Access Cookies in Windows XP

1. 1.       Open Internet Explorer. This browser is the default browser for the Windows XP system. Other browsers may handle cookies in different ways, but this method is the easiest for many users.
2. 2.       Click on the "Internet Options" command from the "Tools" menu.
3. 3.       Click on "Settings" under the "General" tab of the "Internet Options" menu.
4. 4.       Select "View Files." The cookies should pop up in a list.
5. 5.       Scroll through the provided list of cookies. These should be in alphabetical order.
6. 6.       Identify necessary cookies and unwanted cookies.

7. Look at whether or not you still use the site from which the cookies came. If you know that certain cookies relate to a site where you want to preserve your customized user settings, you'll want to leave those cookies alone. On the other hand, if you see cookies that relate to sites you no longer have interest in, those can be safely trashed.
8. 8.       Try to decipher the names of cookies stored on your drive. Part of accessing these small bits of information is knowing how to identify them. Some are easily associated due to whole or partial words that also appear in the website name.