Re: Corrupted Favorite Folder In IE6!!!!

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Hi Kalmani,

Check your recycle bin. If you haven't cleared it you can recover your
Favorites folders.

Regards.
"KALMANI" <chaldeangq@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1152718656.087951.273120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I accidently deleted the C:\Documents and
Settings\Compaq_Owner\Favorites folder & now I can't even bookmark in
Internet Explorer 6 but when I try to recreate it, the system says its
there even though I don't even see it in the directory no more. I know
its no registry problem because I didn't move the folder to another
place or try to do anything else to it. But I still checked the
registry & everything looks how it should be. I found some site
telling how to recreate it (which I included below) but the answer was
for windows 95 & 98, even though it says the same for XP, the dos
commands don't work except for del & I did that & it says it deletes it
but its still there.

" ( taken from http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers3.htm )

Most problems with favorites are caused by a corrupt favorites folder.
Follow the instructions below to create a new one. Remember to export
your favorites first so that you don't lose them:

Shut down all programmes and boot into dos if you are using Windows 95
or 98. If using Windows ME use an appropriate disc to access DOS. Run
the following commands from the windows directory, typically
c:\windows\>

smartdrv
deltree favori~1

Reboot using ctrl, alt, del if using Windows 95 or 98. If using
WindowsME remember to remove the boot floppy.

Windows 2000 users will have to log in as Administrator to be able to
delete the folders in question directly from within Windows Explorer.
Windows XP users will use the same procedure. "

I even did the sfc file checker three times & it didn't catch nothing &
completed with no problem. Internet Explorer 6 works fine except for
the favorites part which I can't add or do anything with the bookmarks.
I even did the repair for Internet Eplorer with the ie.inf file in
system32 but still the same problem. I upgraded to Internet Explorer 7
Beta 3 & still the same thing. Btw, I got windows xp sp2 installed on
my computer & the Compaq Owner the user profile is the main
Administrator Account with no other user profile on my system.

I wanted to know if there is any way to recreate or rebuild the folder
without reinstalling windows?



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