Help Needed Importing Backed Up Favorites

[Tarkus]

I just did a re-format and re-install of XP. I saved my favorites onto
a CDR. Where do I put that folder so it will show up in IE6 favorites?
I tried putting the backed up folder into Documents and Settings/All
Users, Default Users And Owner but when I start IE and go to
favorites, they are not there. there. My Favorites folder has many
sub-folders.

 

[Alan Edwards]

Just copy the contents of the backed-up Favorites folder to the
present one. Don't copy the folder itself.
The Favorites folder should be in %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
i.e. mine is C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Edwards\Favorites

If you have something wrong, then check the Registry:
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

For Windows 2000/XP:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders]
Set the Favorites path to : %USERPROFILE%\Favorites


The above should be a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, not REG_SZ


Ref: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#favorites
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm



....Alan

 

[Tarkus]

Problem is I already replaced all 3 favorites folder with the backup.
I hate to mess with the registry. Anything else I can try? Thanks for
your help.

 

[Alan Edwards]

You may not want to mess with the Registry but you can at least look
and see if it is correct for the one of the three you want to use.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

Problem is I already replaced all 3 favorites folder with the backup.
I hate to mess with the registry. Anything else I can try? Thanks for
your help.

Just copy the contents of the backed-up Favorites folder to the
present one. Don't copy the folder itself.
The Favorites folder should be in %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
i.e. mine is C:\Documents and Settings\Alan Edwards\Favorites

If you have something wrong, then check the Registry:
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

For Windows 2000/XP:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders]
Set the Favorites path to : %USERPROFILE%\Favorites


The above should be a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, not REG_SZ


Ref: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#favorites
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm



...Alan

 

[Tarkus]

Thanks Alan. Did what you said in Registry and it worked fine. Sorry
for being "Squeemish"

 

[Alan Edwards]

Thanks for the feedback.
Take care.
....Alan