IE7 favourites wont work

Atomised

I can't get the bookmarks to work on my Vista pc that runs IE7

Red_Rose_Exile

Try this

Right-click the IE icon on the desktop and choose Run as administrator.
If that option isn't present, try IE shortcut in the Start | Programs menu or the
Quicklaunch Bar

Red_Rose_Exile

can you try this then

Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons

or use Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet Explorer (No add-ons)


Can you add to favorites now?

Red_Rose_Exile

ok try this

Open an admin command prompt (right-click Command Prompt and click Run As Administrator)
Browse to the folder that contains your favorites folder and Type:


icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low

Restart Internet Explorer

Now can you access them?

Red_Rose_Exile

Click Start, in the Start Search box, type command.
A list of of matches will appear above.
Right-click Command Prompt in Programs list
click Run as administrator.
You may be prompted for an administrator confirmation, or a password. Type your password or click Continue.

you should see this



you need to change the file location for instance c:\documents and settings\dave\favorites

now type in the command in red that I posted above

What is the location of your favorites folder?

Red_Rose_Exile

Where is your favorites folder located?

Red_Rose_Exile

In your Music folder?


So the filepath is c:\documets and settings\yourname\music\favorites?

sco0ter

Why not just copy your favourite folder back to

C:\Users\your user name\

and see how that works

sco0ter

Just for your info... Vista is unlike XP in the way it works with the favourites folder.. In xp it wont let you delete or move it whereas Vista will. It sounds like you have accidently dragged it ino your music folder

sco0ter

Try moving it back as the path given is the default path.

C:\USERS\your user name\

Just put favourites there or make a new folder called favourites and see if it works... The favourite folder should always have been there and would have been there when you bought it in june regardless of when you had favourites.

Red_Rose_Exile

in that case go back to the Command prompt again

at the command prompt, type in

cd boyfriends name\Music\favorites

press enter

now type in

icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low

press enter