How to Access Cookies in Windows XP
Open Internet Explorer., Click on the "Internet Options" command from the "Tools" menu. , Click on "Settings" under the "General" tab of the "Internet Options" menu. , Select "View Files.", Scroll through the provided list of cookies., Identify...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open Internet Explorer.
This browser is the default browser for the Windows XP system.
Other browsers may handle cookies in different ways, but this method is the easiest for many users. -
Step 2: Click on the "Internet Options" command from the "Tools" menu.
,, The cookies should pop up in a list. , These should be in alphabetical order. , Look at whether or not you still use the site from which the cookies came.
If you know that certain cookies relate to a site where you want to preserve your customized user settings, you'll want to leave those cookies alone.
On the other hand, if you see cookies that relate to sites you no longer have interest in, those can be safely trashed. , Part of accessing these small bits of information is knowing how to identify them.
Some are easily associated due to whole or partial words that also appear in the website name. -
Step 3: Click on "Settings" under the "General" tab of the "Internet Options" menu.
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Step 4: Select "View Files."
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Step 5: Scroll through the provided list of cookies.
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Step 6: Identify necessary cookies and unwanted cookies.
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Step 7: Try to decipher the names of cookies stored on your drive.
Detailed Guide
This browser is the default browser for the Windows XP system.
Other browsers may handle cookies in different ways, but this method is the easiest for many users.
,, The cookies should pop up in a list. , These should be in alphabetical order. , Look at whether or not you still use the site from which the cookies came.
If you know that certain cookies relate to a site where you want to preserve your customized user settings, you'll want to leave those cookies alone.
On the other hand, if you see cookies that relate to sites you no longer have interest in, those can be safely trashed. , Part of accessing these small bits of information is knowing how to identify them.
Some are easily associated due to whole or partial words that also appear in the website name.
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