Unable to find cookies folder

[Saki-Star95]

Well, first off my computer has been running extremely slow ever since I got the internet re-activated (approximately...10 minutes ago ) and my mom said I should clean out the cookies. So I went to the start menu where it was on my other computer, but i can't find it anywhere. I searched for it and everything. Where is it and why is my comp going so slow?

[Broni]

Cookies won't slow down your computer.
What exactly do you mean by "slow"? Any program, internet?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

If anything is making your web browser slow, it would most likely be the temporary files/cache.

[Saki-Star95]

Cookies won't slow down your computer.
What exactly do you mean by "slow"? Any program, internet?

I mean I clicked on the internet explorer and it took about 5 minutes to fully load. And everytime i went to a different site I had to wait another 5 minutes. Also when i watched videos they froze frequently.

[Saki-Star95]

I guess I should also mention what happened today. When I logged in, it took about 10 minutes for all my desktop items to load. A window popped up that said "Loading Personal Settings: Microsoft Outlook 6" which has never appeared before. Also, two command prompt boxes opened but they disappeared before I could copy down what they said. Again, this has never happened before.

[Broni]

So, you are having general computer slowness.
What do you mean by having internet reactivated?

[Saki-Star95]

So, you are having general computer slowness.
What do you mean by having internet reactivated?

Well I first got this computer about 4 years ago from my dad's boss. It was my first computer so at first I just used it for typing and drawing and general games. Then a year later we got internet and cable from Brighthouse Networks. Unfortunately, my father was fired and we had to get the internet turned off 9they took the modem back). So I continues typing and drawing for 2 more years. But now we got it back. It seems to be getting better with each day but whenever the screensaver pops up, the computer freezes for a little while it loads.

[Broni]

What are computer specs: processor speed, amount of RAM, hard drive size/free space?
What kind of security tools do you use (antivirus, firewall)?