Cookies ? (again)

chippy · #1 July 1st, 2003, 02:42 AM

Posted this a few days ago, is there a way that I can delete
certain cookies? And not all of them?
I have windows me and using explorer.
Thanks for any help!

**Tweaker** · #2 July 1st, 2003, 04:09 AM

Hey chippy

There is an option to accept cookies only from sites you want them from. If you use this option, windows will prompt you before accepting cookies. Do this until you visit the sites that you want to recognize you and then switch over to not accept any cookies. (unless you don't mind the prompting.) You can also tell windows to always accept cookies from certain select sites.

Also, One of the best cookie removers (and it is completely free) can be downloaded from http://www.analogx.com/contents/down...ork/cookie.htm when you go online activate it and it will run in the background. When a cookie wants to write it will give you the option to save it (in the case of cookies that save password information), to delete it every time it appears, or to save it temporarily in the case of sites that won't let you access without accepting a cookie. After you log off you can delete temporary cookies safely.

To delete individual cookies in Internet Explorer 6, follow the instructions for Internet Explorer 5, 5.01, and 5.5 for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition.
Internet Explorer 5, 5.01, and 5.5 for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition

Start Internet Explorer.

On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the General tab.

In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings.

Click View Files.

On the View menu, click Details.

Click the Internet Address column header, and then find the Internet addresses of the cookie files. For example, a cookie Internet address may be named similar to the following name:
Cookie:username@websitename.com

Click a cookie file, and then press DELETE. If you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the file, click Yes. Repeat this step for each cookie file.

Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0

Start Internet Explorer.

On the View menu, click Internet Options, and then click the General tab.

In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings.
Click View Files.

On the View menu, click Details.

Click the Internet Address column header, and then locate the Internet address of the cookie file. For example, a cookie Internet address may be named something similar to the following name:
Cookie:username@websitename.com

Click a cookie file, and then press DELETE. If you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the file, click Yes. Repeat this step for each cookie file.

Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;278835

pjm63 · #3 July 21st, 2004, 11:21 AM

ZDNET doesnt tell you where its easily seen, unless you scroll half way down, that you need to accept cookies from com.com in order to watch tech news videos. I clicked Block cookie and not to accept any cookies from com.com not knowing that I needed the cookie. How do I change that so I can watch videos on ZDNET? Is the fix the same in win/95? Thanks Bill for making Windows so goofy at times.

PS--This is off topic but I feel that the bit of instruction about needing to accept the cookie should be prominately placed at the top of a web page where its seen right away and not hidden where you have to scroll down to see it. I make websites and in my opinion its not very user friendly to place something like that where its not easily seen !

"Webdesign could drive ya loony, and if you're not careful you might be able to name that tune"

**degsy** · #4 July 21st, 2004, 04:24 PM

There are many utilities out that that allow you to save certain cookies and clean the rest.

Ace Utilities has this option
http://www.acelogix.com/

So does Popup Stopper Pro in the Browser Cleaning settings
http://www.panicware.com/product_psprofessional.html

lufbra · #5 July 21st, 2004, 05:15 PM

Okay, now let me ask this, I have used the one Tweaker suggested (Cookie Wall) for ages, but if I delete the cookies through the IE/Tools/Internet Options, it "cleans out" all the ones that Cookie Wall is allowing, do all such programs work the same way?

**degsy** · #6 July 21st, 2004, 05:25 PM

Programs work in different ways and will usually override each other.

The program I like is Popup Stopper Pro as you can choose what cookies for it to keep and it remembers those cookies.

When you clean using the program it will keep the ones you have chosen and delete the rest.

Ace Utilities works slightly differently in that when you choose to manage cookies it lets you check the ones you want to keep, but you have to do this everytime.

IE is pretty basic as it will delete all cookies.

If you choose to do that, then yes, it overrides the settings in the other programs, but
Popup Stopper Pro will still remember the cookies you want to save, so when you get those cookies back and use PSP to delete them it will only delete the unwanted cookies.

Hope that makes sense

lufbra · #7 July 21st, 2004, 06:04 PM

Yup, it makes sense, and it looks to me like Pop Up Stopper Pro would be the way to go, but I do have Ace Utilities, and have just dabbled with the cookies feature in that, keeping the cookies I want to keep, and getting rid of the rest, thanks.

pjm63 · #8 July 21st, 2004, 07:18 PM

I blocked the cookie for com.com with the windows utility, now I need to know how to unblock it so I can view the tech news videos at ZDnet.