IE8 is no longer allowing me to hook up to this site anymore. I am here by Mozilla's Famed Firefox. Woo Hoo!
  This is my fault as I tried to use my copy of Windows XP to solve problems I had. I thought it might be like resetting the throttle on a VW.
This problem has developed long after the initial debacle. I will have to pay somebody money to fix this.

Oh well... It will be a while before I do get it repaired for an existing problem; a conflict in the Windows software that I caused that is likely responsible, I can in the meantime look for that what allows for cookies from the site. Thanks Tom.

Thanks Dave. I have since rectified; it healed itself and I am satisfied that it is all good now... it started accepting cookies. My desktop photo (Stonehenge) is now fully seen. It does no longer freeze when trying to access MSN programs and pages other than the homepage. It got a good deal of it's speed back. Yet it is time for a new PC and the next must be compatible with PICO and certain other automotive applications.

Brad,

This can happen if you are currently logged in from another PC and try to log in elsewhere.  It's best to always log out when you are finished.

The other thing that can cause this is if there are cookie handling problems on the PC you are using.  The login uses cookies and if the PC doesn't accept them, you will be logged in but show as a guest and not be able to access all the areas or post anything.