Article ID: 278835 - Last Review: December 13, 2007 - Revision: 8.2 How to delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7This article was previously published under Q278835 On This PageSUMMARY This article describes how to delete cookie files from your
computer. You can decide to have Guided Help delete the cookie files from your
computer for you, or you can manually delete cookie files from your
computer. The "How to automatically delete cookies in Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP" section contains instructions on how to have Guided Help perform the steps for you. Note If you want to delete cookies for every user on your computer, you must repeat the appropriate steps when you are logged on as each user. This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user. You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first. For more information about cookies, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 260971
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260971/
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Description of cookies
MORE INFORMATIONHow to export or save your cookies before you delete themCookies may contain information for a customized Web page or may contain logon information for a Web site. Before you delete your cookies, you may want to export or save them. Use the Import/Export Wizard in Internet Explorer to export your cookies. For more information about how to use the Import/Export Wizard, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:221523
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221523/
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Description of the Import/Export Wizard that is included with Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
Note In Windows XP, you can use Guided Help to save or export your cookies. For more information about Guided Help, see the next section.How to automatically delete cookies in Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XPUse Guided Help to automatically delete cookies.Note For Windows Vista, see the "How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 7" section.
How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 7
How to manually verify that the cookie files are deleted in Internet Explorer 7
How to manually delete cookie files in Internet Explorer 6
How to manually verify that the cookie files are deleted for Internet Explorer 6
Similar problems and solutionsFor more information about cookies, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:283185
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283185/
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How to manage cookies in Internet Explorer 6
224304
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224304/
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Per-session cookies are not cleared until you close browser
For more information about cookies, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
154360
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154360/
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Information about the Security Alert message for cookies in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
223799
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223799/
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Description of persistent and per-session cookies in Internet Explorer
If these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles do not help you resolve the problem, or if you experience symptoms that differ from those that this article describes, please search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information. To search the Microsoft Knowledge Base, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com
(http://support.microsoft.com/)
Then, type the text of the error message that you receive, or type a description of the problem in the Search Support (KB) field.
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