What can I do to stop cookies being installed on my browser?

In Internet Explorer 4.0:

• Go to the 'View' menu
• Click 'Internet Options'
• Click 'Advanced'
• Tick the box that says 'Prompt before accepting cookies'
• Now go into your cookies directory (usually c:\windows\cookies)
• Delete all the files you have there

Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies, and you will be prompted each time a website attempts to send a cookie to your system. At that time, you can choose to either 'Accept' or 'Cancel' the cookie.

Stop cookies being installed on other browsers

Netscape Navigator 3.0
Netscape 4.0+
Netscape 6.0+
Firefox 2.0+ / 3.0+ / 4.0+
Internet Explorer 3.0
Internet Explorer 4.0
Internet Explorer 5.0+
Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0+
Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0+
Internet Explorer (IE) 9.0+
Google Chrome