How to Use Netscape Navigator Bookmarks in Internet Explorer

 Last reviewed: January 16, 1998
Article ID: Q152681
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 2.0, 2.01, 2.1, 3.0, 4.0 for Windows 3.1

SUMMARY

This article describes how to convert Netscape Navigator bookmarks so that they can be used in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

MORE INFORMATION

In Internet Explorer, you can use the Favorites menu to access Internet sites that you access frequently. To add a Web site to the Favorites menu, click Add To Favorites on the Favorites menu while you are viewing the Web site. After you add a Web site to the Favorites menu, you do not need to remember the site's Web address to access it. Simply click the Web site on the Favorites menu to access it.

You can also add Internet sites to the Favorites menu by converting your existing Netscape Navigator bookmarks to shortcuts. To do so, follow the appropriate steps for the version of Internet Explorer you are running:

Internet Explorer 2.0, 2.01, 2.1, 3.0, 4.0 for Windows 3.1

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Open on the File menu, and then click Open File.

  2. Locate and click the Bookmark.htm file in your Netscape folder, and then click Open.

  3. Right-click a bookmark in the Internet Explorer window, and then click Add To Favorites.

  4. Repeat step 3 for each Netscape bookmark you want to convert to an Internet Explorer Favorite.

Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Open on the File menu, and then click Open File.

  2. Locate and click the Bookmark.htm file in your Netscape folder, and then click Open.

  3. Right-click a bookmark in the Internet Explorer window, and then click Add To Favorites.

  4. Repeat step 3 for each Netscape bookmark you want to convert to an Internet Explorer Favorite.

Internet Explorer 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0 for Windows 95

  1. In Internet Explorer, click Open on the File menu, and then click Browse.

  2. Locate and click the Bookmark.htm file in your Netscape folder, and then click Open.

  3. Right-click a bookmark in the Internet Explorer window, and then click Add To Favorites.

  4. Repeat step 3 for each Netscape bookmark you want to convert to an Internet Explorer Favorite.

You can also use the Bookmarks Converter tool to automatically convert Netscape Navigator bookmarks to shortcuts on the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer for Windows 95. The Bookmarks Converter tool is available as a file named Winbm2fv.exe.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Winbm2fv.exe (size: 151040 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

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Last reviewed: January 16, 1998
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