customer login fails

I can create a new user that shows up in MySQL.
When I login it goes to the main page with the successfull install message, welcome guest would you like to login.
My Account keeps going to the login/registation page all fields are blank.
If i check out with a full cart, it tells to login and then go to My Account... and when i sign in I then get a session time out error page.

everything else is working.
It will send a new password if forgotten.
SSL works.
Admin pages work.

I just downloaded and installed the v1.0.3.1 with the demo store
I tried a live demo that apeared to be un-changed. Everthing worked with login and my accounts...

It's running on Localhost right now.
Windows XP Home
Using Web server suite from devside.net - www-ssl.rar - ssl v1.16s
Apache 2.0.55
PHP 5.1.2
MySQL 5.0.18
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Problem Fixed.

Recreate Session False

it was set for true, i changed it to false.

Where is this option I am having the same problem!?!? Much thanx! Pls reply soon!

You can find this option in the admin page.

goto your admin page and log in.
under the Configuration tab scroll down and click Sessions.
click on the Recreate Session value and click Edit.
change the value to false and click Update.

goto catalog page and log in.