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Comment #1

no@spam.com (Bill Sommers) — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:36:28 PDT

Another method is from IE export Favorites, delete all Favorites, then import back in.

(Comment posted by Bill Sommers at 10:36 am, Fri 6th Apr 2007)

Comment #2

no@spam.com (Hrundi Bakshi) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:48:56 PDT

I surely hope that this has been catalogued as a bug, and will be dealt with via some patch in some SP, has it?

(Comment posted by Hrundi Bakshi at 3:48 am, Sat 21st Apr 2007)

Comment #3

no@spam.com (Joe) — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:48:07 PDT

This works very well for me in Windows Vista Home Premium. It seems somehow my IE7 folder got set to this protected position. I could got save any new favorite websites, user//favorites folder. Thanks a billion! Joe

(Comment posted by Joe at 9:48 pm, Sun 29th Apr 2007)

Comment #4

no@spam.com (Philsan) — Tue, 15 May 2007 03:43:15 PDT

Solution worked well in my Windows Ultimate. Hope that MS will fix the problem.

(Comment posted by Philsan at 3:43 am, Tue 15th May 2007)

Comment #5

no@spam.com (Tom Vargas) — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:44:28 PDT

One question, how do you brouse to the folder from the command promt? ---------------------------------------------------------- Editor's note: Type "cd /d " in the Command Prompt to switch to the favorites folder. Where the placeholder above, represents the location of the folder which contains the Favorites folder.

(Comment posted by Tom Vargas at 1:44 pm, Mon 21st May 2007)

Comment #6

no@spam.com (Wes) — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:35:36 PDT

I found an alternate solution to the same issues. I tried right clicking on the favorites folder, properties, security tab, advanced, onwer tab, edit, select yourself or your group, checkmark replace owner on all subdirectories, apply, ok, ok, ok, ok. Fixed it for me?

(Comment posted by Wes at 11:35 am, Tue 29th May 2007)

Comment #7

no@spam.com (Steve) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:29:22 PDT

Neither changing the integrity level not the folders onership properties worked for me with Vista Home Ultimate. Any other ideas?

(Comment posted by Steve at 10:29 am, Thu 14th Jun 2007)

Comment #8

no@spam.com (Barb) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:10:03 PDT

Changing ownership worked as far as getting the favorites back. It created a new folder and copied the favorites into it. That folder is inside the original folder. Now when I go to favorites I see New Folder - click on that and I see favorites. At least it's back!

(Comment posted by Barb at 2:10 pm, Sun 2nd Sep 2007)

Comment #9

no@spam.com (GuessWho) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:55:48 PST

Wow this totally worked. Thanks a lot

(Comment posted by GuessWho at 7:55 am, Sat 22nd Dec 2007)

Comment #10

no@spam.com (Fred-rc) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:24:39 PST

Thanks for the solution. It worked perfectly. The only problem I had was trying to recall how to get out of the command prompt. I think it has been 20 years since I last used it.

(Comment posted by Fred-rc at 2:24 pm, Tue 29th Jan 2008)

Comment #11

no@spam.com (Ray) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:28:58 PST

Worked a dream eventually, but you have to make sure the spacing is correct (trial and error) and that the file name is case sensitive - also use the correct spelling - "Favourites" in UK. Why on earth have microsoft not fixed this - there is not even a mention on the vista support Site!!!

(Comment posted by Ray at 3:28 am, Sun 10th Feb 2008)

Comment #12

no@spam.com (Fayaz) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:17:30 PDT

Thanks a ton it worked for me

(Comment posted by Fayaz at 11:17 am, Wed 19th Mar 2008)

Comment #13

no@spam.com (Susan) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:06:50 PDT

Thank you SO much! This was driving me nuts! It worked like a charm.

(Comment posted by Susan at 5:06 pm, Sat 22nd Mar 2008)

Comment #14

no@spam.com (Johan K) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:16:39 PDT

Great, thanks, worked for me too! Too bad MS didn't implement this simple step in the "Move folder" action...

(Comment posted by Johan K at 8:16 am, Tue 8th Apr 2008)

Comment #15

no@spam.com (HippyChick) — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:13:05 PDT

Thank you thank you thank you. What a relief this problem is finally resolved.

(Comment posted by HippyChick at 8:13 pm, Fri 16th May 2008)

Comment #16

no@spam.com (Mike_Higham) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:14:59 PDT

Thank you. Just liked the Run command in my Start Menu - I leave it on all the time.

(Comment posted by Mike_Higham at 10:14 am, Sun 8th Jun 2008)