Re: Where do cookies come from?

WinPatrol (free version)
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...l/1110261695/1


<> wrote in message
news:...
> There are SOME cookies that I don't ever want to delete. I have at least
> four pieces of software that will delete ALL cookies automativally when I
> run the programs UNLESS I specify otherwise. How do I find the cookies
> (Windows 7), identify where they come from, and exempt them from
> deletion? Please just point me in the right direction. I realize this
> is not the right forum - but the problem is generic. Thanks............

WinPatrol can do exactly what you want to do.

"WinPatrol: Cookies
Scotty the Windows Watch Dog loves cookies but he knows some people don't.
Cookies are small chunks of data that web sites store on your computer to
allow those web sites to recognize you when you return. Cookies can be
useful, especially when visiting web sites where you have registered for
special services -- a web-based email site or a discussion forum, for
example. Cookies can also be used by advertisers and marketers, however, to
track your movements across the Web for the purposes of targeted advertising
and marketing, potentially compromising your privacy.

It is difficult to disable cookie support completely in your browser because
so many useful web sites depend on them. One solution is to keep only the
cookies that you find useful and remove the ones you don't. WinPatrol will
show you what cookies are being stored by your web browser and allow you to
review their contents. This allows you to see where those cookies came from
and what data is being stored about you. Scotty will happily eat the cookies
you don't want and remove them from your computer.

Scotty won't eat cookies that you would prefer to keep, however. For those
cookies, you can check them as one you would like to preserve while allowing
WinPatrol to remove all others from your system. "



<> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 22:52:14 -0400, "Bob" <> wrote:
>
>>WinPatrol (free version)
>>http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...l/1110261695/1
>>
>>
>><> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> There are SOME cookies that I don't ever want to delete. I have at
>>> least
>>> four pieces of software that will delete ALL cookies automativally when
>>> I
>>> run the programs UNLESS I specify otherwise. How do I find the cookies
>>> (Windows 7), identify where they come from, and exempt them from
>>> deletion? Please just point me in the right direction. I realize this
>>> is not the right forum - but the problem is generic. Thanks............
>
> Thanks. However, WinPatrol works the opposite of what I need. I need to
> immunize a certain cookie so that it's NEVER deleted. Does some software
> do that - no matter what malware or anti-virus program I'm running?

On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:10:37 -0400, wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:54:55 -0400, "Bob" <> wrote:
>
> >WinPatrol can do exactly what you want to do.
> >
> >"WinPatrol: Cookies
> >Scotty the Windows Watch Dog loves cookies but he knows some people don't.
> >Cookies are small chunks of data that web sites store on your computer to
> >allow those web sites to recognize you when you return. Cookies can be
> >useful, especially when visiting web sites where you have registered for
> >special services -- a web-based email site or a discussion forum, for
> >example. Cookies can also be used by advertisers and marketers, however, to
> >track your movements across the Web for the purposes of targeted advertising
> >and marketing, potentially compromising your privacy.
> >
> >It is difficult to disable cookie support completely in your browser because
> >so many useful web sites depend on them. One solution is to keep only the
> >cookies that you find useful and remove the ones you don't. WinPatrol will
> >show you what cookies are being stored by your web browser and allow you to
> >review their contents. This allows you to see where those cookies came from
> >and what data is being stored about you. Scotty will happily eat the cookies
> >you don't want and remove them from your computer.
> >
> >Scotty won't eat cookies that you would prefer to keep, however. For those
> >cookies, you can check them as one you would like to preserve while allowing
> >WinPatrol to remove all others from your system. "
> >
> >Thanks - I'll try this in the morning!!!!!!


WinPatrol is an excellent program, but note that it will *not* do what
you said you wanted done. Reread the last paragraph above: "Scotty
won't eat cookies that you would prefer to keep, however. For those
cookies, you can check them as one you would like to preserve while
allowing WinPatrol to remove all others from your system."

It will not stop other programs from deleting those cookies.



> ><> wrote in message
> >news:.. .
> >> On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 22:52:14 -0400, "Bob" <> wrote:
> >>
> >>>WinPatrol (free version)
> >>>http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...l/1110261695/1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>><> wrote in message
> >>>news: ...
> >>>> There are SOME cookies that I don't ever want to delete. I have at
> >>>> least
> >>>> four pieces of software that will delete ALL cookies automativally when
> >>>> I
> >>>> run the programs UNLESS I specify otherwise. How do I find the cookies
> >>>> (Windows 7), identify where they come from, and exempt them from
> >>>> deletion? Please just point me in the right direction. I realize this
> >>>> is not the right forum - but the problem is generic. Thanks............
> >>
> >> Thanks. However, WinPatrol works the opposite of what I need. I need to
> >> immunize a certain cookie so that it's NEVER deleted. Does some software
> >> do that - no matter what malware or anti-virus program I'm running?

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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