Browser Cookies
What are Cookies?
Cookies are very small text files used by the shopping cart in order to "remember" what you've added to your cart when you go to the check out page. The shopping cart process requires that your browser be set to accept cookies.
Current Browsers
View below for instructions on How-To enable cookies for your specific browser:
To enable cookies in Internet Explorer 7 or 8:
- Click Start > Control Panel.
(Note: with Windows XP Classic View, click the Windows Start button > Settings > Control Panel).
- Double-click the Internet Options icon.
- Click the Privacy tab.
- Click the Advanced button.
- Select the option 'Override automatic cookie handling' under the Cookies section in the Advanced Privacy Settings window.
- Select the 'Accept' or 'Prompt' option under 'First-party Cookies.'
- Select the 'Accept' or 'Prompt' option under 'Third-party Cookies.' (Note: if you select the 'Prompt' option, you'll be prompted to click OK every time a website attempts to send you a cookie.)
- In the Internet Options window, click OK to exit.
To enable cookies in Mozilla Firefox 3.x (PC):
- Click Tools > Options.
- Click Privacy in the top panel.
- Set 'Firefox will': to Use custom settings for history.
- Check the box next to Accept cookies from sites to enable cookies, or uncheck it to disable them.
- Click OK.
To enable cookies in Mozilla Firefox (Mac):
- Go to the Firefox drop-down menu.
- Select Preferences.
- Click Privacy.
- Set 'Firefox will': to Use custom settings for history.
- Check the box next to Accept cookies from sites to enable cookies, or uncheck it to disable them.
- Click OK.
To enable cookies in Chrome (PC):
- Click the Tools menu.
- Select Options.
- Click the Under the Hood tab.
- Click Content settings in the 'Privacy' section.
- Make sure Allow local data to be set is selected to allow both first-party and third-party cookies. For any given webpage, first-party cookies are cookies that are set by the site domain listed in the address bar. Third-party cookies come from other domain sources that have items, such as ads or images, embedded on the page. If you only want to accept first-party cookies, check the box next to Block all third-party cookies without exception.
To enable cookies in Chrome (Mac):
- Select Chrome > Preferences on the menu bar.
- Click the Under the Hood tab.
- Click Content settings in the 'Privacy' section.
- Make sure Allow local data to be set is selected to allow both first-party and third-party cookies. For any given webpage, first-party cookies are cookies that are set by the site domain listed in the address bar. Third-party cookies come from other domain sources that have items, such as ads or images, embedded on the page. If you only want to accept first-party cookies, check the box next to Block all third-party cookies without exception.
To enable cookies in Safari:
- Go to the Safari drop-down menu.
- Select Preferences.
- Click Security in the top panel.
- Under 'Accept Cookies' select the option 'Only from sites you navigate to.'
Legacy Browsers
View below for instructions on How-To enable cookies for your specific browser:
Windows IE 6.x Browser
- Select Tools
- Select Internet Options
- Select the Privacy tab.
- Select Advanced
- Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
- Click on the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
- Click OK to exit
Windows IE 5.x Browser
- Go to Tools on the menu bar
- Pick Internet Options
- Click the Security tab
- Select the Custom Level tab
- Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
- Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
- Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings
Windows IE 4.x Browser
- Go to View on the menu bar
- Pick Internet Options
- Click the Advanced tab
- Go down to the Cookies section
- Click "Always Accept Cookies"
- Click OK
Windows IE 3.x Browser
- Go to View on the menu bar
- Pick Options
- Click the Advanced tab
- Go down to the Cookies section
- Click "Warn Before Accept Cookies"
- Click OK
Netscape 7.x
- Click Edit on the Toolbar.
- Click Preferences
- Click the Privacy and Security category; expand the list to show the subcategories.
- Click Cookies
- Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
- Disable cookies
- Enable cookies for the originating web site only
- Enable all cookies
- If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
Mozilla Firefox 2.x (PC):
- Click Tools > Options.
- Click Privacy in the top panel.
- Select the checkbox labeled 'Accept cookies from sites.'
- Click OK.
Netscape 6.x
- Click Edit on the Toolbar.
- Click Preferences
- Click the Privacy and Security category; expand the list to show the subcategories.
- Click Cookies
- Three options are displayed. Click the appropriate choice:
- Disable cookies
- Enable cookies for the originating web site only
- Enable all cookies
- If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
Netscape 4.x
- Go to Edit on the menu bar
- Pick Preferences
- Go to the Advanced option on the Category menu
- Click the check box next to "Accept All Cookies"
- Click OK
Netscape 3.x Clients
- Go to Options on the menu bar
- Pick Network Preferences
- Click the Languages tab
- Click the checkbox next to "Enable Java"
- Click OK
Mac IE 5.x
- Click Edit
- Select Preferences
- Under the Receiving Files option, select Cookies
- Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
- Under "When receiving cookies:" select the desired level of cookie acceptance
- Click OK to finish
Mac IE 4.x
- Go to My AOL on the menu bar
- Pick WWW
- Go to the Advanced Settings option on the Category menu
- Click "Cookies"
- When receiving cookies: Click "Never Ask"
- Click OK
AOL 8.0
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
- Select Preferences
- Select Internet Properties (WWW)
- Select the Privacy
tab
- Select Advanced
- Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
- Click OK to exit.
AOL 7.0 with IE 6.x
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
- Select Preferences
- Select Internet Properties (WWW)
- Select the Privacy
tab
- Select Advanced
- Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
- Click OK to exit.
AOL 7.0 with IE 5.5
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings.
- Select Preferences
- Select Internet Properties (WWW)
- Select the Security
tab
- Select the Custom Level tab
- Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
- Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
- Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings
AOL 6.0
- From the AOL Toolbar, select Settings
- Select Preferences
- Select Internet Properties (WWW)
- Select the Security
tab
- Select the Custom Level tab
- Under "Allow Cookies that are stored on your computer" click "Enable"
- Under "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" click "Enable"
- Select OK, Yes you want to save the settings
AOL 5.0
- Go to My AOL
- Pick WWW
- Click the Security tab
- Go to Custom Level
- Scroll down to find Cookie
- Click "Enable"
- Click OK
AOL 4.0
- Click on Preferences
- Select on the WWW button
- Click on the Advanced tab
- Select the "Accept all cookies" checkbox
AOL for Windows 3.1
Browser does not give you the ability to turn off cookies
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