Yes. Whether you use Internet Explorer or Netscape, your cookies are saved to a simple text file that you can delete as you please. In order to do this properly, remember to close your browser first. This is because all your cookies are held in memory until you close your browser. So, if you delete the file with your browser open, it will make a new file when you close it, and your cookies will be back.

Click on Advanced in the list of topics on the left side of the window. The right side of the window should now display a series of checkboxes. The bottom of the slider section of the Security window contains several buttons. Click the one marked Advanced. In the new window under the Cookies section, check the box labeled Override automatic cookie handling.

Both Internet Explorer and Netscape allow some level of cookie verification. They both have menu options that allow you to accept all, some, or none of your incoming cookies. In addition, the "warn before accepting" feature is present in both, if you want to screen your incoming cookies. Microsoft has changed their approach to cookies over the last 3 versions of their browser. This is a reflection of how cookies have been thrust into the limelight of privacy on the Internet: In IE 6.

If your institution is an active subscriber but you cannot access Encyclopædia Britannica Annals of American History, you may need to remove a Britannica cookie that has been previously stored on your computer. To remove the Britannica cookie, please click this link: Disable Britannica Cookie. Then, please enter your username and password to log in.

If you're having problems using some features on the site, it's probably because your cookies are turned off. The only way we can deliver personalized content to members is if cookies are turned on. Here's how to turn on cookies in some browser. In no way are these instructions complete. When in doubt, consult the "help" option in your browser.

Yes. Cookies are used to remember your login information as well as what posts you have read during your current session. Without accepting cookies some functions won't work properly.

That depends on your browser, browser version, and perhaps your firewall software. In Internet Explorer see Tools> Internet Options…> and click on the Security tab. We recommend you check the documentation for your browser and firewall software, and consult with your system administrator if you have one.

If you delete cookies from your computer, you will be prompted at your next login to answer the three challenge questions. Once you have answered the questions, you may click on the User Options icon, Enhanced Login Security, and then Add extra security protection to this computer. Once you have selected to add the extra security, you will not be prompted with the challenge questions on that computer unless you clear the cookies again.

Our research indicates that nearly 97% of internet users have cookies enabled on their browser. Cookies are an integral part of the web, and aid in the creation of e-commerce website, user-friendly websites, and other customized sites. In the uncommon event, that a customer has cookies disabled on their browser, the customer is not available for tracking, and actions will not be tracked using our Tracking Code.