Why 2 cookie folders in XP?

[Jim Murphy]

Would someone please explain the XP cookie storage system to me? Why
does XP store cookies in two locations?

There is a cookie folder in C:\\Documents and Settings\Owner in which
the cookies appear to be listed in separate files in alphabetical order.

There is also a list of cookies in Temporary Internet Files that seems
to have the cookies listed in the order in which they were acquired BUT
which also seems to contain cookies ( not files) that do not exist in
the folder in "Docs and Settings".

Is there a difference between these two lists and, if so, what might it
be?

Jim Murphy

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

Would someone please explain the XP cookie storage system to me? Why
does XP store cookies in two locations?

There is a cookie folder in C:\\Documents and Settings\Owner in which
the cookies appear to be listed in separate files in alphabetical order.

There is also a list of cookies in Temporary Internet Files that seems
to have the cookies listed in the order in which they were acquired BUT
which also seems to contain cookies ( not files) that do not exist in
the folder in "Docs and Settings".

This is by design. Empty the TIF folder to clear all the Cookies.
Further help with the IE is available from
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser.

 

[Jim Murphy]

Thank you for your reply, but when I click the link in your response, I
receive a message that the group does not exist.

Thorsten Matzner wrote:

"This is by design. Empty the TIF folder to clear all the Cookies.
Further help with the IE is available from
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
"

Jim Murphy

 

[78 and counting]

Works fine for me.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Try either of these:

http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...c.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser&sloc=en-us

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...indows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser&lang=en&cr=US