Internet - IE Explorer problem?

I not only deleted the entire Favorite file, but killed it all together. When I add a site, it only saves for about a minute and deletes itself. Have run 4 different Registry and virus sweeps to no avail. When I cllck start and explore the system, all the favorite files are there. What did I do wrong and how does it get corrected.

Thank you

Joe

Everything is functioning, they are just blank. Have a hunch I did something stupid as am forever clearing the cookie file, the recycle bin and Int temp files

Internet - IE Explorer problem?ie

Ok, this won't help you get your favorites back, but it will be better for your convenience and internet safety: Install Firefox, not Internet Explorer. http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/product...

It is a much better browser, check out all the extensions that you can install for it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...

To exemplify: Firefox (with the aid of the extensions I have installed) tells me my local weather forecast in the status bar, has a simple double click dictionary lookup tool (i.e. I click a word and I get a popup with the definition), it blocks advertising to speed up my browsing, allows me to view pdf files as HTML even if they are not cached by google, has a stock ticker in the status bar aswell, and much more. (Those things I mentioned are all done by the extensions, they are not enabled by default, but it is very easy to install those extensions. They are called 'forecastfox', 'tooltip dictionary', 'adblock plus', 'pdf download', and 'Alphaticker' respectively. All you have to do is search for them on the site I gave you, and click install.)

At least give it a try, the interface is hardly different from Internet explorer, yet it is a much better browser. If you don't like it you can always uninstall it again...

Oh and I forgot to add, firefox has an option to clear all your private data like cookies, temp files, internet history etc every time you close it. The only thing it can't do is empty your recycle bin =)

Internet - IE Explorer problem?microsoft internet explorer

Your best option would be to reinstall Internet Explorer from your Windows XP or Vista CD, or else download it from the Microsoft website:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...

Once you have done that, it should place a new Favorites folder on your hard drive, and allow you to resave all of your favorites. If you haven't already done so, it's a good idea to back up your Favorites or Bookmarks (if you're using Firefox or Netscape) at least once a year or so.
You need to re-install IE. I also clear cookies a and temp Internet files without a problem. Recycle bin shouldn't influence this.

You can do the above from your operating system disc if you have one or go to the Microsoft web site and find it there.
unfortunately I agree with you it looks like you have done someting silly to explorer, what operating system are you using (XP? win2000/2003? and can you reinstall internet explorer?) if you can do a reinstall that may fix it, but it sounds like you've corrupted a system file somehow that your favourites don't get saved...

sorry I can't help you more, but Favourites really are a system folder, so unless you know someone who knows ALOT about the internal windows system, its difficult to help you here...

Note: clearing cookies, emptying the recycle bin and clearing temp internet files are good things, they shouldn't affect your favourites... unless somehow you dragged your favourites into your recycle bin or temp internet files or something somehow?....