How to Delete Cookies

Deleting Cookies in IE7, IE6, Mozilla Firefox and Netscape Browsers Explained.

Delete Cookies in Internet Explorer 7 – IE7

Follow the steps below to manually delete cookie files in your Internet Explorer 7 browser.

  1. Close your Internet Explorer 7 browser, and any other Windows you have opened.
  2. Click ‘Start’ on the left corner of your desktop, click ‘Run’, type inetcpl.cpl, and press ENTER.
  3. On the ‘General tab’, click ‘Delete’ under ‘Browsing History’ in the ‘Internet Properties’ dialog box.
  4. In the ‘Delete Browsing History’ dialog box, click ‘Delete Cookies’.
  5. In the ‘Delete Cookies’ dialog box, click ‘Yes’.

Delete Cookies in Internet Explorer 6 – IE6

Follow the steps below to manually delete cookie files in your Internet Explorer 6 browser.

  1. Close your Internet Explorer 6 browser, and any other Windows you have opened.
  2. Click ‘Start’ on the left corner of your desktop, click ‘Run’, type inetcpl.cpl, and press ENTER.
  3. On the ‘General’ tab, click ‘Delete Cookies’ in the ‘Internet Properties’ dialog box, under the ‘Temporary Internet Files’.
  4. In the ‘Delete Files’ dialog box, click to select the ‘Delete all Offline Content’ check box, and then click ‘OK’.

Delete Cookies in Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open your Firefox browser and click on the “Tools” menu which is next to Bookmarks.
  2. In the “Tools” drop-down menu, click on “Options” found in the bottom.
  3. Once the Options pop-up window opens, choose the Privacy” icon. This would displays the Privacy Settings in the same window.
  4. Now to erase the temporary Internet file “Cookies” click the “Clear” or “Clear Now” button found in the bottom of the window.
  5. This will either clear your cookies or pop up another window depending on your Firefox version. If it does not pop-up a window, your cookies have been deleted.
  6. If a pop-up opens, choose the items you want to delete and select “Delete Private Data Now”. This will delete all the data you have chosen.

Delete Cookies in Netscape

  1. Open your Netscape browser and click on the “Tools” menu.
  2. In Tools menu select “Options”.
  3. Selecting the Options would pop-up a window
  4. Select the “Privacy” icon found in the left side of the window.
  5. This would displays the Privacy Settings
  6. Now, to delete cookies, click on the button labeled “Cookies” near the bottom of the list.
  7. Now click the “Clear” button to delete cookies.