How to Enable Cookies

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Additionally, the cookies that 4nannies.com places on your browser are eliminated once you shut down your browser. This prevents another user of your computer from spoofing your identity on the site.

Occasionally a registered user will have problems logging into 4nannies.com. When you try to sign in to the 4nannies.com site, the original sign-in/registration page reappears after you submit your sign-in information. Presuming that you have a valid, non-expired user id and password, the problem is almost always related to the way your web browser accepts (or doesn't accept) cookies. Read the information below pertaining to your specific browser to check your settings.

Cookie Choices in Your Browser

Most popular webb browsers give users the power to control cookies. You are generally given the one of the following options:

1. Accept all cookies.
2. Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server.
3. Disable cookies.

Instructions for Specific Browsers

MOZILLA FIREFOX
NETSCAPE 7.1
INTERNET EXPLORER 6.X
INTERNET EXPLORER 5.X
INTERNET EXPLORER 4.X
NAVIGATOR 3.X
COMMUNICATOR 4.X
AOL VERSION 8
AOL VERSION 7
AOL VERSION 6
AOL VERSION 4 AND 5
AOL VERSION 3
MACINTOSH INSTRUCTIONS

Mozilla Firefox (1.0 final release and earlier)

1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options".
3. Select the "Privacy" icon in the left panel.
4. Check the box corresponding to "Allow sites to set cookies".
5. Click "OK" to save changes.

1. Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
2. Click on the arrow next to "Privacy & Security" in the scrolling window to expand.
3. Under "Privacy & Security", select "Cookies."
4. Select "Enable all cookies".
5. Click "OK".

Internet Explorer 6.x

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. On the Privacy tab, ensure the slider is set to Medium.
3. Click Apply, and then click OK.
4. You can also click on Advanced for specialized cookie treatment.

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.
   To enable: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Enable" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Enable"
   To disable: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Disable" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Disable"
   To get a prompt: Set "Allow cookie that are stored on your computer" to "Prompt" Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Prompt"
5. Click "OK"

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.
   To enable: Select "Always accept cookies"
   To disable: Select "Disable all cookie use"
   To get a prompt: Select "Prompt before accepting cookies"
5. Click "OK"

Navigator 3.x

1. Select "Options | Network Preferences..." from the main menu.
2. Change to the "Protocols" tab.
3. Navigator 3.x does not have an option to completely disable accepting cookies. To get a prompt: Check "Accepting a Cookie" under "Show an Alert Before"
4. Click "OK"

Communicator 4.x

1. Select "Edit | Preferences..." from the main menu.
2. Select "Advanced"
   To enable: Select "Accept all cookies" or "Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server"
   To disable: Select "Disable cookie"
   To get a prompt: Check "Warn me before accepting a cookie" and select "Accept all cookies" or "Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server"
3. Click "OK"

America Online version 8.0:

1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
4. Select the Privacy tab
5. Select Advanced
6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
7. Click OK to exit.

America Online 7.0 with IE 6.x:

1. From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Internet Properties (WWW)
4. Select the Privacy tab
5. Select Advanced
6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
7. Click OK to exit.

America Online version 6.0:

1. Click on Settings>Preferences.
2. Click on Internet Properties.
3. Click on Security.
4. Click on Custom Level... (you may have to click on Default Level first).
5. Scroll down until you see "Cookies."
6. Set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" to "Enable."

America Online versions 4 and 5
Follow the instructions below only if you are using the browser that came with AOL. If you opened another browser outside of AOL, follow the directions for that browser as described above.

1. Click on Start from your Windows 95/98 taskbar.
2. Point at Settings.
3. Click on Control Panels.
4. Click on the Internet icon. The Internet Properties window will appear.
5. Click on the Advanced tab from within the Internet properties window.
6. Scroll down until you see the Cookies icon.
7. Click Always accept cookies.
8. Click on Apply.
9. Click on OK.

America Online version 5 (alternate instructions)

1. In the AOL top menu bar, click on My AOL.
2. Select Preferences from the drop down menu.
3. In the Preferences window, click on WWW. The AOL Internet Properties window will appear.
4. Click on the Security tab
5. Click on the Internet zone, then click on the Custom button on the bottom of the window. The Security Settings window will appear.
6. Scroll down until you see Cookies.
7. Click Enable.
8. Click on OK.

America Online version 4 (alternate instructions) and version 3

1. Click on MY AOL on your AOL Toolbar.
2. Select Preferences.
3. Click on the WWW icon. The AOL Internet Properties window will appear.
4. Click on the Advanced tab from within the AOL Internet Properties window.
5. Click to "de-select" Warn before accepting cookies.

Internet Explorer 4 and 3

1. Click Edit, and then click Preferences.
2. Click the Receiving Files arrow.
3. Click the Cookies button.
4. Under When receiving cookies, select never ask.
5. Click OK.

Netscape Communicator 4

1. Click Edit, and then click Preferences.
2. Click Advanced in the menu on the left-hand (white background) side of the screen.
3. Under Cookies on the right-hand part of the screen (gray background), click Accept all cookies.
4. Click OK.

Netscape Navigator 3

You cannot disable cookies in this version of Netscape, but you can turn the cookies warning on and off. Here is how you can turn the warning off so that cookies will be accepted automatically.

1. Click Options, and then choose Network Preferences.
2. Click the Protocols tab.
3. Under Show an Alert Before, click to "de-select" Accepting a Cookie.
4. Click OK.

America Online versions 4 for the Macintosh

1. Click on MY AOL on your AOL Toolbar.
2. Select Preferences.
3. Click on the WWW icon. The AOL Web Preferences window will appear.
4. Click on the Advanced settings button from within the AOL Web Preferences window.
5. Click the Receiving Files arrow so that the Cookies button appears beneath it.
6. Click on the Cookies button. The Cookie Settings window will appear to the right.
7. Under When receiving cookies, select never ask
.
8. Click OK.

America Online version 3

1. This version of AOL for the Macintosh does not accept cookies. You must upgrade to AOL 4 in order to use areas of 4nannies.com that require cookies.