What is a "Cookie" and How do I Delete my Cookies? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dean Scott   
Wednesday, 09 May 2007 16:54

A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a Web site to the hard drive of your computer so that the Web site may identify you and track your activities on that particular Web site. A cookie will not let a Web site know any personally identifiable information about you, such as your real name and address. SGS does not collect personally identifiable information about any one person using cookies. Because cookies are only text files, they cannot run on your computer, search your computer for other information, or transmit any information to anyone. SGS generally uses cookies to determine in what State/Province your computer workstation is located.

SGS is set up to work best when cookies are used. Certain areas of the Site will not function properly if you set your browser to not accept cookies.

However, you can delete your cookies at any time. To delete your Cookies:

1) If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer:

Go to Tools at the top of your browser (not part of the Cafe) and then Select Internet Options. A new box will pop up.
Under the General Tab, you will see a Settings button in the middle of the box. Click on Settings. Then Select View Files in the sub-box which appears.

A new window will pop up which lists all the Cookies stored on your browser. Under Edit you can choose Select All. Then Click on the Delete button on your keyboard.

To finish, Click on the X at the top right of the "Cookies" window. Then Click OK in the Settings window. Then Click OK in the Internet Options window.

2) If you are using Netscape:

There will be a file on your computer called cookies.txt To find and delete this file, Click on your Start Button (it's located at the bottom left of your screen). Select "Search" and then choose "for Files and Folders". A new box will pop up.
Under "Search for files or folders named" type in "cookies.txt" and then Click the Search Now button.

Your computer will find one or more files entitled "cookies.txt". Delete these files to remove the cookies from your hardrive by using your Delete key on your keyboard :)

Many problems can occur if the cookies on your computer are corrupt or cached files need to be purged. We have found CCleaner to be an excellent and FREE Tool for this purpose.

Freeware Windows Optimization

 

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :)

Cleans the following

Internet Explorer
Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.
Firefox
Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.
Opera
Temporary files, URL history, cookies.
Windows
Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.
Registry cleaner
Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.
Third-party applications
Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...
100% Spyware FREE
This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.

What's New

[28 Sep 2007]
CCleaner v2.01New
- Fixed bug where some IE Temporary files were not removed.
- Fixed bug with IE7 Recently Typed URLs cleaning.
- Fixed C++ exception on Desktop shortcut scanning.
- Installer now works on 64-bit OS Recycle Bins menus.
- Optimized IE Temp files cleaning speed.
- Improved index.dat cleaning on XP.
- Fixed Registry Cleaner as "Fix All" sometimes wouldn't work.
- Keyboard shortcuts now work correctly in Registry section.
- Files winsys.ini and winreg.ini are now embedded in the EXE.
- Fixed bug where Autoupdate check could cause an exception.
- Fixed minor bug in restoring screen position and size.
- Lots of internal improvements to reliability and speed.
- Minor UI tweaks.

[10 Sep 2007]
CCleaner v2.00 Final
- Starts on Vista with Admin permissions where available.
- Fixed bug in registry cleaner with extended characters.
- Improved global exception handling and reporting.
- Fixed missing translated strings.
- Fixed minor bug in Antivir cleaning.
- Updated translations.
- Minor tweaks and fixes.
more version info...

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 March 2008 22:18
 

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