favorites lost

[Guest]

when i click favorites, it used to display all my favorites from folder
C:/documentsand settings/username/favorites folder.... but not it is not
displaying any of those favorites from that folder instead it shows no
favorites. so i add some new favorites and now only new ones are displayed
but now new favorites are being stored in C:/winnt/favorites folder. i dont
know how this change happens.
can somebody help so when i click on favorites it should only show favorites
from
c:/documentsandsetting/username/favorites folder.
thanks!

 

[Alan Edwards]

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

 

[Guest]

thanks Alan!
well in second value
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User

Shell Folders

under name is favorites under type is REG_SZ and under data i change it to
c:\documents and settings\user name\favorites and it works... but the type
should be REG_EXPAND_SZ like the others and data should be
%userprofile%\favorites
how can i change these values of type and data
please expain.
thanks again!

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

That does not matter. If you want, you can delete the existing Favorites value and create a New > REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "Favorites" and set the path.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


thanks Alan!
well in second value
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User

Shell Folders

under name is favorites under type is REG_SZ and under data i change it to
c:\documents and settings\user name\favorites and it works... but the type
should be REG_EXPAND_SZ like the others and data should be
%userprofile%\favorites
how can i change these values of type and data
please expain.
thanks again!

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ramesh
i fixed the values like u said and everything start running fine.
but the problem keeps coming back. after some time while surfing the
internet and staying on legit sites the ie generates error and closes. and
when i start back again same thing all favorites are gone. and a new folder
is created in c:\winnt\favorites
both values in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
are changed back to c:\winnt\favorites on their own.
i dont know if it is the some kind of spyware but i couldnt find any on my
computer
or is there some internal problem with internet exporer.
i have win2000 and ie version 6.0.2800.1106, sp1 128bit

mostly the websites i was surfing was msnhotmail sites, and other news sites
from mymsn sites. so i dont thing that there is any spyware from these sites
that are changing the values in my registry without my knowledge.
strange thing is that no new favorite sites are added only the link to
location are changed and new favorites folder in created in winnt folder by
itself.
i think there is definitly some problem with ms ie

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Thanks Ramesh
i fixed the values like u said and everything start running fine.
but the problem keeps coming back. after some time while surfing the
internet and staying on legit sites the ie generates error and
closes. and when i start back again same thing all favorites are
gone. and a new folder is created in c:\winnt\favorites
both values in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
are changed back to c:\winnt\favorites on their own.
i dont know if it is the some kind of spyware but i couldnt find any
on my computer
or is there some internal problem with internet exporer.
i have win2000 and ie version 6.0.2800.1106, sp1 128bit

mostly the websites i was surfing was msnhotmail sites, and other
news sites from mymsn sites. so i dont thing that there is any
spyware from these sites that are changing the values in my registry
without my knowledge.
strange thing is that no new favorite sites are added only the link to
location are changed and new favorites folder in created in winnt
folder by itself.
i think there is definitly some problem with ms ie

First eliminate any scumware.
CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of these programs ,
download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.


See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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