Alicia gave me additional information, which I don't think she would mine me sharing with you. Actually, cookies can be a good thing. They are the little files that permit you to log on to the same site without having to manually sign into it every time you go there. Generally, most sites that have secure financial transactions won't send cookies for that so you do have to sign in every time. But, I know that when I go to the Internet Movie Database and click on "My Movies," the site "knows" who I am and it directs me straight to the specialized content I have saved on their site for my use. But, if you REALLY want to remove these mostly innocuous little files, there's an easier way to do it. This may be different in Windows 95, NT or 2000, but in Windows 98 Second Edition (which is what I have), just browse to c:\windows\temporary internet files. All the cookies are listed there as cookie files. Just single click on one file to select it, then press CNTRL+A to select them all. Once all the files are selected, just press the delete button on your keyboard or click on the delete button in the tool bar of the window, now they're all gone. But, be careful since these are 'temporary' files, once deleted they cannot be restored from the Recycle Bin. They are gone for good. And, cookies will NOT "fill up your hard drive." Most cookies are only about 1 KB in size, so it would take millions or even billions of them to fill up a typical hard drive. They are very small files that tend to make your surfing easier and more pleasant. I tried the "prompt" option once... I got so many annoying dialog boxes asking me what to do about the cookies that I disabled them. But, then, there were too many sites I couldn't even get into with cookies disabled that I went back to having cookies enabled. If you are concerned about viruses, get Norton Anti-virus and update the virus definitions on a regular basis. If you are concerned about the security of the information on your computer, buy a home Firewall software package. This will prevent anyone from getting into your computer and accessing personal or financial information without authorization, but this is really only a concern with "online all the time" services such as ISDN, DSL or cable modems that require a fixed IP address. As I understand it, cookies are nothing to be worried about, most are very small and harmless and they only tell the web site you've been to that site before, nothing more. Cookies do NOT collect personal or financial information about you. Alicia ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.