Mine is set to change every time I visit web page, the first option. And "days to keep history" is 20. Someone else on the list ran a scare story about keeping them, which is probably rubbish, but there's certainly no harm in deleting the lot, especially if you don't ever use the I E history feature. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dorothy Ingram-Gorban Sent: 11 February 2008 21:37 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Internet explorer options. Hi, Dorothy again, re Temporary files I have had look and it seems to give Choices about storing Temporary Files, one is Never,should that be checked? Firstly it says Temporary files and History to gather, I am loading up Internet Explorer and doing or going into Tools Alt and T, it also says of Temporary Files I am over the advised Limit and offers to reduce to correct amount, but when I enter on it nothing happens at all. How about Tiddy if you look at yours? Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Ingram-Gorban" <dorothy.ingram-gorban@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:20 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Internet explorer options. > That is interesting I was once told to delete Temporary Files, but I did > not understand why and what they actually do. I find it hard to delete > anything unless I know why it is there in the first place? Dorothy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tiddy Ogg" <oggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:12 PM > Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Internet explorer options. > > >> Sue, cookies are little programs that other people put on your computer >> when you visit their websites. Many of these are harmless, and let's >> the site know that you've been there before and can thus give you a >> personal message. >> From experience, clearing these in that clean-up thing doesn't get rid >> of the useful ones anyway. >> Note some cookies are spyware but Adaware etc will get rid of those... >> so maybe it would be safer to leave them there during your I E clean-up. >> Get rid of the temp files though. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of sue morgan >> Sent: 11 February 2008 19:20 >> To: Jaws >> Subject: [jaws-uk] Internet explorer options. >> >> >> Hi. >> >> I've just cleared my history list in internet explorer. I'm wondering >> if it's a good idea to also delete the temporary files and the cookies. >> Please can anyone tell me what cookies actually do because I'm not sure. >> I'm just trying to keep the computer running as it should. >> >> Thanks I'm going to do a defrag and a disc clean up later. >> >> Sue. >> e-mail sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> mobile 07968825286 >> msn sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> skype suemorgan1006 >> >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1270 - Release Date: 10/02/2008 12:21 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq