diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html
index 5c2ed24c47a..075441331c2 100755
--- a/doc/install.html
+++ b/doc/install.html
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
     If you try and access the front page of your site you'll be taken there automatically 
     anyway. The first time you access this admin page, you will be presented with 
     a GPL agreement which you need to agree with to continue with the setup.</p>
+  <P>(Moodle will also try to set some cookies in your browser.  If you have 
+     your browser set up to let you choose to accept cookies, then you <B>must</B>
+     accept the Moodle cookies, or Moodle won't work properly.)
   <p>Now Moodle will start setting set up your database. Firstly, the main database 
     tables are created. You should see a number of SQL statements followed by 
     status messages (in green or red) that look like this:</p>
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 8945e0e4a2a..d8128261ce0 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ $string[chooseuser] = "Choose a user";
 $string[city] = "City/town";
 $string[confirmed] = "Your registration has been confirmed";
 $string[courseupdates] = "Course updates";
+$string[cookiesenabled] = "Cookies must be enabled in your browser";
 $string[complete] = "Complete";
 $string[copyrightnotice] = "Copyright notice";
 $string["continue"] = "Continue";
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ $string[loginas] = "Login as";
 $string[loginguest] = "Login as a guest";
 $string[loginsite] = "Login to the site";
 $string[loginto] = "Login to \$a";
-$string[loginusing] = "Login using your username and password";
+$string[loginusing] = "Login here using your username and password";
 $string[loginsteps] = "Hi! For full access to courses you'll need to take 
    a minute to create a new account for yourself on this web site.
    Each of the individual courses may also have a one-time
diff --git a/login/index_form.html b/login/index_form.html
index 18a61b2c9ce..e8e5e8591ac 100644
--- a/login/index_form.html
+++ b/login/index_form.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   <TR>
     <TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP" bgcolor="<?=$THEME->cellheading?>"> <FONT SIZE=2> 
       <P ALIGN="CENTER"><? print_string("loginusing") ?>:<BR>
+      (<? print_string("cookiesenabled") ?>)<BR>
 	  <? formerr($errormsg) ?>
       </p></font>
       <FORM NAME="form" ACTION="<?=$CFG->wwwroot?>/login/" METHOD=post>