Removing Cookies
I am just looking to delete 2000 plus cookies from the little Ladies Laptop, and yes she shop's online. I have used the internet options feature and tried to remove them there, but it does'nt work. I've defraged and done every thing i could think of, my friend say's some where you can bring up the cookies and delete them one at a time... Would appreciate any help in this matter... until then I'll continue going in Circles Thank's1 person needs an answerI do too
January 11th, 2011 2:14pm

Start->Control Panel->Internet Options->General Tab->Delete->Check Cookies Box->Click Delete Button.<Bill>Brought to you from Anchorage, Alaska.shvlhdss93 wrote:I am just looking to delete 2000 plus cookies from the little LadiesLaptop, and yes she shop's online. I have used the internet optionsfeature and tried to remove them there, but it does'nt work. I'vedefraged and done every thing i could think of, my friend say's somewhere you can bring up the cookies and delete them one at a time...Would appreciate any help in this matter... until then I'll continuegoing in Circles Thank's
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January 11th, 2011 4:17pm

Start>Run type in cookies then hit OK. Then you can view the cookies and delete them one at time or in multiples by holding down Ctrl while selecting.
January 11th, 2011 5:12pm

Method above will take you straight to the cookies folder but just for reference the cookies are located in the following folderC:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\CookiesMyPcHealth
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January 12th, 2011 5:25am

This is a Hidden folder so adjust your folder options when trying to search the target C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Cookies
January 12th, 2011 1:02pm

I´m using CCleaner from Piriform. A useful program.
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January 13th, 2011 6:00am

Agreed CCleaner is useful but thankfully is very discriminating in removing cookies. For a better understanding of cookies, read the following from quietman7 at bleepingcomputer.com(January 2, 2011)Cookies are text string messages given to a Web browser by a Web server. Whenever you visit a web page or navigate different pages with your browser, the web site generates a unique ID number which your browser stores in a text (cookie) file that is sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from that server. Cookies allow third-party providers such as ad serving networks, spyware or adware providers to track personal information. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and prepare customized Web pages for them.Persistent cookies have expiration dates set by the Web server when it passes the cookie and are stored on a user's hard drive until they expire or are deleted. These types of cookies are used to store information between visits to a site and collect identifying information about the user such as surfing behavior or preferences for a specific web site.Session (transient) cookies are not saved to the hard drive, do not collect any information and have no set expiration date. They are used to temporarily hold information in the form of a session identification stored in memory as you browse web pages. These types of cookies are cached only while a user is visiting the Web server issuing the session cookie and are deleted from the cache when the user closes the session.Cookies can be categorized as:Trusted cookies are from sites you trust, use often, and want to be able to identify and personalize content for you.Nuisance cookies are from those sites you do not recognize or often use but somehow it's put a cookie on your machine.Bad cookies (i.e. persistent cookies, long term and third party tracking cookies) are those that can be linked to an ad company or something that tracks your movements across the web.The type of persistent cookie that is a cause for some concern are "tracking cookies" because they can be considered a privacy risk. These types of cookies are used to track your Web browsing habits (your movement from site to site). Ad companies use them to record your activity on all sites where they have placed ads. They can keep count of how many times you visited a web page, store your username and password so you don't have to log in and retain your custom settings. When you visit one of these sites, a cookie is placed on your computer. Each time you visit another site that hosts one of their ads, that same cookie is read, and soon they have assembled a list of which of their sites you have visited and which of their ads that you have clicked on. Cookies are used all over the Internet and advertisement companies often plant them whenever your browser loads one of their banners.Cookies are NOT a "threat". As text files they cannot be executed to cause any damage. Cookies do not cause any pop ups or install malware and they cannot erase or read information from a computer.MS Article ID: 60971 - Description of CookiesTo learn more about Cookies, please refer to:Misconceptions about cookiesThe Unofficial Cookie FAQHow Internet Cookies WorkDo "Cookies" Pose any Security Risks?Flash cookies (orLocal Shared Objects) andEvercookies are a newer way of tracking user behavior and surfing habits but they too are not a threat, nor can they harm your computer. An Evercookie is a Javascript API created and managed persistent cookie which can be used to identify a user even after they have removed standard and Flash cookies. This is accomplished by creating a new cookie and storing the data in as many storage locations (currently eight) as it can find on the local browser. Storage mechanisms range from Standard HTTP and Flash cookies toHTML5's new storage methods. When evercookie finds that other types of cookies have been removed, it recreates them so they can be reused over and over.evercookie: the one cookie that you...just...can't...DELETE!Evercookie, Extremely Persistent CookiesFlash cookies are cookie-like data stored on a computer and used by all versions of Adobe Flash Player and similar applications. They can store much more information than traditional browser cookies and they are typically stored within each user’s Application Data directory with a ".SOL" extension, under the Macromedia\FlashPlayer\#SharedObjects folder. Unlike traditional cookies, Flash cookies cannot be managed through browser controls so they are more difficult to find and remove. However, they can be viewed, managed and deleted using the Website Storage Settings panel at Macromedia's Support Site. From this panel, you can change storage settings for a website, delete a specific website or delete all sites which erases any information that may have been stored on the computer. To prevent any Flash Cookies from being stored on your computer, go to theGlobal Storage Settings panel and uncheck the option "Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer". For more information, please refer to:Flash Cookies explainedHow do I get to the Settings Manager?How to disable third-party local shared objectsFlash Player security and privacyAs long as you surf the Internet, you are going to get cookies and some of your security programs will flag them for removal. However, you can minimize the number of them which are stored on your computer by referring to:Blocking & Managing Unwanted Cookies in Internet Explorer 7/Internet Explorer 8Block Third-Party Cookies in Internet Explorer 7Block or allow cookies in Internet Explorer 7/Internet Explorer 8How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6Managing Cookies in FirefoxBlocking cookies in FirefoxCookie Settings in FirefoxAnonymizer Nevercookie for Firefox to protect against EvercookiesThird party utilities to Manage (view & delete) Cookies:IECookiesViewFlashCookiesViewCookie InfoCookieMonsterKaren's Cookie ViewerMozillaCookiesView http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic370970.html
January 13th, 2011 1:29pm

It would help if you told us what OS and Browser you are using.If you'd like a simpler option...here's what I do.Open up your IE Browser (I have IE8 & XP Pro), click on Tools>Internet Options>Privacy>Advanced1. Override Automatic cookie handling2. Accept First Party Cookies3. Block Third Party CookiesThen try the Delete of them again.If this doesn't work...let us know as there are a couple of other things I can point you to.The above has ALWAYS worked for me using XP and IE6 through IE8.
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January 13th, 2011 2:02pm

Hi.. You can goto C:\documents and settings\<login name>\Local settings\Temporary Internet Filesyou will get all the cookies under this folder. Also you can go to C:\documents and settings\<login name>\Local settings\Temporary Internet Files\content.ie5 folder, you can delete the folders within.<Login name> is the profile name or the username you start computer with.
January 14th, 2011 1:18am

try latest antivirus softwares and make a scan...it will remove all the tracking cookies.also do this : go to RUN and type %temp%then select all files in that folder and permanently delete it (shift+del).or try disk clean up.
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January 17th, 2011 11:40am

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