Advice please

Moley · Feb 23, 2008, 10:05:13

I'm posting from my laptop at the moment as I'm having some trouble on the PC. I keep the PC clean with avast, cc-cleaner, adaware. The last few days I've been unable to post on any forums - when I make a post it keeps asking me to log in when I already have. I log in, type again, same thing - asks me to log in again. I suspect this is cookie related

, but can't for the life of me see what the problem is - its probably staring me in the face. Any ideas - start with the obvious please....cos its driving me nuts

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 10:07:17

Sorry to hear that.

Try using a different browser.

See if the same thing happens.

Good luck.

Noreen · Feb 23, 2008, 10:11:20

I've sometimes found that I can cure problems by clearing the temp files.

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 10:28:01

Hi Moley

It does sound like a cookie issue, so follow Noreen's advice and clear all your temporary files. Which browser do you use?

Moley · Feb 23, 2008, 10:44:06

IE7 which I'm not keen on since the last update. Maybe I'll go back to firefox

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 10:47:39

Quote from: Moley on Feb 23, 2008, 10:44:06
IE7 which I'm not keen on since the last update. Maybe I'll go back to firefox

If you delete IE7, it will fall back automatically to IE6, which I prefer.

Why not use Firefox as well as IE7 / IE6?

I use FF for most applications.

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 10:47:59

Have you stopped cookies for the site? (Although, even if you have, that should only have the effect of 'not remembering' you.)

Moley · Feb 23, 2008, 10:54:52

I haven't consciously changed anything, I think maybe one of my clean-ups might have changed something...

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 10:55:51

Always possible. Is the laptop running the same software? It might be worth comparing settings between the two.

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 11:14:26

Quote from: Moley on Feb 23, 2008, 10:54:52
I haven't consciously changed anything, I think maybe one of my clean-ups might have changed something...

Sounds about right...

> Inactive stops himself from making any sexist remarks <..

Moley · Feb 23, 2008, 12:03:02

at inactive.... I'm the first to admit to not being an expert on the computer - everything I know is self learned - and still a lot I don't know... but I'm not as bad as my mother so that's progress.....

We can't all be geeks...

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 12:04:44

Trust me Chris, I am certainly no " geek ".. I probably know less than you do..

Now Rik...well..

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 12:07:39

I'm not a geek, I'm a pseudo-geek.

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 12:09:38

Or a geeky wannabee.

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 12:10:14

That would be a wannabean in my case, In.

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 12:21:41

We both know where that is going Rik..

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 12:22:27

Happy to oblige.

Moley · Feb 23, 2008, 14:46:43

OK so got Mozilla Firefox back and voila - it works again - really not liking the IE7

Rik · Feb 23, 2008, 14:48:56

It has to be something in the security settings, probably cookies, Chris. Have you tried adding the forum as a trusted site?

Inactive · Feb 23, 2008, 15:46:16

Quote from: Moley on Feb 23, 2008, 14:46:43
OK so got Mozilla Firefox back and voila - it works again - really not liking the IE7

A result, well done Chris, just dump / don't use IE7, I hate it myself, I use IE6 when I have to.