I am using ie 7 with vista. All of a sudden when I click on the star and
Favorites the list is blank. History is OK.

There is a folder named "Favorites" in my C:\Users\Don folder and that
folder does contain all my shortcuts. I have resorted to putting a shortcut
to that folder on my desktop so I can access the favorites but that's
cumbersome. I have read many posts regarding missing favorites but they all
tell you where to find it.

But I have a Favorites folder and it's in the right place. How do I get ie7
to find it?

"kaldon" <kaldon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am using ie 7 with vista. All of a sudden when I click on the star and
> Favorites the list is blank. History is OK.
>
> There is a folder named "Favorites" in my C:\Users\Don folder and that
> folder does contain all my shortcuts. I have resorted to putting a shortcut
> to that folder on my desktop so I can access the favorites but that's
> cumbersome. I have read many posts regarding missing favorites but they all
> tell you where to find it.


Read them again. They will show you how to make sure that your
registry is pointing at them.


>
> But I have a Favorites folder and it's in the right place. How do I get ie7
> to find it?


Find where your registry is pointing to Favorites now.
Alternatively use the Favorites menu, e.g. press Alt-a
choose a Favorite or a folder in it, right-click Properties
and see the path of that object (e.g. in Location: field
on the General tab.)

If Location: is showing the path that you think it should be
you're asking the wrong question. A possible answer to the right question
would be that the Desktop.ini file in your Favorites directory is corrupt.
Etc.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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