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In Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, how do I view and control cookies?

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How you view and control your cookies depends upon your operating system as well as your browser. To view your cookies and control your browser's cookie settings using Internet Explorer in Windows, follow the appropriate directions below:

Viewing cookies

Internet Explorer 7

  1. From the Tools menu, or the Tools drop-down at the upper right, select Internet Options.

  2. Under "Browsing History", click Settings.

  3. Click View Objects or View Files.

Internet Explorer 5.x-6.x

  1. From the Tools menu, select Options or Internet Options... .

  2. From the General tab, click Settings... .

  3. Select View Files... . You can identify your cookie files by looking beneath the "Name" or "Internet Address" column for filenames that begin with Cookie: .

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Changing cookie settings

Internet Explorer 7

  1. From the Tools menu, or the Tools drop-down at the upper right, select Internet Options.

  2. Click the Privacy tab.

  3. Click Advanced.

  4. To override the automatic cookie settings, click the Override automatic cookie handling box, and then make your selections from the radio buttons below.

  5. Click OK to close each of the open dialog boxes.

Internet Explorer 6.0

  1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .

  2. Click the Privacy tab.

  3. You can click and slide the slider bar to one of six cookie acceptance settings. For example, slide the bar all the way to the top to block all cookies. You can also click Sites... to control cookies for individual sites.

  4. When finished, click OK to close any open options windows.

Internet Explorer 5.x

  1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .

  2. Choose the Security tab.

  3. Select the web content zone you want and click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down the list to find the "Cookies" section.

  4. To customize settings for persistent cookies, beneath "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer", select the desired option. To customize settings for session cookies, beneath "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)", select the desired option.

  5. In the Security Settings window, click OK. You will now be back in the Internet Options window. Click OK.

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Deleting cookies

Internet Explorer 7

  1. From the Tools menu, or the Tools drop-down at the upper right, select Internet Options.

  2. Under "Browsing History", click Delete... .

  3. Under "Cookies", click Delete Cookies.

Internet Explorer 6.0

  1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .

  2. On the General tab, click Delete Cookies.

  3. You will see a dialog box saying "Delete all the cookies in the Temporary Internet Files folder?". Click OK to delete them.

  4. Click OK to close the Internet Options window.

Internet Explorer 5.x

  1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .

  2. In the section labeled "Temporary Internet Files", click Settings.

  3. Click View Files.

  4. From the View menu at the top of the window, select Details.

  5. Click the Internet Address column header to arrange the list so that all the cookie files are together. The cookie files will have the word "cookie" in them. For example, the cookie kept when you visit the IUware web site will read: cookie:username@iuware.indiana.edu
  6. Select the cookie files and delete them. For multiple files, you may highlight them all at once and then either drag them to the Recycle Bin, press the Del key, or right-click the files and select Delete.

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Information in this document is adapted from Microsoft knowledge base article 278835.

You can search Microsoft's knowledge base at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

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Last modified on August 06, 2008.
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