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How do I stay Logged In?

Question:

How come when I log onto the site and then switch to another page, I am no longer logged on but considered a guest?

Answer:

http://forums.spybot.info utilizes cookies to remember whether or not you are logged in. If you do not allow cookies from this site to be placed on your computer, then when you log on and then visit another page, you will be logged out again and considered a guest.

In order to avoid this, you must accept cookies from http://forums.spybot.info The site only uses cookies for various aspects of your logged in state and other data that must be preserved between various portions of the site.

To enable cookies for http://forums.spybot.info in Internet Explorer do the following:

Open Internet Explorer

Click on the Tools menu and select Internet Options

Click on the Privacy tab

Click on the Sites button

In the Address of Web Site: field enter http://forums.spybot.info

Press the Allow button.

Press the OK button

Press the OK button again

Now Internet Explorer will allow cookies from http://forums.spybot.info

To enable cookies for http://forums.spybot.info in Mozilla Firefox do the following:

Open Firefox

Click on the Tools menu and select Options.

Click on the Privacy category

Click on the Exceptions button

In the Address of Web Site: field enter http://forums.spybot.info

Click on the Allow button.

Press the OK button.

Press the OK button again.

Now Firefox will accept cookies from http://forums.spybot.info

You will now need to log back into the site.

With thanks to Grinler at BleepingComputer.com.

NOTE: Some firewalls block cookies. If you have firewall software running on your computer and you cannot accept cookies after making the appropriate setting changes in your browser, please make sure that your firewall settings are not blocking cookies.

If all that fails please check if you have a pop-up blocker set too high; usually you can adjust the settings for each site you visit.

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