If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.

> My saved pages go to a file that has a list of shortcuts to my favorites.

What is the name and location of this file/folder?

Have you run a thorough check for hijackware?

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

John Barton wrote:
> I can no longer add web pages to my main favorites file. My saved pages
> go to a file that has a list of shortcuts to my favorites. How can a
> delete the file with the shortcuts without losing my main favorite file?

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OvoZS2oBGHA.3396@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.


Also would be helpful to refer to previous help given for related problems

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...xp=&sloc=en-us

(Web interface search of "English" newsgroups for
barton favorites
)

Oct 7 - choose folder wasn't working, Sandi suggested rebuilding folder

Nov 17 - ditto, Vincenzo pointed to some resources about Favorites


>> My saved pages go to a file that has a list of shortcuts to my favorites.

This one looks like he may have done an export, as Sandi suggested,
without understanding what that was doing.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
---

Yep, sounds like he's using the exported favorites.html

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__________________________________________
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http://www.ie-vista.com
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org

Inetexplorer has changed - for instructions on how to
find old URLs, go here:
http://msmvps.com/spywaresucks/archi.../14/46971.aspx


"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
news:eQByvlWCGHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OvoZS2oBGHA.3396@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please
>> cross-post
>> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.
>
>
> Also would be helpful to refer to previous help given for related problems
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...xp=&sloc=en-us
>
> (Web interface search of "English" newsgroups for
> barton favorites
> )
>
> Oct 7 - choose folder wasn't working, Sandi suggested rebuilding folder
>
> Nov 17 - ditto, Vincenzo pointed to some resources about Favorites
>
>
>>> My saved pages go to a file that has a list of shortcuts to my
>>> favorites.
>
> This one looks like he may have done an export, as Sandi suggested,
> without understanding what that was doing.
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>