Favorites menu icons

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lynda

I have a question, Why is it that some web sites put in
a icon when you save them in you favorites folder and
then after awhile it gets changed to a explorer icon (the
e with the page behind it). Is there any way that i can
keep the icon that the page installed when i first put it
in my favorites folder?
 
lynda said:
I have a question, Why is it that some web sites put in
a icon when you save them in you favorites folder and
then after awhile it gets changed to a explorer icon (the
e with the page behind it). Is there any way that i can
keep the icon that the page installed when i first put it
in my favorites folder?
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It is a Microsoft design oversight. The icons (called 'favicons') are stored
in the cache (TIF), so they are thus temporary.

To make them permanent, perform the following:
* Manually clear TIF
* Save page as favorite (Favicon is only downloded during this step)
* Open 2 windows side by side -- the TIF view from within IE, and
a Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) window, set to the
folder/directory you wish to store the Favicons in.
* Drag-n-drop favicon.ico from TIF to the Explorer folder
* Rt-click on the Favorite, click Properties, then Web Document
* Invoke "Change Icon..." dialog and set to the .ico file you just dragged
* Repeat for each site
 
These are known as favicons.ico (Favorite Icons)
and they normally will only last until your Temp
Internet files are cleared.

This program will allow you to save the favicons.ico
(Favorite Icons) permanently in a different folder
and re-associate your favorites with the stored icons.

FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons (Line 108)
www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
or
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,9883,00.asp
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Also try FavIoncizer:
"www.codeproject.com/tools/faviconizer.asp?
target=favicons"

It will actually find about a third more than
FavOrg does (since it checks for referenced URL's), but
lacks some of the
other cababilites of FavOrg, Recommended.
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FavOrg 1.4:

www.gratilog.net/anglais/internet/favorg.zip

"uk.geocities.com/personel44/files/favorg.zip"

or Version 1.2:

"www.liemar.com.br/construindoseusite/downloads/favorg.zip
"

www.themes.myqth.com/Downloads/favorg.zip
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