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Hi Adama
I just saw this thread and read the previous posts. You may have tried a lot of things in here. A few things from my side that you may try.
Instead of specifically allowing that particular site, Turn on the 3rd party cookies also and see if it goes fine. When you have blocked the 3rd party cookies , it can trouble some sites as smax had also earlier mentioned. When you block 3rd party ones and put the site name in exceptions , then it is different from allowing 3rd party cookies , as the 3rd party "necessary"(if any) cookies are still blocked. This is based on assumption but there cant be any other thing that can create problem here. Just allow 3rd party cookies for some time and see if it works. You may revert back to the old settings anytime you want.
I don't think it is an IE7 issue. The IE7 acts like a magic wand for all websites that are not compatible with other browsers.It opens all. hehe
So try that and post back.
How do I allow some of the cookies?
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 03:13 PM
Hi Piyush,
I'm so glad that you dropped by. You're right, I have tried almost everything under the heavens!!
When I got the email notif with your comment, I printed it to follow it better and I did the following:
Went to Tools >Internet Options >Privacy.
Then I clicked on Advanced. I changed the 3rd Party Cookies to Allow.
I clicked on Sites, to make sure that the Forum in question is still listed there, and it is, it is set to Always Allow the cookies for that site.
How long do you think I should leave the 3rd Party Cookies on Allow? Just a few days to see if the problem with the Forum changes?
I'm so glad that you dropped by. You're right, I have tried almost everything under the heavens!!
When I got the email notif with your comment, I printed it to follow it better and I did the following:
Went to Tools >Internet Options >Privacy.
Then I clicked on Advanced. I changed the 3rd Party Cookies to Allow.
I clicked on Sites, to make sure that the Forum in question is still listed there, and it is, it is set to Always Allow the cookies for that site.
How long do you think I should leave the 3rd Party Cookies on Allow? Just a few days to see if the problem with the Forum changes?
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Posted 06 August 2008 - 05:23 PM
There is no specific time i can tell you. The cookies will be loaded the first time you access theparticular page on website that requires them. After allowing , just spend some time at that forum and see.
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Posted 07 August 2008 - 07:44 AM
An update.
Leave the 3rd party cookies option to block only, just as it was earlier. The 3rd party cookies arent a problem here.
You will have to keep that particular site's cookies . Dont delete those particular cookies in future.
I know it will be a hassle to do this as everyone deletes all the cookies on a regular basis. What you may do is, increase this interval to maybe a week or so to clean cookies, so that the posts are editable until a week.
You cant do anything more in this.
Leave the 3rd party cookies option to block only, just as it was earlier. The 3rd party cookies arent a problem here.
You will have to keep that particular site's cookies . Dont delete those particular cookies in future.
I know it will be a hassle to do this as everyone deletes all the cookies on a regular basis. What you may do is, increase this interval to maybe a week or so to clean cookies, so that the posts are editable until a week.
You cant do anything more in this.
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Posted 07 August 2008 - 02:31 PM
piyushsingh said:
An update.
Leave the 3rd party cookies option to block only, just as it was earlier. The 3rd party cookies arent a problem here.
You will have to keep that particular site's cookies . Dont delete those particular cookies in future.
I know it will be a hassle to do this as everyone deletes all the cookies on a regular basis. What you may do is, increase this interval to maybe a week or so to clean cookies, so that the posts are editable until a week.
You cant do anything more in this.
Leave the 3rd party cookies option to block only, just as it was earlier. The 3rd party cookies arent a problem here.
You will have to keep that particular site's cookies . Dont delete those particular cookies in future.
I know it will be a hassle to do this as everyone deletes all the cookies on a regular basis. What you may do is, increase this interval to maybe a week or so to clean cookies, so that the posts are editable until a week.
You cant do anything more in this.
Hi Piyush,
I went ahead and reset the 3rd Party Cookies to Blocked again.
The problem is that = The cookies for that particular Forum can't be found anywhere! I haven't been to that Forum in a couple of days, I'll have to go back and check things out again.
And yes, I've been deleting all my Search History every night when I log off, but I didn't do it last night, since CCleaner messed things up so badly for me. I guess I could do it once a week, see if the Edit option is available up to a week.
Thanks so much for all your help, Piyush, I really appreciate it.
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Posted 08 August 2008 - 06:47 PM
Hi again,
I guess I'm going to try and not delete the cookies, nor the Search History for a few days. Then I'll be able to see if that makes a difference and if that allows me to have the Edit option in that other forum.
I really don't feel comfortable doing that. So once I start deleting the Cookies again, maybe I'll have to go through all this rigamorough again!!! X-( aarrrggghhh
I guess I'm going to try and not delete the cookies, nor the Search History for a few days. Then I'll be able to see if that makes a difference and if that allows me to have the Edit option in that other forum.
I really don't feel comfortable doing that. So once I start deleting the Cookies again, maybe I'll have to go through all this rigamorough again!!! X-( aarrrggghhh
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 11:26 AM
Hi again Piyush,
I tried not deleting the Search History for the past 4 days, and I was able to Edit my posts in that other Forum.
However, the first posts to my threads remain un-editable. Turns out that about 2 years ago they had some mega problems with a lot of spamming, and that's why they set their Forum software the way it is right now. So, I've finally come to terms with not being able to Edit my older posts.
One of the guys there gave me a link to TweakVista.com and in there they provide solutions to delete some of the Search History while leaving others intact.
He also provided a code to enter that I can use to clear Temporary Internet Files, History, Form data and Passwords, while leaving Cookies unaffected =
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 57
?? :| I cringe when I see Dll. exe stuff, because I don't know what it is and how it can affect my computer.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you for your assistance and all the effort you put in to help me solve this mystery.
!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
1! I found this picture of you!
!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
1!
And I wanted to also thank everyone who had such good suggestions for me.
I tried not deleting the Search History for the past 4 days, and I was able to Edit my posts in that other Forum.
However, the first posts to my threads remain un-editable. Turns out that about 2 years ago they had some mega problems with a lot of spamming, and that's why they set their Forum software the way it is right now. So, I've finally come to terms with not being able to Edit my older posts.
One of the guys there gave me a link to TweakVista.com and in there they provide solutions to delete some of the Search History while leaving others intact.
He also provided a code to enter that I can use to clear Temporary Internet Files, History, Form data and Passwords, while leaving Cookies unaffected =
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 57
?? :| I cringe when I see Dll. exe stuff, because I don't know what it is and how it can affect my computer.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you for your assistance and all the effort you put in to help me solve this mystery.
!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
1! I found this picture of you!
!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
1!
And I wanted to also thank everyone who had such good suggestions for me.
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Posted 14 August 2008 - 07:34 PM
Hi
That is what i told you earlier , the problem is on their side. But now that you have tried it for 4 days and seen it yourself that would have made it crystal clear. Also i guess you have learned a lot new things about cookies in past few days. :D
Two things -
First, since the problem is on their side and not yours , it would be better to keep cleaning all browsing history rather than leaving the cookies alone. This will depend on your personal preference . Consider ther fact that how many times do you need to edit very old posts. Rarely in my opinion. It could be different for all. Then decide whether you want cookies or editable posts.
Second , the rundll command that you have posted seems a bit odd to me. The command is fine but the ending is not familiar to me. MAybe i am not aware of this but it doesn't come under standard commands. I personally use a slightly different command for cleaning out all IE history and i have it as a batch file so that i dont have to type it all the time.
Again two ways of doing this - one is by going to tools -> internet options and delete browsing history . Then clean all except cookies there. That would be a bit long. Second is to create a batch file which will do the same but with a single click.
That is what i told you earlier , the problem is on their side. But now that you have tried it for 4 days and seen it yourself that would have made it crystal clear. Also i guess you have learned a lot new things about cookies in past few days. :D
Two things -
First, since the problem is on their side and not yours , it would be better to keep cleaning all browsing history rather than leaving the cookies alone. This will depend on your personal preference . Consider ther fact that how many times do you need to edit very old posts. Rarely in my opinion. It could be different for all. Then decide whether you want cookies or editable posts.
Second , the rundll command that you have posted seems a bit odd to me. The command is fine but the ending is not familiar to me. MAybe i am not aware of this but it doesn't come under standard commands. I personally use a slightly different command for cleaning out all IE history and i have it as a batch file so that i dont have to type it all the time.
Again two ways of doing this - one is by going to tools -> internet options and delete browsing history . Then clean all except cookies there. That would be a bit long. Second is to create a batch file which will do the same but with a single click.
