IE Favorites export

[Guest]

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Sharon

In Internet Explorer go to File>Import and Export - follow the onscreen
prompts.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd
like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy
and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that
someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually!
Thanks for any help.
| --
| Sharon

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!

 

[Gordon]

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One

part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but
once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to
File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called
bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first??

Yes they need to save the attachment on their HDD first. IE can't see a file
attached to an email.

My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in

one email?

Yes as long as you call each one a different name.

My third question is (I'm really on a >roll!): Can the receiver import ALL

of the contents of one folder in one process - or >does each file have to be
imported >separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!

Each file has to be imported separately.

and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file
to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the
Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOr
der\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location.

Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to
the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with
their systems)like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy
and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that
someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually!
Thanks for any help.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
--
Sharon

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Common issue, Sharon. See this tip from Alan Edwards, MVP Windows 9x Systems:

--
"Not a valid bookmark file" error
Created by saving an emailed favorites export using File-Save

Open the page in Notepad and remove this first line:

<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail -->
--

And: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
--
Sharon

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,
We saved the emailed bookmark to the desktop, then opened Notepad, then opened the file we had from the desktop. Our first line reads,"DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN". None of the other lines look anything like the one you said to remove either. Any other thoughts?
--
Sharon

Common issue, Sharon. See this tip from Alan Edwards, MVP Windows 9x Systems:

--
"Not a valid bookmark file" error
Created by saving an emailed favorites export using File-Save

Open the page in Notepad and remove this first line:

<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail -->
--

And: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
--
Sharon

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Other possibilities covered here: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites
Says to try it again.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
We saved the emailed bookmark to the desktop, then opened Notepad, then opened the file we had from the desktop. Our first line reads,"DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN". None of the other lines look anything like the one you said to remove either. Any other thoughts?
--
Sharon

Common issue, Sharon. See this tip from Alan Edwards, MVP Windows 9x Systems:

--
"Not a valid bookmark file" error
Created by saving an emailed favorites export using File-Save

Open the page in Notepad and remove this first line:

<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail -->
--

And: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
--
Sharon

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

If nothing helps, zip the favorites folder entirely and send it to the users. They will unzip it and copy to their favorites folder.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Other possibilities covered here: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites
Says to try it again.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
We saved the emailed bookmark to the desktop, then opened Notepad, then opened the file we had from the desktop. Our first line reads,"DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN". None of the other lines look anything like the one you said to remove either. Any other thoughts?
--
Sharon

Common issue, Sharon. See this tip from Alan Edwards, MVP Windows 9x Systems:

--
"Not a valid bookmark file" error
Created by saving an emailed favorites export using File-Save

Open the page in Notepad and remove this first line:

<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail -->
--

And: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
--
Sharon

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Ramesh. We've tried several times and the notepad info always looks the same so we'll have to get a zip program and try it the old fashioned way! - Sharon
--
Sharon

If nothing helps, zip the favorites folder entirely and send it to the users. They will unzip it and copy to their favorites folder.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Other possibilities covered here: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites
Says to try it again.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
We saved the emailed bookmark to the desktop, then opened Notepad, then opened the file we had from the desktop. Our first line reads,"DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN". None of the other lines look anything like the one you said to remove either. Any other thoughts?
--
Sharon

Common issue, Sharon. See this tip from Alan Edwards, MVP Windows 9x Systems:

--
"Not a valid bookmark file" error
Created by saving an emailed favorites export using File-Save

Open the page in Notepad and remove this first line:

<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail -->
--

And: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
--
Sharon


:

Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

You're welcome Sharon.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks, Ramesh. We've tried several times and the notepad info always looks the same so we'll have to get a zip program and try it the old fashioned way! - Sharon
--
Sharon

If nothing helps, zip the favorites folder entirely and send it to the users. They will unzip it and copy to their favorites folder.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Other possibilities covered here: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites
Says to try it again.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
We saved the emailed bookmark to the desktop, then opened Notepad, then opened the file we had from the desktop. Our first line reads,"DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN". None of the other lines look anything like the one you said to remove either. Any other thoughts?
--
Sharon

Common issue, Sharon. See this tip from Alan Edwards, MVP Windows 9x Systems:

--
"Not a valid bookmark file" error
Created by saving an emailed favorites export using File-Save

Open the page in Notepad and remove this first line:

<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail -->
--

And: http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers3.htm#favorites

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh,
Two things happen during the import wizard process: 1) We save the exported email file to C:\My Doc, then when the wizard asks where to import from, it also automatically has filled in the space with "C:\My Doc\bookmark.htm". We say OK and the pop-up says "Cannot find C:\My Doc\bookmark." We click on Browse and instead of "bookmark" it shows "Bookmarks" (with a capital B and s at the end). We select that and on the final wizard screen, it says "...we will import the Favorites from C:\My Doc\Bookmarks.htm"; we hit OK and a window pops up: "Not a valid bookmark file." HELP, please!
--
Sharon

They need to save the bookmark file to the hard disk and use the Import and Export Wizard and mention the same location where they saved the file. It will be imported automatically.

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Thanks for the help! (people are always so helpful on this site!) One part I don't understand still: I exported the folder as a bookmark okay, but once the receiver gets the email, how do they import it?? (when they went to File: Import, their system said that it couldn't find the file called bookmark.htm). Do they need to save the bookmark from the email first?? My second question is: is there a way to send multiple Favorites folders in one email? My third question is (I'm really on a roll!): Can the receiver import ALL of the contents of one folder in one process - or does each file have to be imported separately?? I'm looking forward to your answers!
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Sharon


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Hi Sharon,

You may use the Internet Explorer Import and Export Wizard (File menu) and export to a HTM file (Netscape style bookmark file). Send this HTM file to the users and have them Import it using the same wizard. To preserve the Favorites Sort order (optional), you may send this Registry key as well:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites]

(Type Regedit.exe in the RUN box and navigate to the above location. Export the key using File, Export option and save as REG file. Send it to the other users and have him double-click the REG file to merge it with their systems)

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

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

I've developed an extensive Favorites list for business purposes. I'd like to share those links with others I work with. Is there a way to copy and email ALL of my links that are in my Favorites folders? Hope that someone has an easy solution so I don't have to send each link individually! Thanks for any help.