# I have enabled cookies - why are sites saying I haven't?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-enabled-cookies-why-are-sites-saying-i-havent/132566>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2002, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-enabled-cookies-why-are-sites-saying-i-havent/132566 "2002-10-16T20:47:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-enabled-cookies-why-are-sites-saying-i-havent/132566/1 "2002-10-16T20:47:42Z")

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I have IE 5.5 and I swear, promise and assure that have enabled cookies under Internet Options\>Security on my browser. I’ve checked a dozen times. However, sites requiring cookies to be enabled are still claiming I haven’t done so. Examples include [expedia.co.uk](http://expedia.co.uk).

Also - and I assume this is related since it started happening at the same time - my browser is not automatically forwarding me when it should. For example, when posting here I am stuck on the “thank you for posting” screen and go no further. The same happens with hotmail - I get stuck between the login screen and my inbox.

Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what I can do to solve it? Thanks in advance.