Favorites disappeared from fav. on tool bar

[Hulk0202]

The favorites are still in the folder, but they don't show
in the drop down menu. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Alan Edwards]

Check that the folder you are talking about is the same as the one in
the Registry (which should be the one that the drop down menu uses)

You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
two keys: (ignore the second if the value is not there)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

....Alan

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Please post the Operating System you're using and mention if a recently installed software has caused this. Are you using Earthlink ? (one clue given by Alan). The Shell folders wont redirect by itself, it was done by a software installation or you've dragged the favorites folder to another location (move operation than a copy)

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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The favorites are still in the folder, but they don't show
in the drop down menu. Any suggestions? Thanks