Hi J,
In IE8 type
shell:favorites
in the IE8 Address bar and press enter. It will open your Favorites folder
in its current (non-default) location in a Windows Explorer window (not an
Internet Explorer Window)
1. Select the Favorites node.
2. Select the Edit>Cut menu option in Windows explorer
3. Navigate to (or open a new Windows explorer) your user documents and
settings folder (c:\Documents and Settings\{Username}\
Click on the folder named with your Username to select it
4. Select the Edit>Paste menu from windows explorer.
You should end up with a directory tree in your Users Documents and Settings
folder like
c:\Documents and Settings\{Username}\Favorites..... etc.
From there you should be able to just cut or copy and paste your Favorites
folder back to their default location.
(You probably moved your Favorites location when you had previously IE6 or 7
installed)
Your default location for your Favorites folder on XP should be
c:\Documents and Settings\{username}\
In the registry you also need to change the value for Favorites under this
key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
to %UserProfile%/Favorites
but yes, unless you have a good understanding of windows and the registry,
you could foobar the lot. IT is not really necessary to change your registry
settings, just so long as you move your Favorites Folder (and sub-folders)
back to the default location (c:\Documents and Settings\{Username}\
where IE8 is expecting to find them.
Before you start messing around, make sure you do a system backup (which
backs up the registry).
Regards.
"J. Earthling" wrote in message
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> The current location of my Favorites storage is NOT the default one. A
> while back, I somehow managed to move it, but for the life of me, I know
> not how. I know exactly where it is however; I just don't like it there,
> since the folder name is now misleading & inappropriate.
>
> P.S. I failed to understand ALL of your reply... guess it's difficult for
> you guys to assess the knowledge level of us on the other end. I'd say my
> knowledge is at the "moderate" level, at BEST!
>
> "rob^_^" wrote in message
> news:eJNtzS1sKHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just checked with XP/IE8 and yes there is no interface to safely move
>> your Favorites folder. I do know of the registry hack, but I would be
>> reluctant to give you instructions as I have not tested it on a XP/IE8
>> machine.... from memory I think it only applied to XP/IE6.
>>
>> It is usual for company computers to use servers to store all personal
>> information and use Group Policy (Start>Run>gpedit.msc) (Internet
>> explorer Maintenance) to populate the 'Shared Favorites' folder.
>>
>> XP Home users do not have gpedit on their machines to prevent them from
>> doing this.
>>
>> So long as you are doing regular backups, your Favorites and other
>> personal data is being backed up.
>>
>> Type shell:favorites in the IE address bar to quickly access your
>> Favorites folder from IE8 in the Windows explorer. From there you can cut
>> and paste some of your unused favorite folders to somewhere else on your
>> hard drive. You can then just copy them back into the Favorites root when
>> you want to use them again.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> "J. Earthling" wrote in message
>> news:etMiTF1sKHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I re-booted, which somehow resolved the issue. However, there's one
>>> related and nagging problem. I wish to change the location of the
>>> Favorites store in IE8. I'm guessing that involves a registry change,
>>> for which I'll need medication. 
>>>
>>> Incidentally, I'm running Windows XP Home.
>>>
>>>
>>> "rob^_^" wrote in message
>>> news:767603C4-27C0-4B46-9E26-8664BF2C61C3@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> That is the expected behavior for Vista and Win7(?). Can I ask why you
>>>> want to delete your Favorites folder?
>>>>
>>>> IE8 will not work properly without a Favorites folder. On Vista and
>>>> Win7 it is a special folder that cannot be moved or deleted.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>> "J. Earthling" wrote in message
>>>> news:eb73gk0sKHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> When I attempt to delete a Favorites folder in IE8, I get: "Access is
>>>>> denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that
>>>>> the file is not currently in use".
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>
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