Favorites window is blank in IE7 64 bit

I have a new hp laptop running 64 bit Vista and 64 bit Explorer 7. My
favorites are gone when I click to view them. Adding new favorites seems to
work, but then when you open favorites, once again they are gone. I still
have a working history. If I go and open C drive and find my favorites file
and open it , everything is there. They just dont show up in my favorites
window any longer. Where is the favorites file suppose to be located? Maybe
mine got moved and is no longer linked to my favorites button. I tried to
download and reinstall IE7 but then it stops and tells me I must login as the
administrator before it will setup program. I AM the administrator but dont
use a password because I am the only one that uses my laptop. So that is
another problem in itself. I have run out of ideas. Help!! Im not a big
fan of Vista any longer.

John
Mon Dec 31 12:44:49 PST 2007

Your favourites are in C:\Users\(username)\Favorites

"bconman" <bconman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a new hp laptop running 64 bit Vista and 64 bit Explorer 7. My
> favorites are gone when I click to view them. Adding new favorites seems
> to
> work, but then when you open favorites, once again they are gone. I still
> have a working history. If I go and open C drive and find my favorites
> file
> and open it , everything is there. They just dont show up in my favorites
> window any longer. Where is the favorites file suppose to be located?
> Maybe
> mine got moved and is no longer linked to my favorites button. I tried to
> download and reinstall IE7 but then it stops and tells me I must login as
> the
> administrator before it will setup program. I AM the administrator but
> dont
> use a password because I am the only one that uses my laptop. So that is
> another problem in itself. I have run out of ideas. Help!! Im not a big
> fan of Vista any longer.

bconman
Mon Dec 31 13:03:01 PST 2007


That is where mine is located. But explorer is not seeing it.
"John Barnes" wrote:

> Your favourites are in C:\Users\(username)\Favorites
>
> "bconman" <bconman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51D3C735-C719-47F4-B86F-0B7C9C33C33D@microsoft.com...
> >I have a new hp laptop running 64 bit Vista and 64 bit Explorer 7. My
> > favorites are gone when I click to view them. Adding new favorites seems
> > to
> > work, but then when you open favorites, once again they are gone. I still
> > have a working history. If I go and open C drive and find my favorites
> > file
> > and open it , everything is there. They just dont show up in my favorites
> > window any longer. Where is the favorites file suppose to be located?
> > Maybe
> > mine got moved and is no longer linked to my favorites button. I tried to
> > download and reinstall IE7 but then it stops and tells me I must login as
> > the
> > administrator before it will setup program. I AM the administrator but
> > dont
> > use a password because I am the only one that uses my laptop. So that is
> > another problem in itself. I have run out of ideas. Help!! Im not a big
> > fan of Vista any longer.
>
>

Colin
Mon Dec 31 13:38:26 PST 2007

Use the default 32-bit Explorer and see if you can see them OK.

"bconman" <bconman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51D3C735-C719-47F4-B86F-0B7C9C33C33D@microsoft.com...
>I have a new hp laptop running 64 bit Vista and 64 bit Explorer 7. My
> favorites are gone when I click to view them. Adding new favorites seems
> to
> work, but then when you open favorites, once again they are gone. I still
> have a working history. If I go and open C drive and find my favorites
> file
> and open it , everything is there. They just dont show up in my favorites
> window any longer. Where is the favorites file suppose to be located?
> Maybe
> mine got moved and is no longer linked to my favorites button. I tried to
> download and reinstall IE7 but then it stops and tells me I must login as
> the
> administrator before it will setup program. I AM the administrator but
> dont
> use a password because I am the only one that uses my laptop. So that is
> another problem in itself. I have run out of ideas. Help!! Im not a big
> fan of Vista any longer.

John
Mon Dec 31 16:44:33 PST 2007

I have see some drag an old Favourites folder into the new Favourites folder
and get your results. Make sure you have shortcut icons in your favourites
folder. Open your folder, open an IE browse to a page you want in your
favourites, drag the little symbol from the front of the address into your
favourites folder. See if it show up in the dropdown. You may have to
clear the favourites folder completely and start from scratch.


"bconman" <bconman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> That is where mine is located. But explorer is not seeing it.
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Your favourites are in C:\Users\(username)\Favorites
>>
>> "bconman" <bconman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:51D3C735-C719-47F4-B86F-0B7C9C33C33D@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a new hp laptop running 64 bit Vista and 64 bit Explorer 7. My
>> > favorites are gone when I click to view them. Adding new favorites
>> > seems
>> > to
>> > work, but then when you open favorites, once again they are gone. I
>> > still
>> > have a working history. If I go and open C drive and find my favorites
>> > file
>> > and open it , everything is there. They just dont show up in my
>> > favorites
>> > window any longer. Where is the favorites file suppose to be located?
>> > Maybe
>> > mine got moved and is no longer linked to my favorites button. I tried
>> > to
>> > download and reinstall IE7 but then it stops and tells me I must login
>> > as
>> > the
>> > administrator before it will setup program. I AM the administrator but
>> > dont
>> > use a password because I am the only one that uses my laptop. So that
>> > is
>> > another problem in itself. I have run out of ideas. Help!! Im not a
>> > big
>> > fan of Vista any longer.
>>
>>