Favorites problems

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I'm currently using IE version 6.0--and Windows XP Pro.

I noticed that when I removed Earthlink's software from my
PC, this same removal process emptied out my "favorites"
folder.

Prior to doing this, however, I made a copy of
the "favorites" folder (filepath--C:\docs &
settings\myusername) to the "my documents" folder.

Now...having replaced this same file back to its original
location in the above filepath, Internet Explorer won't
recognize it (or its contents) when I try to access it
while inside Internet Explorer.

Also: I can save new favorites inside Internet Explorer,
but I can't find where they're being saved on my PC (i.e.,
has a new folder been mysteriously created somewhere?),
and it's apparently not saving these new ones to the above
described "favorites" folder.


To correct this, how can I download & reinstall Internet
Explorer on my computer from Microsoft's website (since
I've been religious with updates, the install wizard from
the SP1 update website merely says, "newer version
detected--cannot continue")?

If reloading internet explorer from Microsoft's website is
not a worthwhile pursuit, what is the next best solution
option for the above problem?


Your suggestions on the above problem are...of
course...much appreciated.


Happy new year--to all!!!........
 
To find out where your current Favorites folder is, right-click a
favorite in IE, select Properties and look at the General tab.
Copy the contents (not the folder itself) of the saved favorites to
the new location.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "A Hunter"
I'm currently using IE version 6.0--and Windows XP Pro.

I noticed that when I removed Earthlink's software from my
PC, this same removal process emptied out my "favorites"
folder.

Prior to doing this, however, I made a copy of
the "favorites" folder (filepath--C:\docs &
settings\myusername) to the "my documents" folder.

Now...having replaced this same file back to its original
location in the above filepath, Internet Explorer won't
recognize it (or its contents) when I try to access it
while inside Internet Explorer.

Also: I can save new favorites inside Internet Explorer,
but I can't find where they're being saved on my PC (i.e.,
has a new folder been mysteriously created somewhere?),
and it's apparently not saving these new ones to the above
described "favorites" folder.
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