How to Enable Cookies.
Cookie Configuration

Please make sure your browser has been configured to accept cookies as you will not be able to login or register for our Online Testing area if this feature if not enabled. Cookies are small text files placed on your computer that work with your Web browser to facilitate your logins and track your testing progess. Here is how you check to see if cookies are enabled in your browser:

Internet Explorer 5.x:
Click on "Tools". Then click on "Internet Options". Then select "Security" (while you are there, make sure your settings are on "Medium"). Click the button that says "Custom Level". Scroll down the list until you see "cookies". Make sure the "Enabled" buttons are selected.

Internet Explorer 6.x:
Click on "Tools". Then click on "Internet Options". Then select "Privacy" and set the slide to "Medium" level.

Secondly:
  1. Click the "Advanced..." button below the slide, and check the "Override automatic cookie handling" box in the new window.
  2. Click on the "Accept" radio buttons for First-party cookies and Third-party Cookies.
  3. Check the "Always allow session cookies" box.
  4. Click "OK".
  5. You will get a new page that mentions "Settings" on the top and "Web Sites" on the bottom.
  6. Click "OK" at the bottom of this page and continue on browsing as you normally would.

Netscape 7.x:
Click on "Edit" and "Preferences". Double click on "Privacy & Security" then select "Cookies". Make sure "Enable cookies based on privacy settings" or "Enable all cookies" is selected. Please check your privacy settings are set to medium by clicking on the view button.

Macintosh Safari 1.1 or higher:
Click on "Safari" and "Preferences". Then click on "Security." In the "Accept Cookies:" section make sure "Always" or "Only from sites you navigate to" is selected.

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