how to share favorite bookmarks

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I'm trying to share my web favorite bookmarks (Administrator) with my wife's
account (Restricted). I have so far dragged the favorites in my account into
the shared folder, but I have not got the desired result. Can someone offer
a simple solution?
 
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:41:28 -0800, Bob Horvath wrote:

You probably could File, Import and Export, save it as a file. Then
use Import it on her system. It also will give you a backup in case
you need it sometime. I always export mine every so often for a safety
backup. I.m sure there are others ways.
 
Thanks Alan. The article assumes I am in a network, which I'm not. I'm
using WinXP Home with two people using it. My wife and I. All I need to do
is to find out how to change the address of my 'favorite' default folder. If
I could do that, everytime I click it, it will go where I want and so it will
be the case when my wife does it; hopefully the same folder. I hope I'm
clear in my explanation.
 
OK. Sorry about that. I follow you now.
You can set them both to the same folder either:

1. Manually by editing 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\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

2. By using Folder Redirector (for XP)
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/folderredirector.htm

3. By using TweakUI
There are different versions for different operating systems.
For XP: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm

Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.
Details at: (may wrap)
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp
or
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/9/20.ASP
Download at:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe


....Alan
 
I seem to have messed up. I changed the registry manually, quite a straight
forward job. The original address was "C:\Documents and
Settings\User\Favorites" after the modification, "C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Favorites". There is nothing happening as I cannot recall
my favorites from either account and I fail to see any new bookmarks. I then
restore to the original settings and all is working as original, but still
cannot share a common favorites folder between the two accounts.
Additionally, a new folder has appeared in the Document and Settings\All
Users called "shared Documents" with Favorites as subfolder and Links as
sub-subfolder. This looks as a duplicate and if I could I would delete it
but it does not allow me. I used Redirector but same result.
 
What operating system?
Did you change both Registry entries?
Did you actually copy all the favorites necessary to the new folder?

Not sure of the new Favorites in Shared Documents. Perhaps that is
what you should be using? (Guessing only, as I have never had multiple
users) If I right-click my Favorites folder in XP and select
Properties, the sharing tab has some instructions to that effect.
If I get the time, I may try doing it myself when I know what o/s you
are using (assuming I have it)

....Alan
 
Brand new WinXP SP2 in a brand new HP Pavillion laptop. I have restore all
to the original installation. Managed to delete the silly new folder. All
is well, but have not managed to set one single favorite folder to be enjoyed
by both accounts (adding, deleting, updating, etc.)

To answer your question, no I did not copy the content of the file. Thank
you for your time.
 
Did you change both Registry entries?
(Although in XP, only
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders is used)

....Alan
 
Yes, I did. But because I failed to see what I expected to see I put it all
back to the original.
 
This worked for me on Windows 2000:

1. Choose a location for the shared Favorites folder. C:\Favorites would
seem to be a good choice.

2. Log on as User1, open Windows Explorer, type %userprofile% in the
address bar and press enter. You should be in C:\Documents and
Settings\{user1}. Drag the Favorites folder from the right-hand window to
the root of drive C.

3. Open IE and verify that it still sees your favorites. Close IE and log
off.

4. Log on as User2 and repeat step 3. You'll be dragging User2's
Favorites folder to the same place you put User1's folder. Windows will
tell you that a folder by that name already exists and that if you
continue, the contents will be merged. Click OK.

You now have both user's registry entries pointing to the combined
Favorites folder. This works because Favorites is a system folder and
Windows will track any moves or rename operations and update the registry
accordingly.


Mafome said:
Brand new WinXP SP2 in a brand new HP Pavillion laptop. I have restore all
to the original installation. Managed to delete the silly new folder. All
is well, but have not managed to set one single favorite folder to be enjoyed
by both accounts (adding, deleting, updating, etc.)
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