You probably got this answer already, Matt, but it's under Tools, then
Internet Options (on the bottom of the Tools menu selections).  Here's the
step-by-step directions from the Help menu (let me know if it's not
accessible):

To customize your privacy settings for all Web sites

  1.. In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
  2.. Click the Privacy tab, and then click Advanced.
  3.. Click Override default settings, and then specify how you want
Internet Explorer to handle cookies from first-party Web sites and
third-party Web sites (a Web site other than the one you are currently
viewing).
    a.. To specify that you want Internet Explorer to always allow cookies
to be saved on your computer, click Accept.
    b.. To specify that you want Internet Explorer to never allow cookies to
be saved on your computer, click Block.
    c.. To specify that you want Internet Explorer to ask whether or not you
want to allow a cookie to be saved on your computer, click Prompt.
  4.. If you want Internet Explorer to always allow session cookies (cookies
that will be deleted from your computer when you close Internet Explorer) to
be saved on your computer, click Always allow session cookies.
 Notes

  a.. Some Web sites require cookies; therefore, if you select a setting
that does not allow cookies to be saved on your computer, you might not be
able to view certain Web sites.
  b.. When you change your privacy settings, the changes might not affect
cookies that are already on your computer. If you want to ensure that all of
the cookies on your computer meet your privacy settings, you should delete
all of the existing cookies on your computer. When you return to Web sites
that previously had saved cookies on your computer, the Web sites that meet
your privacy settings will save cookies on your computer again. The Web
sites that do not meet your privacy settings will not be allowed to save
cookies on your computer, and might not function properly.
  c.. Your privacy settings only affect Web sites in the Internet zone. For
more information about zones, click Related Topics.
  d.. You can also specify custom privacy settings for a specific Web site.
For more information, click Related Topics.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: o t question about cookies in internet explorer


> How do i go about turning off cookies in internet explorer?
> I think I turned them back on the other day to try and view a sight which
> complained about this and now I can't remember how to undo it.
> I think it caused the automatic change of my homepage as well and that
> always ticks me off.
>
> Matt