Thanks for the reply.

I went into my control panel, and clicked on internet options. But there was no "browsing history settings".

But there was a "temporary internet files settings" which I...

I would very highly appreciate if someone could help me solve this problem.

I've tried both steps TechTJ mentioned. Problem still persists.

Please help!

Thanks for the prompt response. I went into internet options for both firefox and IE, but there isn't an option to specify where cookies are stored, and only whether cookies should be stored.

I...

My windows xp is having a strange problem since a few weeks. All cookies and other browser files are appearing on my desktop and have been clogging it.

The various files include xpti, compreg,...