How to Clean Temp Internet & Cookies Profile in XP

Clear your cookies to protect privacy and free up disk space.

Temporary Internet files are stored on the computer by Internet sites to speed up how long it takes for their pages to load the next time a user visits their site. Cookies can retain passwords, user IDs and specific preference information for a site. Both temporary Internet files and cookies are added to the computer in hopes of making it easier for users to return to sites. Deleting these items will simply cause the user to have to manually enter in their password and user ID, and make the site load a little slower than normal. They are convenient, but not essential.

Instructions

1. Close Internet Explorer.

2. Click the "Start" button on the taskbar.

3. Select "Control Panel."

4. Select "Internet Options."

5. Click the "General" tab.

6. Click the "Delete..." button. The Delete Browsing history window will open.

7. Delete the files.

   Internet Explorer 7 users click the "Delete files..." button in the Temporary Internet Files section of the window. Then click the "Delete cookies..." button in the Cookies section of the window.

   Internet Explorer 8 users check the "Temporary Internet Files" and "Cookies" checkboxes, and click the "Delete" button.

References

• Mvps: Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files