Turned off UAC and Cookies vanished

Vista Ultimate SP2

Last night, I turned off UAC (because that was a suggested remedy I found
online for an IE8 problem I've been having). This morning, I found that my
cookies had been wiped out. I tried locating the folder where cookies are
stored, and the cookies folder was gone. (I made sure that hidden files were
visible, as were system files.)

I then turned UAC back on, and the cookies folder re-appeared--with all of
my cookies intact.

Any explanation for this?

Thanks.

Ken Isaacson
SILENT COUNSEL, a legal thriller
www.KenIsaacson.com

Ken Isaacson wrote:
> Vista Ultimate SP2
>
> Last night, I turned off UAC (because that was a suggested remedy I
> found online for an IE8 problem I've been having). This morning, I found
> that my cookies had been wiped out. I tried locating the folder where
> cookies are stored, and the cookies folder was gone. (I made sure that
> hidden files were visible, as were system files.)
>
> I then turned UAC back on, and the cookies folder re-appeared--with all
> of my cookies intact.
>
> Any explanation for this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ken Isaacson
> SILENT COUNSEL, a legal thriller
> www.KenIsaacson.com

Not that I know of. I turned off UAC shortly after I bought my Vista
laptop. Cookies remained.

Bill

Tyoe *shell:cookies* into start/search and hit Enter. That should
normally bring up the cookies folder.


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"Bill Sharpe" <> wrote in message
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> Not that I know of. I turned off UAC shortly after I bought my Vista
> laptop.

Why is it that Windows users are particularly DENSE and IGNORANT when it
comes to computer security?

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/02/09/528963.aspx

In short there are protected (if UAC is on) and normal (if UAC is off)
cookies folders.
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"Ken Isaacson" <KJIsaacson[nospam]@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Vista Ultimate SP2
>
> Last night, I turned off UAC (because that was a suggested remedy I found
> online for an IE8 problem I've been having). This morning, I found that my
> cookies had been wiped out. I tried locating the folder where cookies are
> stored, and the cookies folder was gone. (I made sure that hidden files
> were visible, as were system files.)
>
> I then turned UAC back on, and the cookies folder re-appeared--with all of
> my cookies intact.
>
> Any explanation for this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ken Isaacson
> SILENT COUNSEL, a legal thriller
> www.KenIsaacson.com