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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Question of the Day
• How can I erase Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer?
Internet Explorer stores the content of all the web pages you have visited (including pictures, animation, movies, other downloads, etc) during a session. Browser saves web pages, images from visited web sites into your hard drive whether you click on them or not. This speeds up the displaying of pages you frequently visit as a web browser can open them from your hard disk instead of downloading them from the web. But it can seriously compromise your privacy because anyone who can use your PC can tell where you have been on the web.
To erase Temporary Internet File in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete files"
•Then click Yes, and then click Close.
To erase Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x
• Open the Tools menu.
• Select Internet Options.
• Open the General tab.
• In the "Temporary Internet files" area click the "Delete Files" button.
• Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box.
• Click OK.
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you erase Temporary Internet Files manually, index.dat file stores information which can show where you have been online. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
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Cookies : How to erase cookies
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How to erase cookies in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, firefox, Netscape, Opera
What are cookies and how do they work?
Where are cookies stored?
Are computer cookies necessary?
Are there different kinds of cookies?
What are computer cookies used for?
How long do cookies live?
Can computer cookies be harmful?
Cookies : Internet Explorer
How to erase cookies in Internet Explorer
- erase cookies Internet Explorer 7.0
- erase cookies Internet Explorer 6.x/5.x
What is cookies index.dat file?
Where can I find Internet Explorer cookies index.dat file?
Why you should erase cookies index.dat file
How can I erase cookies index.dat file in Internet Explorer?
Why can't I find cookies index.dat files? What do I do to view index.dat files?
How to disable cookies in Internet Explorer
- disable cookies Internet Explorer 7.0/6.x
- disable cookies Internet Explorer 5.x
How can I enable cookies in Internet Explorer?
- enable cookies Internet Explorer 7.0
- enable cookies Internet Explorer 6.x/5.x
Cookies : Firefox
Erase cookies in Firefox
- erase cookies Firefox 2.0
- erase cookies Firefox 1.x
How can I disable cookies in Firefox?
- disable cookies Firefox 2.0
- disable cookies Firefox 1.x
How can I enable cookies in Firefox?
- enable cookies Firefox 2.0
- enable cookies Firefox 1.x
Cookies : Mozilla
Erase cookies in Mozilla
How can I disable cookies in Mozilla?
How can I enable cookies in Mozilla?
Cookies : Opera
Erase cookies in Opera
- erase cookies Opera 9.0
- erase cookies Opera 8.x
- erase cookies Opera 7.x
How can I disable cookies in Opera?
- disable cookies Opera 9.0
- disable cookies Opera 8.x
- disable cookies Opera 7.x
How can I enable cookies in Opera?
- enable cookies Opera 9.0
- enable cookies Opera 8.x
- enable cookies Opera 7.x
Cookies : Netscape
Erase cookies in Netscape
- erase cookies Netscape 8.x
- erase cookies Netscape 7.x
How can I disable cookies in Netscape?
- disable cookies Netscape 8.x
- disable cookies Netscape 7.x
How can I enable cookies in Netscape?
- enable cookies Netscape 8.x
- enable cookies Netscape 7.x
What are cookies and how do they work?
A computer cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage. Computer cookies can do everything from monitoring your visit throughout web sites, tracking how many times you've visited the site, how long you've been on the site, your log-in information at a particular page to remembering important information about your computer.
Where are cookies stored?
Cookie data is stored on the user's hard drive. The filename is different for each platform. For example, on Windows machines, cookie data is stored in *.txt files.
Are computer cookies necessary?
The Internet offers a wide variety of useful services such as free e-mail accounts, online forums, and e-commerce sites. The use of cookies is essential for these sites. Without cookies, for example, the sites would have no way to track the items that you placed into your virtual shopping cart as you browsed about the site.
Most cookies are useful in web surfing. Some cookies ("session cookies") last only until you close your browser. This type of cookie is mainly used to remember choices that you make as you navigate through a web site.
Many sites leave cookies on your computer so that they recognize you when you return to their sites. These cookies ("persistent cookie") identify you so that options and preferences that you have chosen in the past are used for your current visit to the site.
Are there different kinds of computer cookies?
Yes, there are two commonly known types of cookies. One is called a "session" or "non-persistent cookie." It is a cookie that only exists as long as your session on the web site lasts and expires as soon as you leave the web site. It is used to facilitate your activities within that site.
The second type of cookie is a "persistent cookie". It exists beyond the life of your session and may live for months or years. A persistent cookie is created in order to recognize users when they return to a website. It enables the site to offer a customized experience tailored to that user - such as remembering your name and password on protected login pages.
What are computer cookies used for?
Computer cookies allow sites to track their visitors so that they can know how many visitors have viewed the site, how many repeat visitors they have received.
Computer cookies also allow a site to store user preferences and the retrieval of this information for viewing customization of movie listings, weather and other local information.
E-commerce sites use computer cookie usage for things like shopping carts and checkout options. Computer cookies allow these sites to recognize the items you put into your cart, to monitor you as you continue shopping.
How long do cookies live?
A web site may set an expiration date for a cookie it delivers. If no expiration date is specified, the cookie is deleted when the user closes the browser.
Can computer cookies be harmful?
In one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site. For example, most of the ads that you see on web sites do not come from the site that you are viewing, but from sites that provide ads to many sites. When the advertising site displays the ad, it can send cookies on your computer. This lets the advertising company track your web usage over a range of sites and profile your browsing habits.
Cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came.
Cookies : Internet Explorer
How to erase cookies in Internet Explorer
To erase cookies in Internet Explorer 7.0
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete cookies" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To erase cookies in Internet Explorer 6.x/5.x
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• Click the "Delete cookies" button.
• Click OK.
Note: In Internet Explorer even if you erase cookies manually, cookies index.dat file stores Internet surfing information. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
What is cookies index.dat file?
Cookies index.dat file contains URLs with date/time stamps and pointers to cookie files. Every time a web site places a cookie on your PC, Internet Explorer inserts an entry in the cookies index.dat file that associates a web page with a cookie file.
Where can I find Internet Explorer cookies index.dat file?
Cookies index.dat file location - Windows 95/98/Me:
C:\Windows\Profiles\[username]\Cookies\index.dat
If you don't have Profiles directory:
C:\Windows\Cookies\index.dat
Note: on your computer Windows may be installed on another drive, in another directory.
Cookies index.dat files location - Windows 2000/XP:
\Documents and Settings\[username]\Cookies\index.dat
Why you should erase cookies index.dat file
Internet history is more than just a list of visited web sites. Computer stores multiple records of your Internet history that can't be easily deleted. There are three index.dat files used by Internet Explorer - history index.dat file, cookies index.dat file, cache index.dat file. Index.dat files are used by Internet Explorer to store Internet history, cache, cookies and other information about your Internet activity.
Although index.dat files are useful, they can compromise your privacy as any person who has some knowledge about index.dat files and has access to your computer can see the history of your Internet activities.
How can I erase cookies index.dat file in Internet Explorer?
Index.dat files are system files and they can't be deleted manually as they are used by Windows all the time (index.dat files are locked by Windows). Their content is not deleted even if you clear browser history, cache and cookies. Using ClearAllHistory you can easily erase index.dat files content or erase index.dat files.
To erase index.dat files manually
For Windows NT/2000/XP/2003:
As index.dat file is used by Windows all time, to erase index.dat file manually, you should log in by another user with administrator privileges. If you don't have another account with administrator privileges, create a new one.
To create a new account:
1. Select Start -> Settings -> Control panel.
2. Select User Accounts.
3. Select "Create a new account" and enter necessary information.
Why can't I find cookies index.dat files? What do I do to view index.dat files?
Index.dat files are hidden by default. To make index.dat files visible, you should enable Explorer to view hidden and system files:
1. Select Start -> Settings -> Control panel.
2. Select Folder Options.
3. In the "Folder Options" window open "View" folder.
4. In Advanced Settings open "Files and Folders" and
Select "Display the content of system folders"
Open "Hidden files and folders" and select "Show hidden files and folders"
5. Click OK
How to disable cookies in Internet Explorer
To disable cookies Internet Explorer 7.0/6.x
1. Select "Tools"
2. Select "Internet Options".
3. Open the "Privacy" tab.
4. In the "Settings" area - to disable cookies move the slider bar to "Block All Cookies" (at the top).
5. Click OK.
To disable cookies Internet Explorer 5.x
1. Open the View menu and select Internet Options.
2. Select the "Security" tab.
3. Click the "Custom Level" button.
4. In the "Cookies" section set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" and "Allow per-session cookies" to "Disable"
5. Click OK.
How can I enable cookies in Internet Explorer?
To enable cookies Internet Explorer 7.0/6.x
1. Select "Tools"
2. Select "Internet Options".
3. Open the "Privacy" tab.
4. In the "Settings" area - to enable cookies move the slider bar to Medium-High.
5. Click OK.
To enable cookies Internet Explorer 5.x
1. Open the View menu and select Internet Options.
2. Select the "Security" tab.
3. Click the "Custom Level" button.
4. In the "Cookies" section set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" and "Allow per-session cookies" to "Enable"
5. Click OK.
Cookies : Firefox
How to erase cookies in Firefox
To erase cookies Firefox 2.0
1. Select "Tools"
2. Select "Options".
3. Select "Privacy".
4. In Private area click "Clear Now".
5. In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Cookies" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
6. Click OK.
To erase cookies Firefox 1.x
1. Select "Tools"
2. Select "Options".
3. Select "Privacy".
4. Open "Cookies" tab and click "Clear Cookies Now".
5. Click OK.
How to disable cookies in Firefox
To disable cookies in Firefox 2.0
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Remove the check mark from "Accept cookies" field.
5. Click OK.
To disable cookies in Firefox 1.x
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Click the View cookies in the "Cookies" area and remove the check mark from the box next to "Allow sites to set cookies".
5. Click OK.
How can I enable cookies in Firefox?
To enable cookies in Firefox 2.0
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Put the check mark to "Accept cookies" field.
5. Click OK.
To enable cookies Firefox 1.x
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Select the Privacy tab.
4. Click the View cookies in the "Cookies" area and put the check mark into the box next to "Allow sites to set cookies".
5. Click OK.
Cookies : Mozilla
How to erase cookies in Mozilla
To erase cookies in Mozilla 1.7:
1. Select "Edit"
2. Select "Preferences".
3. Under "Privacy & Security" category, select Cookies.
4. Click "Cookie Manager".
5. Select one or more cookies and click "Remove Cookies", or click "Remove All Cookies".
6. Click OK.
How to disable cookies in Mozilla
To disable cookies in Mozilla 1.7:
1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Privacy & Security category, choose Cookies. (If no subcategories are visible, double-click the category to expand the list.)
3. Put the radio buttons for "Block cookies".
4. Click "OK".
How can I enable cookies in Mozilla?
To enable cookies in Mozilla:
1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Privacy & Security category, choose Cookies. (If no subcategories are visible, double-click the category to expand the list.)
3. Put the radio buttons to the rule you want to choose for accepting cookies.
4. Click "OK".
Cookies : Opera
Erase cookies in Opera
To erase cookies Opera 9.0
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Delete private data
3. Click the "Details" button
4. Select Delete cookies.
5. Click "Delete".
To erase cookies Opera 8.x:
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Select "Cookies".
5. Click the "Manage Cookies" button.
6. Select one or more cookies you want to erase and click the "Delete" button.
To erase cookies in Opera 7.x:
1. Open the File menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Select the Network.
4. Choose "Privacy" button.
5. Select "Manage Cookies"
6. Select one or more cookies you want to erase and click the "Delete" button.
How can I disable cookies in Opera?
To disable cookies Opera 9.0
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Preferences
3. OPen the "Advanced" tab
4. Select "Cookies" item.
5. Put the radio button for "Never accept cookies" option.
6. Click OK
To disable cookies Opera 8.x
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Select "Cookies".
5. Select "Refuse all cookies" in Normal cookies combo box and/or Third-party cookies combo box depending on your needs.
6. Click OK
To disable cookies Opera 7.x
1. Open the File menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Select the Network.
4. Choose "Privacy" button.
5. Select "Manage Cookies"
6. Select Refuse all cookies and click OK.
How can I enable cookies in Opera?
To enable cookies Opera 9.0
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Preferences
3. OPen the "Advanced" tab
4. Select "Cookies" item.
5. Select "Accept cookies" or "Accept cookies only from the site I visit" option depending on your needs.
6. Click OK
To enable cookies Opera 8.x
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Select "Cookies".
5. Select "Allow all cookies" in Normal cookies combo box and/or Third-party cookies combo box depending on your needs.
6. Click OK
To enable cookies Opera 7.x
1. Open the File menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Select the Network.
4. Choose "Privacy" button.
5. Select "Manage Cookies"
6. Select Allow cookies and click OK.
Cookies : Netscape
Erase cookies in Netscape
To erase cookies Netscape 8.x
1. Select Tools -> Options.
2. Select "Privacy".
3. Click the "Clear" button next to "Cookies" area.
If you want to erase certain cookies, click the "View cookies" button. Select one or more cookies you want to erase and click the "Remove" button.
4. Click IK
To erase cookies Netscape 7.x
1. Click the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager
2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
3. Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All Cookies.
4. Click OK.
How can I disable cookies in Firefox?
To disable cookies Netscape 8.x
1. Select Tools -> Options.
2. Select "Site Controls".
3. Open the "Site List" tab.
4. In the "Web features" area, remove the check mark next to "Allow cookies" option.
5. Click "OK".
To disable cookies Netscape 7.x
1. Open the Edit menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Select the Privacy & Security to open sub-menu.
4. Select the Cookies item.
5. Select "Disable cookies".
6. Click "OK".
How can I enable cookies in Netscape?
To enable cookies Netscape 8.x
1. Select Tools -> Options.
2. Select "Site Controls".
3. Open the "Site List" tab.
4. In the "Web features" area, select the "Allow cookies" option.
5. Click "OK".
To enable cookies Netscape 7.x
1. Open the Edit menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Select the Privacy & Security to open sub-menu.
4. Select the Cookies item.
5. Select "Enable all cookies".
6. Click "OK".
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