Weird cookie problem in XP

for all browsers

[eljefe3]

Tried logling into to WebmasterWorld and initially it took. Then when redirected I got an error saying that my broswer did not accept cookies. I tried with three different browsers, opera, IE and Firefox. Some sites the cookies would work but others the cookie wouldn't hold. I restarted the OS, made sure all browsers were set to accept cookies, and I still couldn't log in.

I finally did a system restore and that solved the problem. Did I have a gremlin in the system or what possible explanations could ther be for this instance? Very strange indeed as no new anti-anything software was installed.

[bill]

Was this problem limited to WebmasterWorld?

Opera and FF handle cookies separately from IE, which uses the settings in the Internet Properties (found via Control Panel or IE [Tools¦Internet Options...]) Those cookie settings should not affect other browsers.

My guess would be a WebmasterWorld glitch, but if it was happening everywhere then you may have something in your system. If you don't have any malware scanning tools installed I suggest you get some.

[eljefe3]

Cookies worked on about 80% of the sites. I had all browsers set to accept cookies and I even ran a spyware check to see if that was causing the problem. So I'll have to write it off as gremlins.

[kaled]

If anything like that happens, I always recommend switching off (software) firewalls and retesting.

Kaled.