cookies have disappeared from temp internet files folder

[Guest]

All the Cookies placed on my computer used to be listed in the Temporary
Internet Files folder, along with all the other items in the folder.
Suddenly, all Cookies have disappeared from the listing. Cookies are still
being set, because my anti-spyware program still finds some of them - the
ones that Spybot identifies as dangerous.

Where are the cookies being stored, and how can I find - and access - them.
I like to keep the ones for MS and certain other specific links, but I want
to delete others selectively.

Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] suggested that I ask about
this in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser.

Can you help me? Thank you.

Sara

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

All the Cookies placed on my computer used to be listed in the Temporary
Internet Files folder, along with all the other items in the folder.
Suddenly, all Cookies have disappeared from the listing. Cookies are
still
being set, because my anti-spyware program still finds some of them - the
ones that Spybot identifies as dangerous.

Where are the cookies being stored, and how can I find - and access -
them.
I like to keep the ones for MS and certain other specific links, but I
want
to delete others selectively.

Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] suggested that I ask
about
this in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser.

Can you help me? Thank you.

Sara

The cookies were never really stored in TIF. That's an illusion provided by
Windows Explorer. Look in you Cookies folder.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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[Guest]

Thank you for responding. I looked in the Cookies folder (C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Cookies), and the only thing there is an "Index",
which is a Notepad containing only one line: "Client UrlCache MMF Ver 5.2 @
€". Is there some other Cookies folder somewhere? How do I access it?

Why do the Cookies no longer appear in TIF? How can I get them back there?

Thanks for helping me.

Sara

All the Cookies placed on my computer used to be listed in the Temporary
Internet Files folder, along with all the other items in the folder.
Suddenly, all Cookies have disappeared from the listing. Cookies are
still
being set, because my anti-spyware program still finds some of them - the
ones that Spybot identifies as dangerous.

Where are the cookies being stored, and how can I find - and access -
them.
I like to keep the ones for MS and certain other specific links, but I
want
to delete others selectively.

Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] suggested that I ask
about
this in microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser.

Can you help me? Thank you.

Sara

The cookies were never really stored in TIF. That's an illusion provided by
Windows Explorer. Look in you Cookies folder.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Thank you for responding. I looked in the Cookies folder (C:\Documents
and
Settings\Administrator\Cookies), and the only thing there is an "Index",
which is a Notepad containing only one line: "Client UrlCache MMF Ver 5.2
@
€". Is there some other Cookies folder somewhere? How do I access it?

Why do the Cookies no longer appear in TIF? How can I get them back
there?

Thanks for helping me.

Sara

Are you sure you're looking at the correct Cookies folder?
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies
If so, I don't know why they aren't showing.

Cookies have never really been stored in TIF. That is an illusion provided
by the system.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
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Protect your PC
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[Guest]

Yes, C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies is the folder in which I
looked first. Cookies have never appeared in that folder. I have only ever
found them in TIF - until they suddenly disappeared. Is there a way to
restore the "illusion provided by the system"?

Thank you.

Sara

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Yes, C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Cookies is the folder in which I
looked first. Cookies have never appeared in that folder. I have only
ever
found them in TIF - until they suddenly disappeared. Is there a way to
restore the "illusion provided by the system"?

Thank you.

Sara

I have no idea why you can't see them.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
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http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/