Missing Favorites when upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 ?
Published: Sep 26, 2005Send your feedback
Problem
After upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows XP, all of the Favorites in Internet Explorer may be missing.
Solution
Your favorites are still intact, but present in a different location. Windows 98 stores the Favorites (*.URL files) in the following location:
%Windir%\Favorites
Windows XP stores the Favorites within the user profile, in the following folder:
%Userprofile%\Favorites
You just need to copy all the shortcuts from the old path to the new. Type the above paths in Start, Run dialog.
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