Did you try the Export favorites? You should be able to export them to a file..and then..import them in XP..... In IE...press File and then go to Import Export... In XP.. do the same...File..then Import Export..and choose the option to import... You can do favorites and cookies. Hugs, Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "kg6ocz" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:43 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dern--loosing and replacing favorites--NOT thru restore good idea..never having done THAT before I wouldn't have thought of it.. thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevnal" <trev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dern--loosing and replacing favorites--NOT thru restore > why not copy them to another place on the hard disc, and then zip them up > with WinZip or what ever you use? then you can put the zip file on the CD?? > > Trevnal > ----- Original Message ----- > > nothing that works for win98 works in XP..I know I am doing something wrong > but I can NOT copy FROM favorites in XP TO cd. I keep getting the file name > won't work invalid. > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Hi, I don't know about XP but with win98 the favorites is in the windows > folder, I copy one to my D drive so that if I have to format the C drive I > can copy the favorites back to C. > > Sincerely Yours, > > Hank > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > I was busy being smart and reloaded my ISP whilst trying to test another > > ISP...I DIDn't copy the favorites recently. i have a list about 2 weeks > old > > on CD but NOW I can't find out WHERE in XP to restore them..I didn't > copy > > them THRU backup because it wouldn't work. I had to individually copy > one > > link from to but now I can't find where they go..sighhhh. for SOME > reason > > msbackup doesn't want to handle cd. it only wants to allow using a > > floppy...so I worked around it but I can't find WHERE to put BACK the > links > > for favorites..Where I put them they don't show up in IE... > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk