Favorites and History Not Transferred When Installing IE
ID: Q159528
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02a for Windows 3.1
SYMPTOMS
When you install Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1 in a different
folder than an earlier version of Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1, the
Favorites menu items and History list from the earlier version are not
transferred to Internet Explorer.
CAUSE
By default, Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1 obtains the contents of the
Favorites menu and History list from the Favorite.htm and Globhist.htm
files located in the folder from which you started Internet Explorer. When
you install Internet Explorer in a different folder than an earlier
version of Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1, the Favorite.htm and
Globhist.htm files in the folder in which the earlier version is
installed are not copied to the folder in which you install Internet
Explorer.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Copy the Favorite.htm and Globhist.htm files from the folder in which
the earlier version of Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1 is installed
to the folder in which Internet Explorer is installed.
- Modify the Iexplore.ini file in the Windows folder so that Internet
Explorer uses the Favorite.htm and Globhist.htm files in the folder in
which the earlier version of Internet Explorer is installed. To do so,
use the following steps.
NOTE: If you have multiple installations of Internet Explorer for
Windows 3.1 on your computer, all the installations use the same
Iexplore.ini file located in the Windows folder. Therefore, if you use
the following steps to modify the Iexplore.ini file, all installations
of Internet Explorer for Windows 3.1 will use the Favorite.htm and
Globhist.htm files you specify.
- Quit Internet Explorer, if it is running.
- Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Iexplore.ini file
in the Windows folder.
- Locate the following lines:
Favorite_File=favorite.htm
History_File=globhist.htm
Modify the lines so that they appear as follows
Favorite_File=<drive>:\<folder>\favorite.htm
History_File=<drive>:\<folder>\globhist.htm
where <drive> and <folder> are the drive and folder where the
earlier version of Internet Explorer is installed.
- Save and then close the Iexplore.ini file.
Additional query words:
3.00
Keywords : msiew31
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.01,3.02a
Platform : WINDOWS
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