IE8: Cookies not being recognized!

[Guest René Vinding]

I have the exact same problem, except on Windows 7.

 

 

 

I was running Windows XP and IE8 and never had the problem. When my new

 

computer arrived with Windows 7 (build 7600) and IE8, the problems began.

 

 

 

Originally it was several times a day, but after changing the "Delete

 

browsing history" options, it happens less frequently.

 

 

 

After much hair-pulling and screaming, I have finally managed to find the

 

pattern.

 

 

 

Every time I install a Windows Defender definition update, Internet Explorer

 

refuses to acknowledge the existing cookies.

 

 

 

I hope the solution is to disable Windows Defender completely, and install

 

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware instead. The $25 is worth it, especially since

 

Windows Defender creates such a mess.

 

 

 

Anyone else who can confirm my findings? And better yet, anyone with a

 

solution? -)

 

 

 

"Bill" wrote:

 

 

> I have a number of cookies I set for various websites which save

 

> user-id information, page defaults used by the web page, etc. Once I

 

> set the cookies the various websites I use continue to recognize them

 

> and they all work fine for the remainder of the day, even though I may

 

> close and re-open IE8 a number of times. But when I boot up the next

 

> day, IE8 no longer recognizes any of these cookies. I've checked and

 

> they are still in my cookie folder. FWIW, I never had this problem in

 

> IE7 . . . what's going on?

 

>

 

> OS is Vista Premium, fully updated. IE8 is the latest non-beta

 

> version.

 

>

 

> - MrBill

 

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