How to STAY logged in?

Bgrigg wrote:

... checking the box deposits a cookie...

I do it every time I log in now hoping beyond hope it will one day"catch"

Marc,

Two things to try.

First, upgrade to IE7, it's a vastly superior browser to IE6.

Second, make sure your privacy settings are set to medium or medium high (Tools > Internet Options > Privacy Tab > adjust slider as desired). 

For some reason your computer isn't accepting the cookie that allows you to stay logged in. 

I had never thought of staying logged in until recently.

I was using IE7 with no problems but my son said to use Mozilla/Firefox. So he downloaded it adn it works just fine, too. 

Hey, Bill. If you post a link using the link post icon at the top of your message screen. It will post just fine.

Randie,

I know, but with IE7 you can paste directly into the post without going through the additional steps. I post enough links that it's a pain in the backside.

Thnaks for the suggestions.

I have the Security set to medium, Privacy set to Accept All Cookies and I check the Rememeber Me box everytime I log in and still I have to log in evertyime. 

I give up

Wierd! I log in from two computers on a regular basis, and occasionally a third with no problems. Something is not right with your computer.

Have you deleted all your cookies? Sometimes they get corrupted. The website will see you already have the "remember me" cookie, but it's not working. If you don't want to delete all your cookies, just look for ones called Finescale or Kalmbach and delete those ones. 

Yeah it is.  I can obviously log in but when I close the window on the PC, I am logged out.  If I go to any other computer in the house and click the icon I have saved on the desktop... I am in the forum ready to rock and roll.  I have even gone through all the advanced setting etc., at least the ones I know how to find, and everything is the same.  It's not just FSM, there is a TV listing site that I now have to set to my cable company every time I look there... used to be it was always set to my company.

I will try deleting all the cookies and start again.  Is there a setting somewhere that automatically deletes cookies after a predetermined period of time?

Not that I know of. Do you have any cookie manager software? They might. I have no experience with such things, as cookies are benign, so I've never bothered.

This is a wierd problem!

Will that didn't work.  This is bugging me now  LOL.  I WILL NOT GIVE UP... I WILL DEFEAT YOU!

Nope, no software like that.  It started after Windows did an automatic update.  I came in one morning and a message said there was an automatic update and to reboot.  I did and it has not worked since then.  I have since turned off the automatic feature nad asked to be prompted before updating.  Is there a way to see what the update was and undo it?  This is getting WAY past my knowledge of PC workings.

Do you remember when the update was? If so you can use System Restore to roll back to before that date. Only problem with that is anything you've installed will also go away. Data won't though, only programs.

Wierder still is ALL my computers (six!) are set to auto update and I just checked all of them and I can stay logged in on each computer. I don't use IE so maybe I just haven't noticed?

Before you do that though, download Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ and see if that works for you. I prefer it to IE. 

Dude, you are cursed! Cursed I tell you!!

Really, try Firefox.

Bgrigg wrote:

Dude, you are cursed! Cursed I tell you!! Really, try Firefox.

LOL  you may be right .  I am actulaly replying through Mozilla now...so far so good.

Another convert, my work here is almost done.

Sad thing is, Firefox is a pain to post links. You have to paste the URL in the editing window, highlight it, select the insert link icon (the links above), paste it into the URL window in the popup and then hit enter before the link is "live". With IE you don't have to do that.

On the other hand, having to log in each time is everybit as tiresome. 

WOOHOO   logged in after 11 hours.

NYAH, NYAH, I win!