HOW TO: clear out Cookies, delete temporary files, clear your web surfing history
For Windows XP, using Internet Explorer:
(A) CLEARING YOUR COOKIES
-Open Internet Explorer and Choose Toolsŕ Internet Options
-Choose Delete Cookies and select OK to confirm
(B) DELETING TEMPORARY FILES
-Open Internet Explorer and Choose Toolsŕ Internet Options
-Choose Delete Files…
-When it asks to confirm, check the box that says [ ] delete all offline content and click OK
(C) CLEARING YOUR HISTORY
-Open Internet Explorer and Choose Toolsŕ Internet Options
-Choose Clear History and click Yes to confirm
For Windows XP, using Netscape Navigator (Netscape 7.2)
(A) CLEARING YOUR COOKIES
-Open Netscape and choose Tools-> Cookie Manager
-Choose Manage Stored Cookies
-Either sort through your cookies, keeping the ones you want, or just choose Remove All Cookies and say Yes when asked to confirm.
Note: Some sites use cookies to remember your name, your preferences, and the way you like certain often-visited web sites set up; if you want to keep these settings (for example, Yahoo!) then leave those cookies in place.
(B) CLEARING YOUR HISTORY
-Open Netscape and choose Edit-> Preferences
-Double-click on the word Navigator in the left-hand pane
-When the list drops down, click on the word History
-On the right-hand side, click on Clear History
-If desired, click on the button to Clear Location Bar to clear the list of sites you have recently visited.