Problem Logging In Using Internet Explorer

Browser must be set to allow javascript to set cookies

[MagicSpeller]

Hi, everyone. First post here.

I couldn't find a way to search just the Gmail forum (or just Webmaster forums, for that matter). Am I missing something?

Anyway, when I try to log in to Gmail using an IE-based browser, I get the following error:

In order to login to Gmail, your browser must be set to allow javascript to set cookies.

Even if I set both Security and Privacy to Low in IE, I still get this error. I have to use Firefox to log in.

Has anyone else seen this?

Thanks.

--
Keith

[ThomasB]

Maybe you didn't allow cookies set by "google.com" in the past. And as far as I know GMail works with a few browsers only due to ActiveX requirements.

[Marcia]

Can you not log in in spite of the error message?

I've occasionally gotten the cookies error when trying to change preferences at a couple of the data centers - but the preferences still got changed anyway.

[MagicSpeller]

Thanks for the replies.

No, I'm not able to log in once I get the error message. I'm just dumped right back to the login screen.

I don't think I've ever disallowed cookies for Google. And while it's true that some browsers don't work with Gmail, IE 6 is definitely supposed to!

[vkuehne]

I got the same error repeatedly, but then added gmail to trusted sites. Make sure you add gmail.google.com, and not just gmail.com or www.gmail.com - that seems to do the trick for me. For the moment, at least.

[eWhisper]

I couldn't find a way to search just the Gmail forum (or just Webmaster forums, for that matter). Am I missing something?

This thread has a nice way of using G to search WW:
[webmasterworld.com...]

If you add "Google Gmail Advertising", to the search string, then the majority of results will be from this forum.

Disable your firewall, mcaffee/norton/etc security, and then try to log in. If you can, then the settings you need to change aren't IE, but other security settings.

[MagicSpeller]

Thanks for everyone's replies.

I haven't replied sooner because it was impossible for me to view the thread. I just tried it using FireFox, and no problem.... I don't know if this is related to my other IE problem....

Here are some more details:

I've been using RoboForm to log me in (after clearing the cache). I tried to do it manually to see if it made a difference. I have found that I CANNOT change the focus to the input boxes! If I click in either box, absolutely nothing happens. The ONLY way I can log in is by using RoboForm.

After logging in, if I sign out or close the browser and try to log back in, the "Sign in" button has disappeared. If I try to log in anyway, the screen refreshes and displays the login again (minus the "Sign in" button).

If I then delete a SINGLE file from the Temporary Internet Files folder--the logo.gif file associated with the gmail URL--the button is back and I am able to log in again.

I even switched users and found that I was still unable to click in the username box.

I can still log in using Firefox with NO problems, though!

I'm getting more and more confused.

[MagicSpeller]

BTW, thanks for your suggestion, vkuehne. It sounded as though your suggestion might work, but I added [gmail.google.com...] to my trusted sites, and it didn't help....

[Teknorat]

Blow away your PC. This will get rid of whatever program you're running that is causing this. Reinstall, remove IE, use Fire Fox. Problem solved!

[vkuehne]

Well, maybe adding to trusted sites didnt do the trick either - I can confirm the same behavior with appearing and disappearing login button. Just reload the page a few times, in the end it will show up :-)

[bodyrock]

i has the same problem with Gmail and IE, but after adding [gmail.google.com...] and [gmail.google.com...] (just in case), its solve the problem.

[MagicSpeller]

bodyrock,

Adding them where?

I've tried everything up to and including reinstalling IE and XP. Still no luck.