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Firefox 5.0.1 will not remember my.msn user name (Windows Live ID) and password

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I use my.msn (http://my.msn.com/) as my home page. Firefox 5.0.1 does not seem to remember the Windows ID and password necessary to sign in automatically, and instead delivers the page https://login.live.com/ every time. I have tried every possible combination of settings at Tools > Options > Privacy but have been unable to resolve the issue.

I use my.msn (http://my.msn.com/) as my home page. Firefox 5.0.1 does not seem to remember the Windows ID and password necessary to sign in automatically, and instead delivers the page https://login.live.com/ every time. I have tried every possible combination of settings at Tools > Options > Privacy but have been unable to resolve the issue.

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Websites remembering you and automatically log you in is stored in a cookie.

  • Create an allow cookie exception (Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions) to keep such a cookie, especially for secure websites and if cookies expire when Firefox is closed.

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in Private Browsing mode.

Clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.

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Thank you very much! That was the one setting I had not experimented with. Problem solved!