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It's likely one of three things:
1. Cookies. Try deleting your browser's "cookies"
and make sure you don't have other software or
a firewall blocking them. Also be sure that cookies
are enabled and allowed in your browser for www.gigsalad.com.
Scroll to the bottom of this page to see how
to enable and delete them.
2. AOL. The AOL browser can be problematic for
a wide range of websites, including ours.
If you use an AOL browser, please login using
Internet Explorer or Firefox. (in our opinion Firefox
is the best browser available, and it's free.)
3. Password/email. Be sure you are correctly
typing in your correct email and password. Do not
copy and paste either of these. Rather, type them in
manually into the login form.
If you've lost your pw,
use the recovery form above.
If none of these are the issue, please contact us.
Go back to login.
About "Cookies"
What are cookies? A cookie is a message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
The main purpose of cookies is to identify users. When you enter a Website using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages.
Are cookies bad? Cookies do not act maliciously on computer systems. They are merely text files that can be deleted at any time - they are not programs. Cookies cannot be used to spread viruses and they cannot access your hard drive. Cookies cannot read your hard drive to find out information about you; however, any personal information that you give to a Web site, will most likely be stored in a cookie. In only this way are cookies a threat to privacy. The cookie will only contain information that you freely provide to a Web site.
On Gig Salad we use cookies for only one purpose: To store a special session identification number which enables you to login and view members only areas of the website. No other information is ever stored in cookies from GigSalad.com
How to enable cookies
Web sites like GigSalad.com and others require that cookies be enabled in order to access your account. To specify how your browser should handle cookies, follow the instructions below for your web browser version:
To perform a quick test to check if you are successfully accepting cookies from Gig Salad please click here.
If the cookie test is successful then you should be able to login without any trouble.
If the cookie test fails then either your browser or another application is blocking cookies from www.gigsalad.com. Please follow the steps below to enable cookies for your web browser.
Windows Internet Explorer 6 & 7
In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Privacy tab, and then click Advanced.
Move the slider up or down to select the level of security.
In addition to using the slider, you can override cookie handling clicking the Advanced Privacy Settings window and checking the box marked Override automatic cookie handling.
Click Accept.
Click Always allow session cookies.
Click OK and OK again.
Windows Internet Explorer 5
On the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
Click on the Security tab, select Internet and then click on Custom Level...
Scroll down to the Cookies section and, under Allow cookies that are stored on your comptuer, click to select Enable.
Click OK and OK again.
Mozilla Firefox
To enable cookies in Mozilla Firefox, click the "Tools" menu and select "Options".
Click the "Privacy" button and under the "Cookies" heading check the "Allow sites to set cookies" option.
Netscape 6.x and 7.x for Windows and Macintosh
Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
Expand the Privacy & Security category in the Preferences window.
From the list of options, select the Cookies subcategory.
Select the option labeled Enable all cookies on the right.
Click OK.
How to delete cookies
If you are having problems accessing web sites, there may be corrupt cookies in which case you will need to delete the cookies on your computer. It is recommended that you also clear your web browser's temporary files. To delete cookies, follow the instructions below for your web browser version:
Windows Internet Explorer 7
Exit Internet Explorer 7.
Click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing History in the Internet Properties dialog box.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click Delete Cookies.
In the Delete Cookies dialog box, click Yes.
Windows Internet Explorer 5 & 6
Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu and choose Internet Options.
Click the Delete Cookies button.
Click OK.
To delete certain cookies:
Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu and choose Internet Options.
Click the Settings button.
Click the View Files button.
Click the View menu and select Details.
Click the Internet Address column header to sort, then locate the Internet addresses of the cookie files. For example, a cookie Internet address may be named similar to the following: Cookie:user@websitename.com
Highlight the cookies you wish to delete, then press the Delete key.
Windows Internet Explorer 4
Open Internet Explorer
On the view menu, click Internet Options, and click the Settings button.
Click the View Files button.
Click the View menu and Select Details.
Click the Internet Address column header to sort, then locate the Internet Addresses of the cookie files. For example, a cookie Internet address may be named similar to the following: Cookie:user@websitename.com
Highlight the cookies you wish to delete, then press the Delete key.
Macintosh Internet Explorer 4.5 & 5
Open Internet Explorer.
Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Expand the Receiving Files category by click the triangle to the left, and click Cookies
Select the item or cookies you want to delete in the Server list and click Delete.
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox users can delete their cookies by clicking the "Tools" menu, "Options", clicking the "Privacy" button, and under "Cookies" click the Clear button.
Netscape 7
Click the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager
Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All Cookies.
Safari
Choose Preferences from Safari menu
Select Security icon
Press Show Cookies button
Select the Cookies to be deleted from the list
Press Delete button
