what would happen if there were no user cookies on the internet?
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Not having cookies would make the web "experience" a little less friendly, but most sites could live without cookies.  I've developed MANY sites (including store fronts) that don't use cookies.  Cookies are great for storing small bits of information that can be referenced later, but they're not an essential part of a website.  Some users are afraid of cookies and have their browser set up to refuse cookies.  That can prevent that person from accessing a lot of sites that USE and NEED cookies.\n\nCookies have a bad reputation.  They can't destroy your computer as many believe.  Their just a convenient way to store client information for later access by a server.  \n\nYes, some companies have used cookies to THEIR own benefit, but no damage has been done to a users computer, software or data.
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Yes you can, and it's quite easy. Cookies are saved as a plaintext, thus you can open it using any text editor program, like Notepad. \n\nIn Windows XP, the cookies is saved in this path:\n\nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;[YOUR USERNAME]&#92;Cookies\n\nChange the Usernames first then paste it on the Windows Explorer Address Bar.\n\nBe aware the cookies might looked like one long lines with some unrcognizable-character squares. You should delete these squares and replace it with a line feed (press enter) to get a proper cookie view. Or open it on text editor that recognizes non-windows line ending character
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this could have happened because you might have deleted the cookies in your computer. otherwise, it could be an internet connectivity issue.
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A site can give you cookies for another site.\n\nThey are known as third party cookies.\n\nYou can block these in security settings if you want\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sec_cook.mspx?mfr\n\n///
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Your computer might not be saving cookies. Cookies save information from web sites such as passwords. You'd need to alter your security settings to enable them, and you'd need the rights to do that - are you on your own computer or a networked system? On your own computer its quite easy, but if you don't know how to do it, or really what you are doing, it is safer to just re-enter the passwords every time you access the site.
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A cookie is specific to the browser. So if you use a webpage, then another person in the same browser the admin will not notice.\nIf you use a multi-user operating system where each user has to login with username/password then the browsers save the cookies in the user profile. In this case the cookie will be different for each person. The administrator won't know that they use the same computer.\n\nBut I should note: cookies don't collect information. A cookie is a set of text that the webserver gives to the browser to store on the computer. The browser doesn't add information. Next time you visit the website (to be precise anytime you surf a webpage there) the browser sents the cookie as well. So it's only information the website knew anyway.
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The site may have a timebased session active and hence after some time of inactivity or simply after sometime the site kicks users out\n\nAlso if the page has a "remember me" book you can tick it which creates a cookie so then when you return to the web site it recognises you IP address so make sure that you have cookies active
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You need to clean out your cache and history files, cleaning the cookies would'nt hurt either.
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HOW TO TURN ON COOKIES \n\nWhat Are Cookies? \n\nCookies are a feature of every modern web browser, such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape. They are not a security risk under normal use, but they are sometimes "turned off" or disabled. \n\nThey are used by web site authors to store information in a private location on your computer, for use only when browsing a web site. They are a required major feature of most shopping carts and other online applications. Keeping them enabled is recommended. \n\n\nEnabling Cookies \n\nFollowing the directions below to turn on "cookies" in your web browser. If you don't see your browser listed, please check your documentation to find out how to enable cookies. \n\nGo to the "Help" menu and click "About..." to find out what web browser you are using. \n        \nThird Party Blockers \n\nSometimes you may have software installed that blocks cookies. \nThese third-party utilities should be disabled because they may interfere with web sites you visit. \n\nFor Internet Explorer 6 Users: \n\nOpen Internet Explorer 6 \nGo to Tools, Internet Options on the menu. \nClick on the Privacy tab. \nIf you see "Custom", click the "Default" button to reset the settings. \nThe slider on the left should NOT be set to "Block All Cookies". \nIf you don't know which settings to put the slider on, put it on the "Medium" option. \nClick Ok to exit the option window and then close Internet Explorer. \nCookies are now enabled in Internet Explorer! \n\nFor Internet Explorer 5 Users: \n\nOpen Internet Explorer 5 \nGo to Tools, Internet Options on the menu. \nClick on the Security tab, and then the Custom Level button. \nLook through the list for the section titled Cookies. \nThere should be two options in this section. Enable both of them. \nClick Ok to save the settings, clicking Yes when it asks if you want to change the security settings for the zone. \nClick Ok to exit the rest of the open windows and then close Internet Explorer. \nCookies are now enabled! \n\nFor Netscape Users: \n\nOpen Netscape. \nGo to Edit, Preferences on the menu. \nClick the Advanced link on the left side menu. \nClick "Accept all cookies" under the Cookies section \nClick Ok to exit the window and then close Netscape. \nCookies are now enabled!
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Try this:\n\nStart, control panel, internet options, ( general settings ), view files, there is where you will find cookies.
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Cookies are a tracking device and not particularly useful to hackers except to identify you and even then is not very interesting unless you can be scammed into visiting a fake bank site. You can always delete your cookies. \n\nThey have much more powerful techniques to use on you.
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check Internet options and go to allow all cookies
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Cookies are files that websites use to spy on you.
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Go to tools> Internet options > Delete cookies.
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A cookie is a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. Cookies are mostly used for authentication, tracking, and maintaining user-specific information (preferences, electronic shopping cart, etc.)\n\nIf you want to get rid of the cookies in your browswer, if you're using Internet Explorer, go to Tools>Options and click delete cookies.\n\nTo set advanced cookie options, go to Tools>Options and then click on the Privacy tab. Click "advanced" and set options for cookies. I recommend allow first party cookies and blocking third party cookies. If you want to, you can click "prompt" for first party cookies, if you want to specify whether or not to allow cookies from specific websites (if you do this, you will have to approve all the sites that have to set cookies in your computer).\n\nRemember, though, that some websites can't funcion if you don't accept their cookies!
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Deleting cookies\nYou can delete all or some cookies in Internet Explorer.\n\nTo delete a single cookie\n\nIn Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. \nOn the General tab, under Browsing history, click Settings. \nClick the View files button. \nClick the Name column heading to sort all the files alphabetically, and then scroll down until you see files that begin with the prefix Cookie:. All cookies will have that prefix, and they usually contain the name of the website that created the cookie. \nRight-click the cookie you want to delete, click Delete, and then click Yes. \nClose the window that contains the list of files, and then click OK twice to return to Internet Explorer. \nTo delete all cookies\n\nIn Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. \nOn the General tab, under Browsing history, click Delete. \nClick Delete cookies. \nWhen you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete cookies, click Yes. \nClick Close, and then click OK. \n Note\n\nSome websites store your member name, password, or other information about you in a cookie. If you delete that cookie, you might need to enter your personal information again the next time you visit the site. \nRelated Topics
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Files don't have cookies. The cookie itself is a file. It is a text file, you can read it with notepad, but it is often (not always) encrypted, and thus meaningless to human eyes.