Cannot Move, Delete, or Rename Links Folder on Favorites Menu

 Last reviewed: January 20, 1998
Article ID: Q179599
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The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to move, delete, or rename the Links folder on the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer, it is automatically re-created the next time you start your computer.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Links folder is a special Internet Explorer folder that cannot be moved, deleted, or renamed.

MORE INFORMATION

When the Links folder is recreated, it does not contain any Web page shortcuts you may have added. It contains only the following default Web page shortcuts:

  • Best of the Web
  • Channel Guide
  • Customize Links
  • Internet Explorer News
  • Internet Start

The Links folder on the Favorites menu contains the same Web page shortcuts that are on the Links toolbar. When you add a Web page to the Links folder or the Links toolbar, its shortcut is copied to the <windows>\Favorites\Links folder, where <windows> is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed. If user profiles are enabled on your computer, the Web page shortcut is copied to the <windows>\Profiles\<username>\Favorites\Links folder, where windows is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed, and <username> is the name you use to log on to Windows.

For additional information about how to use the Links toolbar in Internet Explorer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171228
   TITLE     : How to Customize the Links Toolbar in Internet Explorer 4.0

Additional query words: 4.00 4.01
Keywords : kbenv kbui msient msiew95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: January 20, 1998
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