Considering there are some really huge holes in IE right now I'd say cookies are a small concern Agree with Spyder even tested it at work because of the holes in IE had to make a switch now no one wants IE. Consider the Firefox Browser also lets you manage those pesky ads, and other little tools that are years ahead of IE. However I am sure IE in it's next Win OS release will have them your just gonna have to get them when you pay the upgrade price