Volker
Fri May 23 00:54:00 PDT 2008
I resolved the problem without too much hassle now.
1) I exported the troubled favorites to a bookmark.html file. Bookmarks
there still are not in alphabetical order.
2) On my second pc in the LAN which had a well functioning favorites list I
imported the html file from the other pc thus merging both. The resulting
favorites still worked fine.
3) I exported the merged list to another bookmark.html file
3) I deleted all favorites from the troubled list in "Documents and Settings
..." of the first pc
4) I imported the new bookmark file to the first pc
Everything works fine now, I see all favorites and folders in alphabetical
order now if I select "Add to favorites"
"Volker" wrote:
> Ouch, I hoped it would be easier.
> Regarding point 1), behaviour persists in No-Add-ons mode.
>
> I will now take the weekend and try it all. I guess the only alternatives
> are leave it as it is or reinstall everything and lose all my settings and
> lots of info.
> Will let you know the outcome, thanks for now.
>
> Volker
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > [crossposted to IE General]
> >
> > 1. Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
> > IE7 in No Add-ons mode:
> >
> > Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons; or
> >
> > Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer (No
> > add-ons).
> >
> > Troubleshooting and Internet Explorerâ??s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> >
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
> >
> > 2. Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Settings (RIES)?
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
> >
> > 3. If you uninstall (a) IE7 *exactly* per the link below (which
> > automatically returns you to IE6), (b) all toolbars and (c) all third-party
> > Windows Themes (including Window Blinds) and do NOT reinstall IE7, does this
> > behavior persist? If it does, do NOT reinstall IE7.
> >
> > Uninstalling IE7
> >
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html
> > [Only use the Command %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe if you cannot
> > uninstall via Add/Remove Programs!]
> >
> > IE7 (Un)Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
> >
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
> >
> > 4. Required reading IMHO before reinstalling IE7:
> >
> > Sandi's Installation Tips <= Steps #1-8, #10 & #11; take note of #12, then
> > STOP
> >
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
> >
> > I strongly recommend using
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx as the
> > installation source, not Automatic/Windows Update.
> >
> > Direct Download link:
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b
> >
> > Tip: Save the installer to your desktop, do not Run it.
> >
> > 5. Make *certain* that you check in at Windows Update immediately after
> > reinstalling IE7 to install any critical updates offered. If Optional
> > Updates category offers Root Certificates update, I recommend installing it
> > to take full advantage of IE7's additional security.
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
> > DTS-L
http://dts-l.net/
> >
> >
> > Volker wrote:
> > > Win XP professional 5.1.2600 , SP2 build 2600
> > > IE 7.0.5730.13
> > > Main folders seem to appear in random random order but I noticed that
> > > subfolders appear in chronological order i.e. new ones are added after the
> > > last entry.
> > > Antivirus is Avast 4.8 Home version
> > > Anti Spyware is SpywareBlaster
> > > Firewall is Microsoft's own
> > >
> > > Sorry if this is not the right newsgroup.
> > >
> > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Windows version? IE version?
> > >>
> > >> In what order do the folders in Favorites display when you attempt to add
> > >> a
> > >> link to Favorites (e.g., reverse alphabetical order; random order)?
> > >>
> > >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
> > >> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
> > >> firewall
> > >> (if any)?
> > >> --
> > >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> > >> AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
> > >> DTS-L
http://dts-l.net/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Volker wrote:
> > >>> This is a different problem from the simple question how to show
> > >>> favourites
> > >>> alphabetically for looking them up.
> > >>>
> > >>> in my PC folders and links are nicely ordered when I use the menu
> > >>> "organize
> > >>> favourites" or just look up an existing link.
> > >>>
> > >>> But for some reason (I guess I once backed up my favourites by simply
> > >>> copying the folder and then copied this folder back) my favourites do
> > >>> not
> > >>> show in alphabetical when I want to add a new link. This means it is
> > >>> hard
> > >>> to
> > >>> find the right folder where to save the new link. There does not seem to
> > >>> be
> > >>> any way to change this.
> > >>>
> > >>> I tried to use the "export favourites" function, then erased all sub
> > >>> folders
> > >>> in the "fabourites" folder and re-imported the exported favourites from
> > >>> the
> > >>> created file "bookmark.html, hoping that they would get sorted during
> > >>> the
> > >>> importation, but they appear again in the same disorder as before.
> > >>>
> > >>> How can I order my favourites again so that they show in the alphabetic
> > >>> order when I use "add to fvourites"? Maybe there is some external
> > >>> program?
> >
> >