Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Disabling cookies in internet explorer

STEP 1
click on TOOLS at the top of the screen, then click on INTERNET OPTIONS .

STEP 2
Click on the Privacy Tab.

STEP 3
Now click on the ADVANCED button.

STEP 4
You will now see the Advanced Privacy Settings dialogue box

STEP 5
Select the Override automatic cookie handling option

STEP 6
First Party cookies are cookies set by the website you are visiting and Third Party cookies refer to cookies that are set by a different site to the one you are visiting.

You have 3 choices for each type of cookie:
Accept - Accepts any cookies.
Block - Blocks all cookies.
Prompt - Asks you before storing a cookie.
Session cookies are cookies that will expire when you have finished your session on the website (some websites need these cookies enabled to function correctly).

Your choice for the 3 options will depend on your requirements, select whichever settings you want and then click the OK button.

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