Disabled cookies blocking Hotmail

[Lee IT]

Is anyone aware of a cure for this message?:

"Your Web browser options are currently set to disable cookies. To use .NET Passport, you must enable cookies."

I work behind a domain and myself and one other have been affected by this, although all users are affected by the same policys. I have scanned all options and overridden automatic cookie handling to allow all first and third party cookies and performed scans using Pandasoft, AD-AWARE and MS Anti-Spy to seemingly temporary success.
I have also tried switching off the firewall to rule out blocking - nada.

I have scanned forums and seen similar threads as yet unsolved..... the fact that at times (seldomly) logon is permitted only deepens the mystery??????

[Crvtte65]

I had this problem too when I used to use Hotmail. I went and added msn.com to the override sites to "always allow".

Tools -> IE Options -> Privacy ->Websites "edit" then just add it. I have always allow 1st party and prompt 3rd party and to allow sessions with IE 6.

[Lee IT]

I have first party set to allow, third to prompt and always allow session cookies enabled, as did you. I have added both MSN and Hotmail.com to 'allow'..... but still I am blocked.

[Crvtte65]

try adding "passport.net" to the list of addresses.

[Lee IT]

No good either.
It's really strange, this affected both myself and the other 1 day apart. We can both usually logon once or twice a day or after closing everything and scanning but all subsequent attempts are blocked.

[Lee IT]

It seems this problem fixed itself!! Who know's, maybe the problem wasn't this end after all??????????

Thanks for the ideas

[Crvtte65]

Maybe Momma MS IE made a bad batch of cookies last time

[JPnyc]

Try dumping all cookies, the try dumping temp internet files.