Internet computer cookie's
Cookies
Definition - What are cookies?
What do cookies do?
How to delete cookies from computer?
How do I set my browser to reject cookies?
Can cookies harm my computer?
Do cookies take up alot of space?
How did I get a cookie from a site I haven't been to before?
Why do my cookies have my username in their name?
Enable cookie computer?
Find computer cookie?
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| Definition - What are cookies? |
| A cookie is a text-only string that gets entered into the memory of your browser when you visit a web site. |
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| What do cookies do? |
| Cookies allow sites to store strings of information such as the fact that you're logged in to your account, they do not harm your computer. |
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| How to delete cookies from computer? |
| Yes, you can delete your cookies, however if you get rid of your cookies
and are logged in to an account in your web browser, you may have to login
again, if you remove the cookie(s).
For instructions for deleting cookies from computer: To remove computer cookies: on your task bar click Start > Control panel > Internet Options > delete cookies (will delete cookies on Window XP, Windows ME and Windows 98 ) This will clean your computer from all cookie files and erase every cookie for e.g.: search cookies from Google, Yahoo and AOL. However erasing cookies every now and then is best to improve your internet privacy. To clean your browser cache, cookies and history URL: Start > Control panel > Internet Options > Then click delete files, delete cookies, clear history |
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| How do I change my browser settings regarding cookies? |
To change your cookie settings in Netscape to either disable or enable cookie files, go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced. In Internet Explorer, it depends what version you are using. This is how to adjust your cookie manager:
Depending on your cookie settings your computer may refuse some cookies, you may see a rejected sign in the bottom right of your browser informing you that a cookie was blocked. |
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| Can cookies harm my computer? |
| No, cookies are simply text files not programs, so they cannot harm your computer. |
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| Do cookies take up alot of space? |
| Cookie files take up a couple of kilobytes each, they do not take up very much at all. |
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| How did I get a cookie from a site I haven't been to before? |
| Some web sites have ads such as 468x60 banners and 120x90 buttons on them, which leave a cookie. This could explain the cookie, or another person in your household may have visited the web site and the internet cookie was installed during that time. |
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| Why do my cookies have my username in their name? |
| Because some computers have multiple users, your username is put in front of the cookie so it knows which user on the computer created the cookie. |
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| Enable cookie computer? |
| Enabling cookies allows web sites to identify your as the correct user
and automatically logs you in, this is to prevent having to login each
time you visit a web site. To enable computer cookies: on your task bar click Start > Control panel > Internet Options > Privacy (will enable cookies on Window XP, Windows ME and Windows 98 ) Edit > Preferences > Advanced. In Internet Explorer, it depends what version you are using.
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| Find computer cookie? |
| If you are looking to find computer cookies and would like to view each
cookie file to see whats on your computer you can view your entire cookie history. To Find computer cookies: on your task bar click Start > Control panel > Internet Options > Settings > View files (will find all cookies and temporary files on Window XP, Windows ME and Windows 98 ) Edit > Preferences > Advanced. In Internet Explorer, it depends what version you are using.
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