Inactive Favorites Menu

[Guest]

I use WindowsXP SP2

When I click on Favorites menu in Internet Explorer:
1. No favorites displayed;
2. "Add to favorites..." does nothing;
3. "Organize favorites..." does nothing.

My favorites are listed in C:\Documents & Settings\Owner\Favorites.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Window\Current Version\Explorer\Shell
Folders point to the above folder.

I tried the following:
1. System Restore
2. Reinstalled Service Pack 2
3. Verified that Favorites folder is not hidden
4. Enabled and disabled personalized favorites folder

 

[Alan Edwards]

Read this standard response, as your Registry setting may not be quite
right.

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

 

[Guest]

How do you change type from "REG_SZ" to "REG_EXPAND_SZ"
--
Eb

Read this standard response, as your Registry setting may not be quite
right.

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

I use WindowsXP SP2

When I click on Favorites menu in Internet Explorer:
1. No favorites displayed;
2. "Add to favorites..." does nothing;
3. "Organize favorites..." does nothing.

My favorites are listed in C:\Documents & Settings\Owner\Favorites.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Window\Current Version\Explorer\Shell
Folders point to the above folder.

I tried the following:
1. System Restore
2. Reinstalled Service Pack 2
3. Verified that Favorites folder is not hidden
4. Enabled and disabled personalized favorites folder

 

[Alan Edwards]

Delete it and recreate it.

....Alan

 

[Guest]

Thanks, it worked.
PS I did not know which option to use to create a new entry, but I figured
it out.
--
Eb

How do you change type from "REG_SZ" to "REG_EXPAND_SZ"
--
Eb

Read this standard response, as your Registry setting may not be quite
right.

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

I use WindowsXP SP2

When I click on Favorites menu in Internet Explorer:
1. No favorites displayed;
2. "Add to favorites..." does nothing;
3. "Organize favorites..." does nothing.

My favorites are listed in C:\Documents & Settings\Owner\Favorites.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Window\Current Version\Explorer\Shell
Folders point to the above folder.

I tried the following:
1. System Restore
2. Reinstalled Service Pack 2
3. Verified that Favorites folder is not hidden
4. Enabled and disabled personalized favorites folder