What are cookies?  Cookies are very small files that are placed on your computer by web sites that you visit.  The cookie contains information that identifies you to websites.  A cookie's purpose is to tell the server that you have returned to the web page. Cookies are also necessary in some web applications, such as shopping carts, so that a server can save information about you and/or your purchase and complete the transaction. TheJanitorialStore.com uses cookies, so members need to have them enabled.

You are in control of the cookies that your computer accepts.  To accept or reject cookies is a very easy process.   Different versions of Internet Explorer and different types of browsers will vary slightly in the process of enabling cookies.  The following steps are how to set cookies in Internet Explorer 6.  For older versions of Internet Explorer it will be similar, but you may want to check with Microsoft's website  (http://support.microsoft.com/) for the exact steps.

To enable cookies in Internet Explorer 6, perform the following steps:

1. After logging on to Internet Explorer go to the top of the window and from the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2. Once on the Internet Options dialog box, click on the Privacy tab, and then click Advanced.