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Turning on cookies in Internet Explorer

Mar 11, 2004 2:39PM PST

I'm trying to access aol through the AOL.com portal, and I get prompted each time to turn on my cookies!
I'm running zone alarm, and I turn it off. I've gone to Internet Options and turned the security options to LOW, as well as manually opted to accept cookies from the PRIVACY tab. I still get the same message that I need to turn on my cookies.

With Zone Alarm off, I can access AOL from Netscape, however. If it makes any difference, I'm behind a standard firewall provided by my linksys router.

Thanks.

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Re:Turning on cookies in Internet Explorer
Mar 11, 2004 7:24PM PST

You need to change your settings in the Zone Alarm program.

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Re:Turning on cookies in Internet Explorer
Mar 11, 2004 10:14PM PST

1. Read this articles concerning cookies and then completely clear the cookie folder as explained in the link for Q278835 - How to Delete Cookie Files -- if there isn't any needed whatsoever, and then set things up as described, [How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6 (Q283185)].

2. Download the "12-Wash" utility from Tucows -- I guess that means five (5) as there are five pictures of a cow, that is listed in the "Index" near the bottom of the page -- a free!1.5MB file.

3. When executed, you'll see the tab IE, IE, AOL (click to see a screen shot) which when clicked give you the option to delete "cookies" among other things along with an "Except" button that allows you to select cookies to keep -- a history recorded in the system registry and not changed unless you do so.

4. Create a Shortcut to this program and placed in the Startup folder that purges cookies you have elected not to keep each time the system boots:

<drive> \ <path> \12wash.exe /silent /washall