Thanks for that information hodad66, and sorry for almost hijacking your thread ;) OK, I can access the forums now as well!!! :) For anyone not able to get in: Being "registered" does not seem to be enough. You need to be a "registered registered user" of at least Vue 4. Registering version 2 and 3 was, at least in my case, not enough. Seems odd to have such forum restrictions, and then not communicate them clearly. I would have expected at least an explanation on trying to access the forums, not a redirection or time-out error. BTW, this problem is not specific to my computer, I've since tried elsewhere as well. But it may be necessary to clear your cookies if you've tried logging in with a dummy account (and perhaps if you have several registered users using the same pc). Otherwise the same time-out problem arises, even with the account that previously worked. Thank you all for your help.