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[rirusstek2]

How is it that when I use internet Options to Delete the Browsing History (Cookies, History and Temp Files) not all the cookies are erased.

After using the above Delete option I can goto into C:-Users - %Name% - Cookies (also in Low) and the cookies are ALL still there??

Any help with this?

Thank you.

 

[linney]

If these are the locations that you are talking about, have a look at the supplied links for a possible explanation. Try using IE with Protected Mode turned off (temporarily) or by right-clicking on the shortcut to IE and using the Run As Administrator" option, then see what happens when you delete the Browsing History etc.



C:\Users\usernamexxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
C:\Users\usernamexxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low


What does Internet Explorer protected mode do?

Internet Explorer protected mode is a feature that makes it more difficult for malicious software to be installed on your computer.

In addition to helping protect your computer from malicious software, protected mode allows you to install wanted ActiveX controls or add-ons when you are logged in as an administrator.

Protected mode is turned on by default in the Internet, Local intranet, and Restricted sites zones and an icon appears on the status bar to let you know that it's running.

Clicking on "Protected Mode" (just above and to the left of the Clock) will allow you to disable it, but remember to turn it back on.




Cookie Warnings [drive]:\%user%\ appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\cookies\low\"cookie Name"

http://social.technet.microsoft.com...e/thread/f3765544-63a8-4f9f-b42a-44419fac3f47

Where Are Windows Vista & Windows 7 Cookies !?

http://www.winvistaclub.com/f24.html

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=A...rtPage=1&redir_esc=&ei=glE1TNzPNsuHkQW31Z3JAw

See what Cookies you have here too. They probably duplicate what is in one of either of those two folders depending on the settings of IE as mentioned earlier?
C:\Users\usernamexxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files

This will give you a bit of an insight in to Index.Dat files.

Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

If you want to expand your knowledge on other aspects of the points you raise this is an interesting article with still some relevance today.

Read the article, it gets interesting around the paragraph 5

http://sillydog.org/mshidden.html

"HOW MICROSOFT DOES IT

 

[rirusstek2]

Oh Boy !!! that was an excelent and complete answer.

Really informative.

Now we know.

Thank you very much.

 

[Hawthorne]

There will probably be cookies that you don't want to remove.
It saves a lot of hassles with places like Amazon, your bank, and forums that you visit regularly.

An easy way to manage your cookies is to use CCleaner.
It will let you move the cookies that you want to keep to the do not delete collum, i.e. the one for Tek-Tips, and will automatically remove all the others whenever you run it.

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

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