When you are surfing the internet, the web server will place some script files on your computer to save your preferences that you specify for future reference. These script files are known as cookies. The majority of cookies serve a useful purpose, and are largely or entirely benign. Many websites will often use cookies for identifying purposes, demographic statistics and also when you are shopping online to remember what you have in your basket.

If you wish to disable or enable cookies, follow the steps below according to the type of your internet browser:

Internet Explorer 6.x or later

• Open Internet Explorer, click on the Tools then Internet Options.
• Click on Privacy tab from the left top of dialog box and click on Advanced button.
• To enable the cookies, select the Accept option and for disable check the option Override automatic cookies handling then click on block.
• Now restart the browser to execute changes.

Explorer 4.x

• Select “View | Internet Options…” from the main menu.
• Change to the “Security” tab.
• Select “Custom” and click “Settings…”
• Scroll down to the “Security” section.
• To enable: Select “Always accept cookies”

  To disable: Select “Disable all cookie use”

  To get a prompt: Select “Prompt before accepting cookies”

• Click “OK”

• Select “Tools | Internet Options…” from the main menu.
• Change to the “Security” tab
• Click “Custom Level…”
• Scroll down to the “Cookies” section.
• To enable: Set “Allow cookie that are stored on your computer” to “Enable” Set “Allow per-session cookies” to “Enable”

  To disable: Set “Allow cookie that are stored on your computer” to “Disable” Set “Allow per-session cookies” to “Disable”

  To get a prompt: Set “Allow cookie that are stored on your computer” to “Prompt” Set “Allow per-session cookies” to “Prompt”

• Click “OK”

Navigator 3.x

• Select “Options | Network Preferences…” from the main menu.
• Change to the “Protocols” tab.
• Navigator 3.x does not have an option to completely disable accepting cookies.

  To get a prompt: Check “Accepting a Cookie” under “Show an Alert Before”

• Click “OK”

Communicator 4.x

• Select “Edit | Preferences…” from the main menu.
• Select “Advanced”
• To enable: Select “Accept all cookies” or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server”

  To disable: Select “Disable cookie”

  To get a prompt: Check “Warn me before accepting a cookie” and select “Accept all cookies” or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server”

• Click “OK”