Upgrade to IE8 has left cookie problem

[Penny S]

After upgrading to IE8 I cannot access many sites (including hotmail) because
they seem to think that cookies are not enabled .... but they are! I have
tried all the different Internet Options settings to enable cookies; I've
tried adding the sites to the "always allow" sites list; I've added them as
trusted sites; and I've also tried the advanced cookie settings with prompts
for all cookies. But nothing works. I'm really stuck on this one and hope
someone can help. Thanks!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2) as well as your IE version when posting in an
IE-specific forum or newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.

First see...

HOW TO Optimize IE for Windows Live Hotmail (Revised 08 March 2010)
http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=3c7c3338-369e-4220-b29d-71ce660fe5a0

If no joy...

1. Does the behavior persist after resetting IE Advanced settings (and then
Allowing cookies again for live.com, if necessary)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

2. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed IE8?

3. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Penny S wrote:
> After upgrading to IE8 I cannot access many sites (including hotmail)
> because they seem to think that cookies are not enabled .... but they are!
> I have tried all the different Internet Options settings to enable
> cookies;
> I've tried adding the sites to the "always allow" sites list; I've added
> them as trusted sites; and I've also tried the advanced cookie settings
> with prompts for all cookies. But nothing works. I'm really stuck on this
> one and hope someone can help. Thanks!