XP settings preventing ability to to login to various hobby forums?

[Guest apistomaster(nospam)]

I have Dell Inspiron E1505, 1GB RAM, 80 GB HD, updated to SP3.

I originally used Internet Explorer 6 to register on half a dozen

hobby forums in 2006, then soon upgraded to IE7 but about 6 months

later I begin to find it impossible to login to any of these forums

after literally over 1500 times among them all. I sell items of

interest to the members of these forums so I actively participate in

on-going discussions.

 

After about 6 months of easy access, I began to experience login

problems which take the following nature:

The sites accept my user name and password, thank me for logging in

and then proceed to take me back to the login in screens again and

show my status as not logged in or invalid login. I have tolerated

this situation since Netscape worked and allowed me access to all my

forums but Netscape is no longer supported. I want full function from

whichever browser i choose to use.

 

I stopped using Internet Explorer and began using Netscape. No

problems logging in to any sites' forum.

Netscape is being phased out and I downloaded Mozilla FireFox-No joy,

same problems.

Then I tried Opera, same results.

All these browsers are fully functional in every other way I expect a

browser to work. No problems performing searches, customizing home

pages and etc.

They just don't work with the web site forums I frequent when it comes

to login.

I am able to login from other PC's using the same ISP using Internet

Explorer, Opera and FireFox so it would seem there is a setting(s) or

something I am overlooking confined to my PC. Windows Internet

security settings are at the med zone, as recommended by Windows. I

have tried making each browser my default browser in hopes that would

make them as functional as Netscape to no avail.

I use AVAST! Home paid version, SpyNo More paid, AdAware SE paid,

SuperAnti SpyWare free and Windows Defender. I have cleared caches,

cookies and all but the kitchen sink so many times I can't begin to

count. I do routine disc clean up and defrag about once a month.

 

Does anyone think they see a fixable cause to my browser to forums

login problem? I appreciate suggestions over and above clearing

cookies and caches I have already heard a lotof time but neve made any

difference.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: XP settings preventing ability to to login to various hobby forums?

 

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Which was installed first, IE7 or WinXP SP3?

 

Did this behavior first start after you'd installed WinXP SP3?

 

=> Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start

IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

 

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;

or

 

2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer

(No add-ons).

 

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

 

=> Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

 

=> Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and

seek support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

On the web:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

In your newsreader:

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apistomaster(nospam) wrote:

> I have Dell Inspiron E1505, 1GB RAM, 80 GB HD, updated to SP3.

> I originally used Internet Explorer 6 to register on half a dozen

> hobby forums in 2006, then soon upgraded to IE7 but about 6 months

> later I begin to find it impossible to login to any of these forums

> after literally over 1500 times among them all. I sell items of

> interest to the members of these forums so I actively participate in

> on-going discussions.

>

> After about 6 months of easy access, I began to experience login

> problems which take the following nature:

> The sites accept my user name and password, thank me for logging in

> and then proceed to take me back to the login in screens again and

> show my status as not logged in or invalid login. I have tolerated

> this situation since Netscape worked and allowed me access to all my

> forums but Netscape is no longer supported. I want full function from

> whichever browser i choose to use.

>

> I stopped using Internet Explorer and began using Netscape. No

> problems logging in to any sites' forum.

> Netscape is being phased out and I downloaded Mozilla FireFox-No joy,

> same problems.

> Then I tried Opera, same results.

> All these browsers are fully functional in every other way I expect a

> browser to work. No problems performing searches, customizing home

> pages and etc.

> They just don't work with the web site forums I frequent when it comes

> to login.

> I am able to login from other PC's using the same ISP using Internet

> Explorer, Opera and FireFox so it would seem there is a setting(s) or

> something I am overlooking confined to my PC. Windows Internet

> security settings are at the med zone, as recommended by Windows. I

> have tried making each browser my default browser in hopes that would

> make them as functional as Netscape to no avail.

> I use AVAST! Home paid version, SpyNo More paid, AdAware SE paid,

> SuperAnti SpyWare free and Windows Defender. I have cleared caches,

> cookies and all but the kitchen sink so many times I can't begin to

> count. I do routine disc clean up and defrag about once a month.

>

> Does anyone think they see a fixable cause to my browser to forums

> login problem? I appreciate suggestions over and above clearing

> cookies and caches I have already heard a lotof time but neve made any

> difference.

[Guest GlowingBlueMist]

Re: XP settings preventing ability to to login to various hobby forums?

 

"apistomaster(nospam)" <apistomaster@clearwire.net> wrote in message

news:0704733f-150a-421c-8099-5714aed64522@g17g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>I have Dell Inspiron E1505, 1GB RAM, 80 GB HD, updated to SP3.

> I originally used Internet Explorer 6 to register on half a dozen

> hobby forums in 2006, then soon upgraded to IE7 but about 6 months

> later I begin to find it impossible to login to any of these forums

> after literally over 1500 times among them all. I sell items of

> interest to the members of these forums so I actively participate in

> on-going discussions.

>

> After about 6 months of easy access, I began to experience login

> problems which take the following nature:

> The sites accept my user name and password, thank me for logging in

> and then proceed to take me back to the login in screens again and

> show my status as not logged in or invalid login. I have tolerated

> this situation since Netscape worked and allowed me access to all my

> forums but Netscape is no longer supported. I want full function from

> whichever browser I choose to use.

>

> I stopped using Internet Explorer and began using Netscape. No

> problems logging in to any sites' forum.

> Netscape is being phased out and I downloaded Mozilla FireFox-No joy,

> same problems.

> Then I tried Opera, same results.

> All these browsers are fully functional in every other way I expect a

> browser to work. No problems performing searches, customizing home

> pages and etc.

> They just don't work with the web site forums I frequent when it comes

> to login.

> I am able to login from other PC's using the same ISP using Internet

> Explorer, Opera and FireFox so it would seem there is a setting(s) or

> something I am overlooking confined to my PC. Windows Internet

> security settings are at the med zone, as recommended by Windows. I

> have tried making each browser my default browser in hopes that would

> make them as functional as Netscape to no avail.

> I use AVAST! Home paid version, SpyNo More paid, AdAware SE paid,

> SuperAnti SpyWare free and Windows Defender. I have cleared caches,

> cookies and all but the kitchen sink so many times I can't begin to

> count. I do routine disc clean up and defrag about once a month.

>

> Does anyone think they see a fixable cause to my browser to forums

> login problem? I appreciate suggestions over and above clearing

> cookies and caches I have already heard a lotof time but never made any

> difference.

 

Try booting the computer into the safe mode and see if the problem still

exists.

 

Try starting Firefox while the computer is still in safe mode and see how it

functions.

 

You might also want to try booting Firefox itself into it's own safe mode,

Start/Mozilla Firefox/Mozilla Firefox (Firefox Safe) and see if that works

any better. If the Firefox Safe mode makes things work something has been

added to Firefox that is affecting the connections.

 

Try turning off the firewall and or anti-virus and see if that makes them

start working again.

 

Can you ping the affected sites from a "Command Prompt" window? If not then

I would suspect something has modified your "hosts" file or registry to

block them. If the site your trying to reach has an entry going to

127.0.0.1 remove the entire entry and see if that helps.

 

Check the registry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current

Version\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\. If the site you are trying to

reach is listed here then it's being blocked by a program like Spybot or

some other program that added the entry to the registry. After backing up

the registry you can try deleting the entry and see if the computer can then

reach the site after a reboot.