On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 3:47 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Issue 1: I turned on one of our computers that I hadn't used since > enabling 2-step verification. I (properly) couldn't get into Gmail unless > I signed in. (I have created a shortcut on the computer to allow me to go > directly into Gmail. Don't know if this info is helpful to you.) No > problem--provided my password and got my verif. code and instructed not to > require codes in the future on this computer. > As has been explained here before, even though the message makes it sound like you won't have to enter codes anymore for that computer, it's really providing an exemption only for that browser on that computer. > > Then, when I opened the blue-and-white Google icon on my taskbar, I saw I > again had to sign in to get into Gmail. So I again provided my password, > got my code, and instructed not to require codes in the future on this > computer. Why did I have to sign into my Google account twice, a few > minutes apart > Perhaps this taskbar icon opened up a different browser than the shortcut above. > Issue 2: When I successfully got into my Gmail via the blue-and-white > icon previously mentioned, I typed "d" because it is the shortcut I always > use to get full-screen for composing my emails. However, and this still is > the case until I clear it, I received notification a pop-up blocker might > be "preventing the application from opening the page." Further, at the > bottom was another message that "Internet Explorer blocked a pop-up from > mail.google.com." I don't understand why IE is involved since Chrome is > my default browser, and I opened Gmail via the Google icon previously > described on my taskbar. > Sounds like Chrome isn't your default browser on this computer. > Also, if I simply click on the Compose bar instead of using the "d" > shortcut, I can go right into the composing page and go full-screen from > there. No pop-up blocker. > I guess IE opened a pop-up window in response to d while it doesn't for the compose button. Perhaps Chrome would behave differently or perhaps you have Chrome's pop-up blocker disabled Try opening Chrome directly via the Chrome icon and see if it asks to be your default browser. > The subject line of this post says it all for me. After all my problems > and confusion with enabling 2-step verification (approx. 2 weeks' worth) > and now these. I suspect Issue 1 is related to 2-step. > Well it does sound like you have two different browsers open somehow. Perhaps the shortcut or the icon specifies opening the requested page via a specific program rather than just whatever is your default. -- Regards, Kenneth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
