Article: Q153417
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 25-AUG-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0
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SUMMARY
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Cookies are web page specific variables that are set on the client computer by
the web server.
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These "cookie variables" are stored on the client computer, and hold information
that is sent to the server upon connection. Cookies are usually used to hold
personal preferences for a web page. As an example, http://www.msn.com uses
cookies to set up a "custom page" for any user with a browser that supports
cookies.
The location of the cookie files on Internet Explorer are in the following
locations:
- Internet Explorer 1.5 for Windows NT: %systemroot%\cookie.jar
- Internet Explorer 2.0: \Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft Internet\cookies.txt
- Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows NT:
%systemroot%\COOKIES\<username>@<sitename>.txt
- Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95: \Windows\Cookies\
<username>@<site name>.txt
- Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT version 3.51:
Internet Explorer installation directory as the file name Emcookie.dat.
- Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95: \%windir%\Cookies\
<username>@<site name>.txt
- Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 98: \%windir%\Cookies\
<username>@<site name>.txt
- Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows NT:
\%systemroot%\profiles\%username%\Cookies\ <username>@<site
name>.txt
- Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95: \%windir%\Cookies\
<username>@<site name>.txt
- Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98: \%windir%\Cookies\
<username>@<site name>.txt
- Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT:
\%systemroot%\profiles\%username%\Cookies\ <username>@<site
name>.txt
The location of cookies can also change on computers running Windows 95/98 if
User Profiles are enabled, so that they are stored in the
\%windir%\profiles\username\cookies directory.
Additional query words: prodiis
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Keywords : kbnetwork
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis100
Version : winnt:1.0
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