Deleating cookies??

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I have a computer that is 1 year old, using XP. About once a month I
delete my temporary internet files and delete all offline content. I have
never deleted cookies. I have passwords written down for a lot of web pages
that request them.
Occasionally is it a good idea to use the tab under Internet options and
delete the cookies and then put back in the password where it is needed.
Thank you for any suggestions
 
Sorry Cindy, by reading your post I can't make out what you are asking ?

Could you please be a bit more descriptive so that I can help you further ?

Andy
 
Hi Andy,
Let me try my question again:-). My computer is 1 yr old, I am running
XP. I use the disk cleanup every couple of weeks. I also go to my homepage
and delete temporary internet files from there. (under internet options -
temporary internet files - click the delete files button, also delete all
offline content.) BUT I have never used the delete cookies button that is
also shown..
My question is, is it occasionally a good idea to delete the cookies.
I know there are a lot of sites that I use that ask for them, and I am sure
there are some web pages I will never go back to that I now have their
cookies stored on my computer.
Someone told me I should occasionally delete cookies as I am accumulating
100's that I am not using.
Thank you.
 
I delete cookies several times a day.

The only drawback that I see is that I have to sign in to Comcast every time
I visit there.

Delete Cookies... button
[[Click this to delete all cookies from your machine.

A cookie is a file created by a Web site that stores information on your
computer, such as your preferences when visiting that site.
For more information about cookies, see Internet Explorer Help]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Cookies become stale over time. It is best to
delete them periodically so fresh ones can be
installed as needed.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| I have a computer that is 1 year old, using XP. About once a month I
| delete my temporary internet files and delete all offline content. I have
| never deleted cookies. I have passwords written down for a lot of web pages
| that request them.
| Occasionally is it a good idea to use the tab under Internet options and
| delete the cookies and then put back in the password where it is needed.
| Thank you for any suggestions
 
Hi Cindy,

Thanks for rephrasing your question, it is a good idea to clean your cookies
out now and again but if you have certain ones you want to keep because they
can site login usernames and passwords then take a look at a program called
CCleaner.

It cleans all junk files including cookies but the best bit which you will
find useful you can set in the programs options what cookies to keep before
you press the clean button, the program will remember what cookies you want
to keep and only delete the old ones you no loner use.

Link : http://www.ccleaner.com

Hope that helps you ?

Andy W
 
Thank you to all who answered me. I downloaded www.ccleaner today. I
really liked the tour that you could take before actually using the program.
I also copied off all the pages of the tour for a reference before using
it. It seems the longer I have a computer (which is back to windows 3.1)
the less I want to mess with all the programs that are available. I was so
comfortable using ME, since I got a new computer with XP I have basically
not downloaded any 'help' programs and find myself doing only what I need to
do to get by. I know I really needed to delete cookies which had not
been done since getting the computer. I did go through and keep a lot of
the cookies for the web pages I go to. Thanks again, it is really
wonderful to have caring people.
Cindy
 
Glad we could help Cindy.

Andy W

Cindy said:
Thank you to all who answered me. I downloaded www.ccleaner today. I
really liked the tour that you could take before actually using the program.
I also copied off all the pages of the tour for a reference before using
it. It seems the longer I have a computer (which is back to windows 3.1)
the less I want to mess with all the programs that are available. I was so
comfortable using ME, since I got a new computer with XP I have basically
not downloaded any 'help' programs and find myself doing only what I need to
do to get by. I know I really needed to delete cookies which had not
been done since getting the computer. I did go through and keep a lot of
the cookies for the web pages I go to. Thanks again, it is really
wonderful to have caring people.
Cindy
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:I have a computer that is 1 year old, using XP. About once a
month I
: delete my temporary internet files and delete all offline
content. I have
: never deleted cookies. I have passwords written down for a lot
of web pages
: that request them.
: Occasionally is it a good idea to use the tab under Internet
options and
: delete the cookies and then put back in the password where it
is needed.
: Thank you for any suggestions
:
:
Yes, it would be a good idea to delete the cookies periodiacally.
I have a program called Winpatrol that asks me once a day to OK
or delete the cookies that have been collected. If it's a cookei
for a site I visit often, especially one with a password, I tell
it to leave those alone and don't ask me again. The rest get
deleted by the program unless I tell it I want them.

Winpatrol, if you'd like to try it, is located at
http://www.winpatrol.com/
but
win XP also has its own decent cookie manager. Use the Help and
Support and do a search for cookie management. It'll tell you
all about it. XP's cookie manager is the safer of the two to
use; you cannot damage system files with it: Winpatrol gives you
access to quite a few otehr areas in the computer.

HTH,

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