Modify your browser's cookie settings

What type of browser are you using?

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 6.x:
  1. In Internet Explorer click on "Tools" at the top of the window
  2. Select "Internet Options"
  3. Click on the "Privacy" tab
  4. In the center of the "Privacy" tab screen, there should be an "Advanced" button. Click this button
  5. Ensure that "Override automatic cookie handling" is checked
  6. First and Third party cookies should be set to "Accept"
  7. Check "Always allow session cookies"
  8. Click on "OK"
  9. Exit Internet Explorer and restart your browser

Internet Explorer 5.x (Windows):

  1. From the Tools menu, click "Internet Options"
  2. Click the "Security" tab
  3. Click the "Custom Level" button
  4. Click on the "Advanced" button
  5. Scroll down through the window to locate the Cookie Section. Internet Explorer 5 contains two separate locations where cookies are changed:
    Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer
    Allow per-session Cookies, not stored
  6. Enable your cookies at each location
  7. Click "OK"
  8. Exit Internet Explorer and restart your browser

Internet Explorer 5.x (Macintosh):

  1. Click "Edit"
  2. Select "Preferences"
  3. Under the Receiving Files option, select "Cookies"
  4. Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
  5. Click "OK" to finish

Internet Explorer 4.x:

  1. Click on "view"
  2. Go to "Internet options"
  3. Click "Security" tab
  4. Click on "Custom Level"
  5. Scroll Down to "Cookies"
  6. "Enable Cookies" should be selected
  7. Click "OK" to exit

Netscape

Netscape Navigator 7.x

  1. Click "Edit" on the Toolbar
  2. Click "Preferences"
  3. Click the "Privacy and Security" category; expand the list to show the subcategories
  4. Click "Cookies"
  5. Three options are displayed. Do the following:
    • Check "Enable all cookies"
  6. If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."

Netscape Navigator 6.x

  1. Click "Edit" on the Toolbar
  2. Click "Preferences"
  3. Click the "Privacy and Security" category; expand the list to show the subcategories
  4. Click "Cookies"
  5. Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
    • Check Enable all cookies
  6. If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."

Netscape Navigator 4.x

  1. Click on "Edit", and then click "Preferences"
  2. Click on the "Advanced"
  3. In the "Cookies" section, select "Accept all cookies"
  4. Click "OK"

Netscape Navigator 3.x

  1. Go to "Options" on the menu bar
  2. Pick "Network Preferences"
  3. Click the "Languages" tab
  4. Click the checkbox next to "Enable Java"
  5. Click "OK"

AOL

NOTE: If the changes below do not work for you, please minimize the AOL Browser and open and use a SEPARATE browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape.

Properly Enabling Cookies on AOL 9.0:

  1. Click on the AOL "Settings" icon near the top of your AOL window
  2. In the "Essentials" section, click on "Internet [Web] Options"
  3. Click on the "Privacy" tab
  4. Click on the "Advanced" button
  5. Ensure that "Override automatic cookie handling" is checked
  6. First and Third party cookies should be set to "Accept"
  7. Check "Always allow session cookies"
  8. Click on "OK"
  9. Click "Apply" and then "OK"
  10. Exit AOL and restart your computer (This step is important. Do not skip)

Properly Enabling Cookies on AOL 8.0:

  1. Click on the AOL "Settings" icon near the top of your AOL window
  2. In the dropdown that appears, select "Preferences"
  3. Click the "By Category" tab
  4. Find "Internet" in the listings
  5. Click on the "Privacy" tab
  6. Click on the "Advanced" button
  7. Ensure that "Override automatic cookie handling" is checked
  8. First and Third party cookies should be set to "Accept"
  9. Check "Always allow session cookies"
  10. Click on "OK"
  11. Click "Apply" and then "OK"
  12. Exit AOL and restart your computer (This step is important. Do not skip.)

Enable Cookies on AOL (v6.0) for Windows:

  1. Click on "My AOL"
  2. Click "Settings" on the main toolbar
  3. Click "Preferences"
  4. Click on Internet Properties ("WWW")
  5. Click on the "Security" tab
  6. Click on the "Internet zone", then click on the Custom button on the bottom of the window. The Security Settings window will appear
  7. Scroll down until you see "Cookies"
  8. Click Enable for the Allow per-session cookies option"
  9. Click "OK" to exit

Enable Cookies on AOL (v5.0) for Windows:

  1. Click on "My AOL" on the main toolbar
  2. Click "Preferences"
  3. Click on "www"
  4. Click on the "Security" tab
  5. Click on the "Internet zone", then click on the Custom button on the bottom of the window. The Security Settings window will appear
  6. Scroll down until you see "Cookies"
  7. Click "Enable for the Allow per-session cookies option"
  8. Click "OK" to exit

Enable Cookies on AOL (v4.0) for Windows:

  1. Click on "Start menu" from desktop
  2. Click on "Settings", then "Control panel"
  3. Click on the "Internet" icon
  4. Click the "Advanced" tab and scroll down until you see the word "cookies"
  5. Click on "Always accept cookies"
  6. Click on "Apply" and then "OK" to exit

Enable Cookies on AOL (v3.x) for Windows or (v4.x) for Macintosh:

  1. Click on "Members" or "My AOL"
  2. Click "Preferences"
  3. Click on "www" or "web"
  4. Click on "Advanced" tab and scroll down until you see the word "cookie"
  5. "Enabled" should be selected
  6. Click OK to exit
Enable Cookies on AOL (v3.x) for Macintosh:
  1. Cookies are NOT available through v3.x for Mac. AOL recommends upgrading to AOL 5.0.
  2. This is available to download at http://free.aol.com.

Opera

Opera 7.11

  1. From the File menu, choose "Preferences"
  2. Click the "Privacy" category
  3. Check "Enable Cookies"
  4. From the Normal Cookies drop-down menu, select "Automatically accept all cookies"
  5. From the Third Part drop-down menu, select "Automatically accept all cookies"
  6. Click "OK"

Mozilla

Mozilla

  1. Go to "Edit" on top of browser
  2. Choose "Preferences" on bottom of list
  3. Open the "Privacy & Security" menu on left hand side of box
  4. On right hand side of box choose "Enable all cookies"
  5. Press "OK"

Firefox

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Select "Tools | Options..." from the main menu
  2. Select "Privacy" from the left panel of options
  3. Expand the "Cookies" options on the right
  4. Select "Enable Cookies"
  5. Select "for the originating website only"

Safari

Safari 1.0

  1. From the Safari Menu, choose "Preferences"
  2. Click the "Security" icon
  3. In the "Accept Cookies" selection box, chose Always or Only from sites you navigate to

Camino

Camino

  1. Select "Preferences" from the Camino menu
  2. Select the "Privacy" icon
  3. Select "Enable cookies"
  4. Close the Preferences by clicking in the window's close box

Konqueror

Konqueror

  1. Under Settings select "Configure Konqueror"
  2. In the "Settings" window, select "Cookies"
  3. On the right-hand side panel select "Enable Cookies"

To determine the version of your browser

To determine the version of Internet Explorer on your computer:
  1. Click Help from the menu at the top of the screen
  2. Click About (a screen should display giving you the version)
To determine the version of Netscape on your computer:
  1. Click Help from the menu at the top of the screen
  2. Click About Communicator (a screen should display giving you the version)
To determine the version of AOL on your computer:
  1. Click Help from the menu at the top of the screen
  2. Click About America Online

Modify your security/firewall/anti-virus software settings

Security/firewall/anti-virus software can sometimes affect how browsers handle cookies. Please make sure you have cookies enabled in your software, or add "www.cosmeticscop.com" to your "safe list" of sites.

Zone Alarm

  1. In Zone Alarm, select Privacy
  2. Under Cookie Control, click Custom
  3. In Custom Privacy Settings:
    1. Uncheck the box that says "Block session cookies"
    2. Uncheck the box that says "Block persistent cookies"
    3. Uncheck the box that says "Remove private header information"
    4. Uncheck the box that says "Expire Cookies"
  4. Click OK

Norton Personal Firewall

  1. Double click on the Norton Personal Firewall icon in the tray
  2. Click on the Open option in the pop-up menu
  3. Click the Options icon in the Norton SystemWorks menu box
  4. Click on the Personal Firewall option in the Options menu box
  5. Click the Advanced Options button at the bottom of the Norton Personal Firewall Options menu box to retrieve the default settings menu box
  6. Make sure you are in the "Web" tab. There may be several domains already listed in this area
  7. Click on the Add Site button at the bottom of the Web defaults window
  8. You will need to enter "www.cosmeticscop.com" (without the quotes) as a new default. This should active the default rules section of that window
  9. Make sure the Cookies and Referer (under Browsing Privacy) are set to permit as a default rule for the www.cosmeticscop.com domain
  10. Click OK, then click OK again

McAfee Privacy Service

  1. Right-click the red "M" icon by your system clock
  2. Click "Privacy Service"
  3. Click "Options"
  4. The McAfee Privacy Service window appears. Click the "Cookies" tab
  5. Enter each website address from which you would like to allow cookies
  6. Click "Add"
  7. Once completed, close the window

Try a different browser/Update your current browser

AOL users in particular may want to try using a different browser other than the default AOL Browser:

  1. Connect to AOL as you normally do
  2. Start a separate web browser program (other than the AOL browser) such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape

Some popular browsers are listed below. Click the browser's name to download the latest version:


Internet Explorer 6.0 users: Download latest updates for IE 6.0

We highly encourage you to download the latest Service Pack and Security Updates for IE 6.0. A number of customers have had their issues resolved by installing these updates.

Click here to go to Microsoft's Internet Explorer Download page. Follow the instructions for downloading updates for Internet Explorer 6.0

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