Favorites have all been replaced with Windows files!

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As the title says - when I click on my favorites in Outlook or Internet Explorer they are all now Windows files rather than my favorite places??? What happened??? The favorites are still in C: documents and settings as I have seen the file. Can anyone help

Jules

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

As the title says - when I click on my favorites in Outlook or
Internet Explorer they are all now Windows files rather than my
favorite places??? What happened??? The favorites are still in C:
documents and settings as I have seen the file. Can anyone help?

Jules

The pointer to the location of the Favorites folder may have been changed or
corrupted. The location is specified in the following registry keys:

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

Double click the Favorites key and make sure the path value points to:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Favorites
(where <username> is your account name)

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

Double click the Favorites key and make sure the path value points to:
%USERPROFILE%\Favorites

Change the paths if they are pointing to a different location.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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