what to do with error message. 401 Authorization Required
When I try to open home page on Firefox the error message '401 Authorization Required'. I can open other browsers and I have tried rebooting my iMac and restarting my BT Hub to no avial, so it seems to be a problem with Firefox/homepage. As that is what I am used to and Safari seems strange to me I need to get this back to the original set up.
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Do you use a bookmark or are you starting with the main (home) page of this website?
If you use a bookmark then navigate to the web page starting with the main page or the sign in page in case there is a problem with this bookmark.
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What are you using as your homepage?
My Homepage is BT|Using the power of communication to make a better world This problem may have been caused by my Samsung smart phone, but as I'm a 'wrinkly old git' who knows very little about new technology and is easily confused it could be anything.
Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
- Clear the Cache and
- Remove Cookies
Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.
Type about:preferences<enter> in the address bar.
- Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select
Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
- Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from
Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.
If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). While you are in safe mode;
Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar.
Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Then restart. Poke around safe websites. Are there any problems?
Solution choisie
Do you use a bookmark or are you starting with the main (home) page of this website?
If you use a bookmark then navigate to the web page starting with the main page or the sign in page in case there is a problem with this bookmark.
Thank you, problem solved I'm not sure how, but I sort of deleted the bookmark and everything became OK. I was doing several other things at the same time so it could have been one of those that did the trick.
That was very good work. Well done.