Help Needed Importing Backed Up Favorites

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.

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\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

For Windows 2000/XP:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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


On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:56:37 -0500, Tarkus <tarkus@comcast.net> wrote:

>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.

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\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Shell
>Folders
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\User
>Shell Folders
>
>For Windows 2000/XP:
>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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

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

On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:21:47 -0500, Tarkus <tarkus@comcast.net> wrote:

>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\Cur rentVersion\Explorer\Shell
>>Folders
>>
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Explorer\User
>>Shell Folders
>>
>>For Windows 2000/XP:
>>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\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

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

>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

Thanks for the feedback.
Take care.
....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:45:17 -0500, Tarkus <tarkus@comcast.net> wrote:

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