I have a .net passport for MSN sites. Lately when I try to access to play games I get this message. "Your Web browser options are currently set to disable cookies. To use .NET Passport, you must enable cookies." Now I go to internet opyions and the cookies are enabled! Also I can access the zone from . Can anyone tell me how to fix this irritating problem? TY
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OK, what version of IE do you have? Specifically, what tab in internet options were you looking at? If you're using IE6, chances are that cookies aren't "fully" enabled.
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Often this is because you haven't come to the Index page 1st...where the cookie is passed.
Going to the portal (index) it's there and the session begins.
I'll bet if you right click and choose View Source, you can parse the code that passes it.
Going to the portal (index) it's there and the session begins.
I'll bet if you right click and choose View Source, you can parse the code that passes it.
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I've been having the same problem not being able to access Gargouille, can you please make the instructions on how to get around this problim little more clearer?
What is "Index page 1st". What page do you right click on to View source, and what do you do after that to "parse"?
thank you
What is "Index page 1st". What page do you right click on to View source, and what do you do after that to "parse"?
thank you
gargouille
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Hi dagacheme:
Recently I bookmarked a page...and when I use the shortcut I cannot get access to the page because I haven't gotten a cookie from the Index Page. If I then go to the Home Page, the cookie is passed and the site allows me access.
Usually programmers assume you'll go thru their index page (also known as Home Page) and that's where they assign passing it to you. If you use another page, it may not have the commands present (in source code) to pass the cookie, and in fact may be built on your having gotten the cookie in the 1st place. So the code or the page loading fails from a simple set of misdirected commands...usually with no apparent error messages.
In your case, I suspect that such is not the case...and would suggest that you use the Tools/InternetOptions/DeleteFiles option to clear the cache to see if there are corrupt files there. Just the 1st place I'd look and 1st thing I'd try.
IF this fails, I'd restore all default settings to the browser (after taking note of the settings that are there)
Temporarily accept all cookies to see if that makes a difference.
Another caveat: the problem may be on their end...notify them of the problem with an email.
p.s. The term "parse" is my reference to picking apart the code (interpreting the code and what it does) when using View Source on a web page.
Plz post back and let us know if this helped.
Recently I bookmarked a page...and when I use the shortcut I cannot get access to the page because I haven't gotten a cookie from the Index Page. If I then go to the Home Page, the cookie is passed and the site allows me access.
Usually programmers assume you'll go thru their index page (also known as Home Page) and that's where they assign passing it to you. If you use another page, it may not have the commands present (in source code) to pass the cookie, and in fact may be built on your having gotten the cookie in the 1st place. So the code or the page loading fails from a simple set of misdirected commands...usually with no apparent error messages.
In your case, I suspect that such is not the case...and would suggest that you use the Tools/InternetOptions/DeleteFiles option to clear the cache to see if there are corrupt files there. Just the 1st place I'd look and 1st thing I'd try.
IF this fails, I'd restore all default settings to the browser (after taking note of the settings that are there)
Temporarily accept all cookies to see if that makes a difference.
Another caveat: the problem may be on their end...notify them of the problem with an email.
p.s. The term "parse" is my reference to picking apart the code (interpreting the code and what it does) when using View Source on a web page.
Plz post back and let us know if this helped.
sign in to your hotmail account first then go to zone you will be automatically signed in !
I had the same problem and after i did that for a few times I was then able to connect to zone through the zone home page.
Signing in to any passport site first should solve your problem
I had the same problem and after i did that for a few times I was then able to connect to zone through the zone home page.
Signing in to any passport site first should solve your problem
Well, I figured out what the problem was, after trying all the solutions requested here - none of which worked. I can't believe how strange, yet simple the solution was.
The calender on my computer had the wrong date set on it!
Now I remember - earlier that day I was talking with my girlfriend about her vacation time and I had the calender up to look at dates. I must have clicked on it and reset the date. After reseting it properly, I was able to log in to
So, even though all cookies were enabled, I was still getting the message "you must enable cookies". What an obscure problem/solution.
Thank you gargouille and benjy337 for your swift responses!
The calender on my computer had the wrong date set on it!
Now I remember - earlier that day I was talking with my girlfriend about her vacation time and I had the calender up to look at dates. I must have clicked on it and reset the date. After reseting it properly, I was able to log in to
So, even though all cookies were enabled, I was still getting the message "you must enable cookies". What an obscure problem/solution.
Thank you gargouille and benjy337 for your swift responses!
Make sure your clock on your computer is set right(date, .etc). I had this problem too, and I could not for the life of me figure it out - cookies have been totally enabled on my system. One day I just could not sign into the zone. I had in advertently changed the date on my computer after looking at the calandar to discuss with my girlfriend what to do on her day off. After I changed back to the proper date, everything was fine. You will get that error message when signing into the zone but you will have no clue as to what to do if your cookies have been enabled. The zone doesn't tell you to chack your clock. Hope this helps!
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