(Off topic) Resetting cookies.

[Anonymous]

I just Reset my Computer cookies Yesterday. What does it do and mean to my Computer? Does Resetting cookies erase all of my files? Or do the file remain? When should a computer user reset his cookies. (Weeks) Months.
Allan.

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan.

I just Reset my Computer cookies Yesterday. What does it do and mean to my Computer? Does Resetting cookies erase all of my files? Or do the file remain? When should a computer user reset his cookies. (Weeks) Months.
Allan.

Got milk?

[Mookie]

Moo!

It won't hurt your puter. Will rid you of everything that you have signed up for, however (ie the forum - Trains will have you re-enter your name and password and drop a cookie back on you)

Every website you visit drops a cookie on you. So erase only the ones you really don't want to visit again - porn, girls gone bad, Dan's website.....

[miniwyo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie


Every website you visit drops a cookie on you. So erase only the ones you really don't want to visit again - porn, girls gone bad, Dan's website.....

Dan's website is by far the worst of that bunch!! [:D]


but seriously, Resetting the cookies and cleaning the cache will also free up space on your Hard Drive.

I do these tasks weekley on my computer.

[Anonymous]

What is a cache? And how do I go into doing that?
Allan.

[tree68]

Check your Internet options (under Tools) in your IE. Set the "keep websites" to about a week, maybe less depending on how often you go to some sites, and set the amount of disk space as low it it will go.

The "keep websites" parameter effects the dropdown (arrow at right end of address line) and the "autocomplete" if you start to type in a website. If you're like most folks, you either go to certain sites on a regular basis and have them in your favorites, or you rarely return once you've visited and taken care of whatever you went there for...

Deleting cookies and temporary files on a fairly regular basis is good maintenance, especially if you don't have a huge hard drive (like on an older PC). The cookies will stay forever, if you let them, accumulating and taking up space. They aren't big, but they still take up disk space.

Something else you can do is fire up "Explorer" (not Internet Explorer, rather the program that lets you look for files). Do a search for "*.tmp". In most cases you can just delete all of them that you find.

[miniwyo]

Allan- a cache is basically a folder where is saves random things, mostly pictures, and other files that the site comtains, it used to be that oyu had to clean it out manually, but this really cool computer program called Windows XP included a tool the will clean that up for you when you run it. go to: start>programs>Accessories>System tools> click disk cleanup, it will search you hard drive, and thne you have a number of optons to choose from, it can clean out those cached files, compress old files, empty the recycle bin, and various others.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo

Allan- a cache is basically a folder where is saves random things, mostly pictures, and other files that the site comtains, it used to be that oyu had to clean it out manually, but this really cool computer program called Windows XP included a tool the will clean that up for you when you run it. go to: start>programs>Accessories>System tools> click disk cleanup, it will search you hard drive, and thne you have a number of optons to choose from, it can clean out those cached files, compress old files, empty the recycle bin, and various others.

Ya I got it now. Thanks. I do use it everyday when I do my Spybot S&D and my Adaware Scan's. I think ill also Reset my cookies every two weeks. Allan.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes marketers use cookies to literally count how many times you click on a ad or sponsor link. They then report home.

Cookies are useful but think of them as post it notes scattered all over the machine. Been here done that and passed thru there etc...

I use Yahoo with it's support software that cleans my cache, cookies and temp files as well as history weekly or more often. I also have a number of utilities which I get into several times a week hunting viruses, worms and spyware.

Keeping the windows free of "extras" clogging your drive helps your machine perform better. The only drawback is the necessary re-entering your user names and passwords. For me that is not a issue.

[Anonymous]

I hate people and web sites that Spy. I realy hate it alot. But there is nothing no one can do anything about it. But there is one good thing about Resetting my computer cookies.......I can get back into Railpictures.net now. Every time I try,It would say "Wrong password". No problem now. Allan.

[Anonymous]

What's the URL to Dans Website?