Transferring Internet favorites

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Wynn Gerber

I just purchased a new computer. The old one ran on 98
and the new on XP Pro. Is there a way to transfer my
Favorites in Internet Explorer from the old machine to the
new without rekeying them all in.

Thanks,

Wynn
 
Wynn Gerber said:
I just purchased a new computer. The old one ran on 98
and the new on XP Pro. Is there a way to transfer my
Favorites in Internet Explorer from the old machine to the
new without rekeying them all in.
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You can find the Favorites (by default) in the WINDOWS\FAVORITES
folder on the old computer. Copy them to a floppy and then from here
to C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\FAVROITES on the Windows XP
computer.
 
You can find the Favorites (by default) in the WINDOWS\FAVORITES
folder on the old computer. Copy them to a floppy and then from here
to C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\{username}\FAVROITES on the Windows XP
computer.
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Just be careful that you don't end up with Favorites as a subfolder to
Favorites in your new computer... like I did.

Thorsten, any reason that he can't use IE \ file menu \ import and
export?
 
Maureen Goldman said:
Thorsten, any reason that he can't use IE \ file menu \ import and
export?
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No, but I find it easier to copy. I have a desktop and a laptop here
and synchronize the Favorites on both machines with a simple XCOPY
batch every day without any problem.
 
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