Quick but stupid question

hazzie123

Just been on a website and it`s told me that my cookies are disabled in my browser.Had my pc for 8 years now and I still dont understand what a cookie is unless it`s chocolate chip!

Where do I turn them on at? I daren`t click on anything cos I dont know what it`ll do.

Any help please?

judderman62

lots if explanations here:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&defl=en&q=define:Cookie&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

Unless you definitely need the cookie I would be inclined not to allow the site to install a cookie - I use firefox which makes cookie control very easy - I allow only cookies that are 100% essential.

There can be negative aspect to cookies

hth

J

hazzie123

It`s for the quidco website,i`ve looked on my browser,or what I think is the browser and it dont tell me where to enable the cookies?

judderman62

check the links - usually it'll be under options (sometimes tools then options) and then usually privacy.

I'm off to bed can anyone else help further.

It'll depend which browser you are using :

Internet Explorer
Opera
Firefox

Which is it

hazzie123

internet explorer,and thanks for your help.

judderman62

OK

go to tools, then internet options, go to the privacy tab, then go to advanced, and then put a dot in prompt for both 1st and 3rd party cookies.

This way it will ask every time and as I said earlier I would deny if you don't need to allow them and accept (for session only if it gives the option - firefox does - haven't used Internet Explorer for 6 and a half years and wouldn't touch it with the largest barge pole made by man) for sites where you will need them - banking sites won't work without and I suspect you MAY have to allow them for Quidco.

Now definitely off to bed.

J