How to backup IE7 Favorites sort order?

Hi, when I had IE6 the method outlined below worked perfectly to backup the
Favorites sort order (to make it clear, I'm not referring to backing up the
Favorites which can be done from within IE using File/Import-Export, I'm
referring to being able to back them up so I can later restore them in the
EXACT same custom sort order as originally, so I don't have to manually drag
hundreds of bookmarks to the order in which they were originally).

[i]Sort order is not preserved when you transfer favorites to another PC
If you use the Import/Export Wizard or manually copy the URL favorites to
another system, the sort order will not be copied to the target system. This
is because Windows stores the sort order in the registry. Neither the
Import/Export Wizard or manual copy operation will reference the sort order
registry key.
In order to have the sort order applied to the other PC, export the
following registry from the source PC:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites
Save the above key as a REG file and apply this in the other computer. The
sort order is now copied/overwritten.[/i]

The issue is that in IE7 I checked that resgistry key but it seems to not
have the favorites in the original sort order but ordered alphabetically. So
how can I do it in IE7? Thanks

Don
Thu May 08 02:16:38 PDT 2008

Hi,
Exporting / importing that key should still work. Don't worry about the
order of the sub-keys under Favorites. The sort order is in the DWORD
"Order" in the Favorites key.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FEA03387-8926-4780-86F9-39CBF274CB1A@microsoft.com...
> Hi, when I had IE6 the method outlined below worked perfectly to backup
the
> Favorites sort order (to make it clear, I'm not referring to backing up
the
> Favorites which can be done from within IE using File/Import-Export, I'm
> referring to being able to back them up so I can later restore them in the
> EXACT same custom sort order as originally, so I don't have to manually
drag
> hundreds of bookmarks to the order in which they were originally).
>
> [i]Sort order is not preserved when you transfer favorites to another PC
> If you use the Import/Export Wizard or manually copy the URL favorites to
> another system, the sort order will not be copied to the target system.
This
> is because Windows stores the sort order in the registry. Neither the
> Import/Export Wizard or manual copy operation will reference the sort
order
> registry key.
> In order to have the sort order applied to the other PC, export the
> following registry from the source PC:
>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd
er\Favorites
> Save the above key as a REG file and apply this in the other computer. The
> sort order is now copied/overwritten.[/i]
>
> The issue is that in IE7 I checked that resgistry key but it seems to not
> have the favorites in the original sort order but ordered alphabetically.
So
> how can I do it in IE7? Thanks

Ale
Thu May 08 03:42:03 PDT 2008

Hi Don, so then I should conclude from your answer that the same registry
method works fine for IE7 as well? In the Favorites registry key I only see
two subkeys: a (Default) REG_SZ and an Order REG_BINARY. You mean that the
"Order REG_BINARY" subkey contains the sort order info? Thanks

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Exporting / importing that key should still work. Don't worry about the
> order of the sub-keys under Favorites. The sort order is in the DWORD
> "Order" in the Favorites key.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FEA03387-8926-4780-86F9-39CBF274CB1A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, when I had IE6 the method outlined below worked perfectly to backup
> the
> > Favorites sort order (to make it clear, I'm not referring to backing up
> the
> > Favorites which can be done from within IE using File/Import-Export, I'm
> > referring to being able to back them up so I can later restore them in the
> > EXACT same custom sort order as originally, so I don't have to manually
> drag
> > hundreds of bookmarks to the order in which they were originally).
> >
> > [i]Sort order is not preserved when you transfer favorites to another PC
> > If you use the Import/Export Wizard or manually copy the URL favorites to
> > another system, the sort order will not be copied to the target system.
> This
> > is because Windows stores the sort order in the registry. Neither the
> > Import/Export Wizard or manual copy operation will reference the sort
> order
> > registry key.
> > In order to have the sort order applied to the other PC, export the
> > following registry from the source PC:
> >
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd
> er\Favorites
> > Save the above key as a REG file and apply this in the other computer. The
> > sort order is now copied/overwritten.[/i]
> >
> > The issue is that in IE7 I checked that resgistry key but it seems to not
> > have the favorites in the original sort order but ordered alphabetically.
> So
> > how can I do it in IE7? Thanks
>
>

PA
Thu May 08 11:04:39 PDT 2008

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Ale wrote:
> Hi, when I had IE6 the method outlined below worked perfectly to backup
> the
> Favorites sort order (to make it clear, I'm not referring to backing up
> the
> Favorites which can be done from within IE using File/Import-Export, I'm
> referring to being able to back them up so I can later restore them in the
> EXACT same custom sort order as originally, so I don't have to manually
> drag
> hundreds of bookmarks to the order in which they were originally).
>
> [i]Sort order is not preserved when you transfer favorites to another PC
> If you use the Import/Export Wizard or manually copy the URL favorites to
> another system, the sort order will not be copied to the target system.
> This
> is because Windows stores the sort order in the registry. Neither the
> Import/Export Wizard or manual copy operation will reference the sort
> order
> registry key.
> In order to have the sort order applied to the other PC, export the
> following registry from the source PC:
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites
> Save the above key as a REG file and apply this in the other computer. The
> sort order is now copied/overwritten.[/i]
>
> The issue is that in IE7 I checked that resgistry key but it seems to not
> have the favorites in the original sort order but ordered alphabetically.
> So
> how can I do it in IE7? Thanks

Don
Fri May 09 16:36:38 PDT 2008

Sorry, incomplete answer on my part. The DWORD "Order" for Favorites would
contain the sort order for folders and Favorites which aren't in a
sub-folder. Sort order for a sub-folder of favorites would be the DWORD
"Order" for that sub-folder.

At any rate, exporting the [...Explorer\MenuOrder\Favorites] key should
export the sort order for all Favorites.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F472AA4-6994-407F-A57E-D6BDB54EC583@microsoft.com...
> Hi Don, so then I should conclude from your answer that the same registry
> method works fine for IE7 as well? In the Favorites registry key I only
see
> two subkeys: a (Default) REG_SZ and an Order REG_BINARY. You mean that
the
> "Order REG_BINARY" subkey contains the sort order info? Thanks

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Exporting / importing that key should still work. Don't worry about the
> > order of the sub-keys under Favorites. The sort order is in the DWORD
> > "Order" in the Favorites key.
> >

> > "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:FEA03387-8926-4780-86F9-39CBF274CB1A@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi, when I had IE6 the method outlined below worked perfectly to
backup
> > the
> > > Favorites sort order (to make it clear, I'm not referring to backing
up
> > the
> > > Favorites which can be done from within IE using File/Import-Export,
I'm
> > > referring to being able to back them up so I can later restore them in
the
> > > EXACT same custom sort order as originally, so I don't have to
manually
> > drag
> > > hundreds of bookmarks to the order in which they were originally).
> > >
> > > [i]Sort order is not preserved when you transfer favorites to another
PC
> > > If you use the Import/Export Wizard or manually copy the URL favorites
to
> > > another system, the sort order will not be copied to the target
system.
> > This
> > > is because Windows stores the sort order in the registry. Neither the
> > > Import/Export Wizard or manual copy operation will reference the sort
> > order
> > > registry key.
> > > In order to have the sort order applied to the other PC, export the
> > > following registry from the source PC:
> > >
> >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd
> > er\Favorites
> > > Save the above key as a REG file and apply this in the other computer.
The
> > > sort order is now copied/overwritten.[/i]
> > >
> > > The issue is that in IE7 I checked that resgistry key but it seems to
not
> > > have the favorites in the original sort order but ordered
alphabetically.
> > So
> > > how can I do it in IE7? Thanks