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How do I enable cookies on my browser?

Cookie is a message given to your Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file or in memory. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
 
The following instructions are provided to help you enable cookies in your Browser.
 
Internet Explorer 6.x
  1. From Internet Explorer's Tool drop-down menu, choose Internet Options.
  2. Click on Privacy and select Advanced.
  3. Check Override automatic cookie handling.
  4. Select the radio button Accept for first party cookies.
  5. Check "Always allow session cookies".
  6. Click OK.
  7. Microsoft Cookie Help: Navigate in your browser to Help -> Contents and Index -> Index -> cookies -> changing setting
Internet Explorer 5.x
  1. Select "Tools | Internet Options..." from the main menu.
  2. Change to the "Security" tab
  3. Click "Custom Level..."
  4. Scroll down to the "Cookies" section.
  5. To enable: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Enable" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Enable"
    To get a prompt: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Prompt" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Prompt"
  6. Click "OK"
Internet Explorer 4.x
  1. Select "View | Internet Options..." from the main menu.
  2. Change to the "Security" tab.
  3. Select "Custom" and click "Settings..."
  4. Scroll down to the "Security" section.
  5. To enable: Select "Always accept cookies"
    To disable: Select "Disable all cookie use"
    To get a prompt: Select "Prompt before accepting cookies"
  6. Click "OK"
Netscape 7.xx, Mozilla
  1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences. (In MacOS X, choose Preferences from the Netscape or Mozilla menu.)
  2. Select the arrow next to Privacy and Security.
  3. Click the Cookies category.
  4. Click the radio button Enable all cookies.
  5. Click OK. You will need to close and reopen your browser for this to take effect.
  6. Netscape 7.x Cookie Help: Navigate in your browser to Help -> Help and Support Center -> Index -> cookies
Netscape 6.x
  1. Click Edit on the Toolbar
  2. Click Preferences.
  3. Click the Privacy and Security category and expand the list to show the subcategories. Click cookies.
  4. Three options are diplayed. Click on either Enable all cookies. or Enable cookies for the originating web site only.
  5. If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie.
  6. Netscape 6.2 Cookie Help: Navigate in your browser to Help -> Help and Support Center -> Index -> Cookie Manager
Netscape 4.7x
  1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Click the Advanced category.
  3. Click the radio button Accept all cookies.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Netscape 4.7 Cookie Help: Navigate in your browser to Help -> Help Contents -> Index -> cookies -> Handling cookies
Opera 7.11
  1. From the File menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Click the Privacy category.
  3. Check Enable Cookies.
  4. From the Normal Cookies drop-down menu, select Automatically accept all cookies.
  5. From the Third Part drop-down menu, select Automatically accept all cookies.
  6. Click OK.
Safari
  1. From the Safari Menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Click the Security icon.
  3. In the Accept Cookies: selection box, chose Always or Only from sites you navigate to
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