Greetings everyone,

For the past week or so, none of my website preferences, settings, or login
info are holding in IE7. Nothing new has been installed or changed, except
for the regular updates through Windows Update.

I have not changed any settings in my IE for about a year, since everything
had been running perfect till this issue occured. I don't think this is a
security software issue and believe it to be a Windows Update/IE7 update
specific issue, involving access to cookies. I've seen others on this forum
experiencing the same issue on various versions of Windows and different
security software, but with no solution yet.

Specific Issue: When I go to a website, like Bing, Google, various forums,
Windows Live, TVGuide.com, etc., where login info and website preferences can
be set and stored, I'm having to re-input or re-set the info when I re-visit
them after a period of time or a reboot/sleep mode. Prior to this issue,
everything worked perfectly, like we're used to.

Example 1: When I go to Bing, I have to reset my preferences such as "Open
results in new window", turn off filtering, etc. The site then works
properly. But after a certain amount of time, or a reboot/sleep mode, all
settings are lost again.

Example 2: Sites that are logged into, like Windows Live, PayPal, Ebay, and
various non-Microsoft forums, I have "Remember Me" set to remember Username.
After a period of time or a reboot/sleep mode, I have to reinput my username
and reset all preferences.

Example 3: On TVGuide.com, I can set my region, cable system, and other
preferences so that the proper listings show. But after a period of time or a
reboot/sleep mode, all settings are lost and I have to reset them.

Does anyone have any idea what's causing this and how to solve it?
Microsoft's KB has nothing on this and even Bing/Google don't show anything.

System:
Vista Ultimate x64, SP1
IE7
All Windows Updates current
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