what on earth does that mean?
2007-01-18 10:15:01 · 12 answers · asked by Jason 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Ok I now know could someone tell me how to delete them please
2007-01-18 10:21:55 · update #1
You can delete cookies by going into your Control Panel, clicking Network and Internet Connections, and then Internet Options.
2007-01-18 10:25:32 · answer #1 · answered by Portmanteau 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're using Internet Explorer (I'm only using version 6, so if you're using version 7 it may be in a different place):
Click on Tools > Internet Options > Delete Cookies
If you're using Firefox:
Click on Tools > Options > Privacy tab > Show Cookies > Click on Remove Cookies or Remove All Cookies
2007-01-18 10:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by micksmixxx 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I easily have CCleaner on my pc for years now and it has under no circumstances given me any worry. additionally it is loose. you may run it as regularly as you likeand it is going to do away with any cookies that have been placed on your pc while you're on the internet. in case you have cookies which you do not want deleted, there is an option to % cookies to maintain. you will save your present anti virus and that i've got under no circumstances got here upon a conflict. CCleaner won't end you doing something or supply you stressful pop-ups. sometimes it is going to notify you that there is a sparkling version obtainable yet you're under no stress to acquire it and in case you do, it remains loose.
2016-12-16 07:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to tools and then to internet options click on cookies and delete all cookies. Dont block cookies as you may not be able to use sites.
2007-01-18 10:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by pyramid 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cookies are a way of tracking your activity on website; go to your IE Tools menu, Internet Options\Delete Cookies also clear out your Temp folder regularly.
2007-01-18 10:24:13 · answer #5 · answered by RHJ Cortez 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
people say big bro is watching u? thts true but not...... go to start control panel internet options ... select the highest setting for allowing cookies... sign in on yahoo and then ul c why we have cookies i think some are bad but most arent..... after every internet session delete them... but u cant delete them fully coz as soon as u sign in yahoo it picks them up again or any site were u sign in ....
2007-01-18 13:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by nufc mad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cookies are little files that a website puts onto your computer so that when you go back to that site it loads up quicker.
You can get rid of them by going into internet options, then delete cookies. It wont do any harm to get rid of them.
You should also install some software to get rid of any spyware on your computer. These are often missed by anti virus software, but can also slow your computer down. Adaware is a good one.
2007-01-18 10:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a Cookie is a little text file that remembers information about a website. It maybe your name, or where you live, so it knows to direct you to a regional site when you log-in next time, but they can also be dangerous, and store info that is sensitive like credit card numbers, and these can then be sent to 3rd parties.
2007-01-18 10:20:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Cookies are sort of like preferences (ex. you set Google Search to Strict Block from Moderate Block.) If you delete your cokies these preferences are deleted and go back to there defualt settings (back to Moderate Block.)
2007-01-18 10:20:07 · answer #9 · answered by Brodey 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What Are Internet Cookies?
As Microsoft continues to release security patches to address various vulnerability within the Windows Operating System, accepting Cookies has become a public concern. As a result, many people are actually disabling their Internet Browsers from accepting cookies. Therefore, I decided to write a technical brief outlining what Cookies are so you can decide for yourself whether to accept them or not.
Cookies
Cookies are actually harmless text files that certain web sites will place onto the hard drive of your computer. Your Internet Browser will then load the information into memory while you are visiting their site. The Cookie itself, actually takes up very little space and acts as an identification card for the visiting site. You can compare this to visiting your favorite restaurant where your food server will usually remember certain aspects of how you like your food prepared and what you usually order. This information would obviously be based upon his familiarity of your prior visits. Well Cookies actually act in a similar manner and do not contain viruses as a virus must be executable file. Let us look at some of the ways that Cookies act as an identification card.
Why Sites Use Cookies?
There are numerous reasons why websites would want to use cookies. These range from statistical purposes, such as how many visitors came to the site. This can be further broken down into are they new visitors or actually repeating visitors and how often do they visit. The Website would actually create a unique id for each visitor and store this information into a database.
Cookies can be used to store your personal preferences, referred to as customizations, that you set while navigating their site. For instance, if you visit Yahoo.com, you can sign in to create your very own personal yahoo page where you can customize it according to your news and weather preferences after providing your zip code. You can even change the color of the page layout as well.
Online Shopping sites can use cookies to keep track of items that you add to their shopping carts and quick checkout options. The cookie will keep track of every item that you add to the shopping cart while you continue to browse through different pages or even entirely different sections of their site. Every item you add is stored within the Web site’s database along with a unique ID value that has been assigned to you. Therefore, when you select the check out option, the site automatically knows what items are in your cart by retrieving those selections from its database. This is why sites such as Amazon or eBay will prompt you to enable cookies in case you have disabled them.
Cookies also provide web designers and programmers with a quick and convenient method of keeping their site content fresh and up to date according to the interests of their users. Modern web servers use Cookies for back-end interaction as well, allowing them to securely store any personal data that the user has entered within a site. Therefore, on return visits the user now only has to enter partial information to access their account and purchases can be made quicker as their payment information is on file regarding their previous purchases.
In closing, as Cookies are actually small text files, they really can not damage your computer system or any files on your hard drive. Once again, they cannot transmit viruses as viruses are executable in nature. Some users may just not want to be tracked and this is one of the primary reasons why many people just disable accepting cookies.
Setting Your Browser To Accept or Reject Cookies
For The Latest Version of Internet Explorer
Click on the word Tools, which is contained in your top tool bar area.
This will pull down a menu for you to now click on Internet Options.
Then click on the Privacy tab located at the top of the options windows.
Then click on the Advanced tab to bring up the Advanced Privacy Settings windows.
This is the area where you can define how Cookies are handled on your system etc.
2007-01-18 10:21:07 · answer #10 · answered by G 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋