IE7.. no cookies???

[BLiZZaRD]

I personally haven't downloaded this devil spawn yet, but it has come up on my forums now that people can't find any cookies that are set by my pages (there are a couple they should be able to view to get information)

Does IE7 not store the cookies or are they stored in a new place?

[mwinter]

Does IE7 not store the cookies or are they stored in a new place?

They're stored in the same place - Temporary Internet Files - but the cache (including cookies) might be cleared when installing IE 7. I wouldn't know as I don't normally use it. The security settings of those users might have changed in the upgrade.

Are old cookies simply missing, or are none being created, either?

Mike

[BLiZZaRD]

From what I understand the user is going to the page that has setcookie(); on it.

once on the page, as you know, in FF you can go to tools>> blah blah and view the cookie.

In IE7 they go to their cookies folder and temp internet files folder and nothing is there at all, like the cookie isn't being created.

The IE7 users just used the javascript code inthe url to show the cookie, but it should be on their computer, yes?

[mwinter]

From what I understand the user is going to the page that has setcookie(); on it.

Which page would that be? The problem is probably their end, but it doesn't hurt to check.

once on the page, as you know, in FF you can go to tools>> blah blah and view the cookie.

In IE7 they go to their cookies folder and temp internet files folder and nothing is there at all, like the cookie isn't being created.

Are you certain they haven't missed it, or do they know because something on your site depends on it and it's not working when it should? The cookie files can be easy to miss, though it's much simpler if the file list is sorted by type - cookies are text files, with the prefix "cookie:".

The IE7 users just used the javascript code inthe url to show the cookie, but it should be on their computer, yes?

Aside from security issues or an error on your page, I don't see why not.

Mike

[BLiZZaRD]

I went back and asked one of them and the cookie was found in the /Documentsand Settings/user/cookies folder

The cookie is set here

Sorry I couldn't say so earlier, it was part of a live game that was currently being worked on by the teams.

the cookie name should appear as "Round8"

[mwinter]

I went back and asked one of them and the cookie was found in the /Documentsand Settings/user/cookies folder

So they are. Cookies should still be listed in the document cache, too. They are here.

The cookie is set here

...

the cookie name should appear as "Round8"

It does.

Does this mean the problem is solved?

Mike

[BLiZZaRD]

Problem solved. To me, it means there never was a problem, but I just needed to double check.

Thanks!

[Zamees]

I'm having this same issue.

Some cookies are stored to the normal location, others get stored to somewhere else, which I think is C:\users\LOGGED_ON_NAME\cookies

when I try to access that location, i get a denied message.

So, my site now stores a cookie somewhere on my computer, but I have no clue where, and it doesn't show up when I attempt to view cookies from IE7. Yet, the site is recognizing that the cookie is stored.

What makes this cookie store in one place or another? This is a clean install of Windows Vista, so never had any other OS or IE versions on here.

[browe07]

Here is what I have found for Windows XP

Whereas IE 6 saved cookies in a folder named cookies somewhere in Documents and settings...

IE 7 stores them in the following directory
C:\Documents and Settings\Yourusername\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

You can put that address in the address bar, but the folder is hidden in windows explorer by default. In order to see the folder in windows explorer go to Tools --> Folder Options --> Click on the View Tab --> Uncheck the box next to "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" Click yes on the warning.

Its "Recommended" for good reason so it may just be best to use the address and make a shortcut if you use that folder often.

[Robstar]

Microsoft tried but didn't succeed. One of the few appliations that aren't truly ruled by M$. I say FireFox, but a lot of people would disagree. Heck, whatever get's your rocks off. Cookies are just one of the hassles i dislike IE7
Try FF and look at the source off the page: colourful and overseeable. IE didn't manage that even in Vista. Don't get me wrong I'm a huge M$ fan, am also MCSE certified, but the developers should've looked better at what the competition is doing....

just my 50 cents