Hi Llennie. Thanks. I'll give that method a try unless someone with Vista says that won't work. The way I did it before, I moved the actual favorites folder which for whatever reason just didn't work out correctly. I didn't think about copying the actual links themselves. thanks.
Chris Feist - The one and only! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Chris, > > I don't know if this will help. I copied My Favorites from my 98 > machine into XP without any problems and I am assuming that you can > do the same copying from XP to vista. > > 1. Go into your application data in documents and settings on the XP > machine. > > 2. open up My Favorites. > > 3,. Do select all (CTRL+A) > > 4. Copy the selected favorites (CTRL+C) > > 5. Paste the copied favorites (CTRL+V) into a flash disc or some > external storage device. > > 6. Connect whatever device you used into the Vista machine. > > 7. Select all and copy the My Favorites from your storage device. > > 8. Open up your My Favorites folder on the Vista machine and paste > the selected items there. > > You should have only one My Favorites folder on your Vista machine. > > I don't have Vista, but I would think that this would work. Remember, > don't copy the folder name from your XP machine, instead copy the > favorites short-cuts. > > HTH, > > Lennie > > At 06:11 PM 9/9/2008, you wrote: >>Hi folks. What is the ideal way to export my favorites from an XP >>machine to my vista lap top? I had sighted help doing it here, but >>it didn't work out right. I ended up with two favorites folders in >>Windows Explorer, and any new links I add to favorites are ending up >>somewhere else than in the favorites folder I moved to the lap >>top. It seems that I should probably start over and do it >>right. Thanks for any help guys. >> >> >>Chris Feist - The one and only! >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >>Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Use the following address in order to contact the management team >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
