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FireFox will still not let me go to usual sites and enter a password

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voicemaster
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Co-rel,

I only found one cookies.sqlite to delete. I also found one cookies.sqlite-shm AND one cookies.sqlite-wal. I did not know to leave them or delete them, so they are still there. If I need to delete them, let me know.

Also, when I open FireFox and follow tools>options>privacy and look at the dropdown menu "FireFox will:" it is stuck on "Remember History". No matter how many times I change it to "use custom settings" to insure that 3rd party cookies are accepted, it defaults to Remember History. Any ideas? I still can not log-on to my usual sites.

--VoiceMaster

Co-rel, I only found one cookies.sqlite to delete. I also found one cookies.sqlite-shm AND one cookies.sqlite-wal. I did not know to leave them or delete them, so they are still there. If I need to delete them, let me know. Also, when I open FireFox and follow tools>options>privacy and look at the dropdown menu "FireFox will:" it is stuck on "Remember History". No matter how many times I change it to "use custom settings" to insure that 3rd party cookies are accepted, it defaults to Remember History. Any ideas? I still can not log-on to my usual sites. --VoiceMaster

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cor-el
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That is OK. If all settings are the default then Firefox will hide the details and show the "Remember History" setting.

You test if it works in Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history mode (Tools > Start Private Browsing).

  • You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: 
Tools > Options > Privacy : [X] "Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session"
voicemaster
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Co-rel,

Using Private Browsing Only did not make a difference at all. I still can not log on to my normal sites. One site did give an error of "your browser is not accepting 3rd party cookies"

At one point I did delete FireFox and re-downloaded it to see if that would make a difference. At that time during the uninstall (via add/remove programs in control panel) I was asked if I wanted to delete remaining personal information and settings. I just assumed that would delete my much needed Bookmarks, so I did not delete this information between installs. If I tried again, uninstalling FireFox 4 and reinstalling it but this time deleting all personal settings, would I lose my book marks, would I solve my current problem?