Vista Tutorial - Cookies

**Brink** · **OPTION ONE:**

How to Allow or Block Cookies in Internet Explorer in Vista

Information

A cookie is a small text file that websites put on your computer to store information about you and your preferences. For more information, see: Microsoft Help and Support: Description of Cookies

Type of Cookie	Description
Session cookies	Temporary, or per session, cookies are removed from your computer after you leave the website or close Internet Explorer. Websites use them to store temporary information, such as items in your shopping cart.
Persistent cookies	Persistent, or saved, cookies remain on your computer after you leave the website or close Internet Explorer. Websites use them to store information, such as your log in name and password, so that you don't have to sign in each time you go to a particular site. Persistent cookies can remain on your computer for days, months, or even years.
First-party cookies	A Session or Persistant cookie that came from the website that you are viewing. Websites might use these cookies to store information that they will reuse the next time you go to that site. For example, to log you on to the website automatically, for a shopping cart, etc.
Third-party cookies	A Session or Persistant cookie that came from another website other than the website you are viewing. These type of cookies usually are from advertisement (such as pop-up or banner ads) on the website that you are viewing, and could be used to track your web usage for marketing purposes.

Tip

To delete a cookie file, you can delete them from the location below manually, or see: How to Delete the Internet Explorer Browsing History in Vista
CCleaner is a free program that has a cookie manager built into it and a lot more. See: ccleaner.com

NOTE

The cookie folders locations are:
NOTE: These are hidden protected system file. To see them, see Method Two step 2 and 4 here: How to Hide or Show Hidden Files and Folders in Vista . You can also type Shell:Cookies in the Start menu white line (Start Search) area and press Enter to see them.

C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low

AND

C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies

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OPTION ONE:
How to Always Allow or Block Cookies

NOTE

Blocking all cookies can help protect your privacy, but it might limit your experience on some websites. Be selective about which websites you allow cookies for. You can start by blocking all cookies, then allow cookies as needed for websites that you trust in OPTION TWO below.

1. Open IE7.

2. Click on Tools.

3. Click on Internet Options.

4. Click on the Privacy tab. (See Screenshot below step 5)

5. Click on the Advanced button.

6. You can choose to either Allow, Block ,or Prompt you when a cookie tries to install, from both a 1st party and 3rd party (I would keep this one blocked). You can also choose to Override IE7's automatic cookie handling. (I Recommend to). Plus, choose to allow session cookies or not. (See screenshot below)

7. Click on OK.

OPTION TWO:
To Always Allow or Block Cookies Per Site

WARNING

The settings here will overide whatever you have set in the Advanced Privacy Settings in OPTION ONE above.

NOTE

Some websites may require that you to have either 1st party and/or session cookies enabled in OPTION ONE above for them to be viewed, even with them listed as always allow in the Sites section (step 7) below. (Ex: Secured sites)

1. Open IE7.

2. Click on Tools.

3. Click on Internet Options.

4. Click on the Privacy tab. (See screenshot below step 5)

5. Click on the Sites button.

6. Type in the website's domain address. Ex: Vistax64.com (See screenshot below step 10)

7. Select if you would like to always ALLOW or BLOCK this address's cookies by clicking one of these two.

8. The address is now added to the bottom pane.

9. To remove a address from this list, just click on the address and then click on the Remove button.

10. Click on OK.

That's it,
Shawn