How Do I Clear those Cookies
- Thread starter gguys
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Simplest way I've found is to run a program called CCleaner. http://www.ccleaner.com/
It's free.
It can be done through the browser, but CCleaner's a one-click operation. (It's saved me from having to remember the browser steps, too, so I don't remember offhand how to do it the long way anymore
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It's free.
It can be done through the browser, but CCleaner's a one-click operation. (It's saved me from having to remember the browser steps, too, so I don't remember offhand how to do it the long way anymore
)
- Nov 2, 2008
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Exit Internet Explorer 8, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing History in the Internet Properties dialog box.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click to clear all of the check boxes except for the Cookies check box.
Click Delete.
To verify that the cookie files are deleted, follow these steps:
Exit Internet Explorer 8, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab, click Settings under Browsing History.
In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog box, click View Files. This opens the folder where your cookie files are stored.
In the folder that you opened in step 4, verify that there are no .txt files.
How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 7
Exit Internet Explorer 7, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing History in the Internet Properties dialog box.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click Delete Cookies.
In the Delete Cookies dialog box, click Yes.
To verify that the cookie files are deleted in Internet Explorer 7
Exit Internet Explorer 7, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab, click Settings under Browsing History.
In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog box, click View Files. This opens the folder where your cookie files are stored.
In the folder that you opened in step 4, verify that there are no .txt files.
How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 6
Exit Internet Explorer 6, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete Cookies in the Internet Properties dialog box, under Temporary Internet Files.
In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the Delete all offline content check box, and then click OK.
To verify that the cookie files are deleted for Internet Explorer 6:
Exit Internet Explorer 6, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Click Start, and then click Run, type inetcpl.cpl, and then press ENTER.
In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab, click View Files under Temporary Internet Files.
In the folder that you opened in step 4, verify that there are no text files.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing History in the Internet Properties dialog box.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click to clear all of the check boxes except for the Cookies check box.
Click Delete.
To verify that the cookie files are deleted, follow these steps:
Exit Internet Explorer 8, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab, click Settings under Browsing History.
In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog box, click View Files. This opens the folder where your cookie files are stored.
In the folder that you opened in step 4, verify that there are no .txt files.
How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 7
Exit Internet Explorer 7, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing History in the Internet Properties dialog box.
In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, click Delete Cookies.
In the Delete Cookies dialog box, click Yes.
To verify that the cookie files are deleted in Internet Explorer 7
Exit Internet Explorer 7, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Do one of the following:
In Windows Vista, click Start Collapse this imageExpand this image, type inetcpl.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab, click Settings under Browsing History.
In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog box, click View Files. This opens the folder where your cookie files are stored.
In the folder that you opened in step 4, verify that there are no .txt files.
How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 6
Exit Internet Explorer 6, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Click Start, click Run, type inetcpl.cpl, and then press ENTER.
On the General tab, click Delete Cookies in the Internet Properties dialog box, under Temporary Internet Files.
In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the Delete all offline content check box, and then click OK.
To verify that the cookie files are deleted for Internet Explorer 6:
Exit Internet Explorer 6, and then exit any instances of Windows Explorer.
Click Start, and then click Run, type inetcpl.cpl, and then press ENTER.
In the Internet Properties dialog box, on the General tab, click View Files under Temporary Internet Files.
In the folder that you opened in step 4, verify that there are no text files.