, checked all hard disks for
: viruses with the latest mcafee software. No virus found.
:
: Still the same problem that I can't logon to hotmail.
:
: It seems I have to return to IE 5 again. I don't
: understand because It worked all fine a few dys ago.
: HELP
: Antoon
:
: >-----Original Message-----
: >I think if you go into tools|internet options select the
: privacy tab and
: >select medium, that will reset any changes re: cookie
: acceptance that may
: >have happened.
: >
: >
: >"S. Pidgorny [MVP]" <slavickp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
: >news:udGGYauCCHA.1064@tkmsftngp04...
: >> Try to kill all cookies on that system, try to use
: another browser (Opera,
: >> for example). Also, make sure that the keyboard if
: completely functional.
: >>
: >> --
: >> Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP, MCSE
: >> -= F1 is the key =-
: >>
: >> "Antoon" <antoonleurs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
: >> news:a7ff01c20ae3$135114d0$b1e62ecf@tkmsftngxa04...
: >> > I can logon to hotmail on every workstation, except
: for 1
: >> > particulat desktop at home. Since a few days all
: hotmail
: >> > accounts from my family are inaccessible, just from
: that
: >> > particular workstation. Hotmail keeps asking to re-
: enter
: >> > the password. Does anybody have an idea wether this
: is a
: >> > virus (although my virus scanner doesn't find any).
: Or do
: >> > I have to re-configure something ?
: >> >
: >> > regards
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
: >.
: >


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