Hmm! Dunno what happened there. The message didnt't take, so I'm trying again.

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On my last computer I had Windows XP. Among many other things I could do with it, I could get into a list of the programs I had on the computer, including the "Cookies" file.

This allowed me to get into the file, see the list of cookies on my computer, and selectively delete a whole batch of them. During a session on line, I would accumulate thirty, forty, or more cookies. I could go through them and delete great wads of them, keeping the ones I wanted, such as Mudcat, Amazon, and a couple of others that I use regularly so I didn't have to keep logging in. The site recognized me. And it greatly reduced the number of pop-up ads and other crapolla that kept intruding.

That computer rolled over and died, so a couple of years ago I got a powerful Hewlett-Packard laptop with a 17" screen—great for watching movies on DVD. Nice computer, despite the fact that it tends to run a bit hot.

But the operating system is Windows 7.

I generally get along with it fairly well, but I really liked XP better. Among other things, Windows 7 won't let me access the Cookie file. It doesn't even list it anywhere.

Can any of the computer whizzes out there tell me how I can do it?

And any other sage advice will be greatly appreciated.

Don Firth