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Proggie to Delete Cookies
Name: ranchhand Date: December 26, 2004 at 05:56:16 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: amd2700/1 Gig
Comment:
I have noticed that the traditional directory for cookies doesn't seem to be the main one anymore.
My cookie-Wall will auto-delete the baddies I set, but the main cookies that are used now seem to be in the Temporary Internet Files folder. The cookies for this forum and others as well as Doubleclick, Fastclick and the other baddies are there. Does anyone know a program that will auto-delete cookies out of the Temorary Internet Files folder?
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; Then industry pollutes the water and kills all the fish.
Name: Lesley Date: December 26, 2004 at 06:05:19 Pacific
Reply:
ranchhand
You can use XP's built-in Cookie Manager
IE Options - Security - Custom - then the Advanced Button - set to Override and then Accept first-party- Block Third-party and Allow Per-session
Then the Sites Button - type in there all the Addresses of the 'nasties' ie Doubleclick etc
The Addresses are obtained from the IE Options - General Tab - TIFs - Settings - View Files
It is a bit of a chore to begin with but it does stop them and gradually you'll get fewer and fewer
Lesley
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Response Number 2
Name: SallyG Date: December 26, 2004 at 06:13:06 Pacific
Reply:
I use a free utility called WinPatrol. It has a cookie muncher as you surf.
Happy Holidays to all
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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: December 26, 2004 at 06:16:42 Pacific
Reply:
I just use a batch file.
Once you know where the cookies are, just hardwire the BAT.
M2
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Response Number 4
Name: trvlr Date: December 26, 2004 at 06:25:20 Pacific
Reply:
The batch file routine sounds very viable?
Ccleaner is another useful (manually run) util. It clears out all manner of irritants etc. Freebie download at
ccleaner.com
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Response Number 5
Name: ranchhand Date: December 26, 2004 at 18:44:53 Pacific
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Thanks for the tips, all!
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; Then industry pollutes the water and kills all the fish.
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Response Number 6
Name: firefox Date: December 27, 2004 at 01:19:02 Pacific
Reply:
www.analogx.com
COOKIE MONSTER! lol... he has alot of other awesome stuff to
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Response Number 7
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: December 27, 2004 at 03:52:10 Pacific
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