Favouries Bar not displaying favourites.

[regulo]

Hi, all, can anyone help please. This isn't important, just annoying me, and I can't see why it's not working. When I save a web page to my favourites, all is well. However, if I then try to save the same page to the Favourites Bar, nothing happens. But using Explorer, the pages are in the Favourites Bar folder. I can select the sites ok by bringing up the favourites from the favourites button on the extreme left of the toolbar, but it would be nice if I could access them directly from the toolbar. Windows Vista Home Basic is the Op/Sys. Any suggestions gratefully received (clean ones, that is!!).

[Buenchico]

The vast majority of the 'regulars', here in AB's Technology section, don't use Internet Explorer. Firefox is far better, and it's usually much easier to fix any problems which might occur. (Why not give it a try?).

In the meantime, this might help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/166870

Chris

[jno]

my XP has a Favourites panel on the left displaying the pages selected; call this up by View - Explorer Bar - Favourites. (At least I think that's how it works - I've switched to Firefox quite a while ago and can't remember 100%; it may not be the latest IE.)

[regulo]

Chris & jno,

Thanks for your replies, I think I'll just have to live with this. Can't be bothered to fiddle about changing browsers for the sake of a small annoyance.

Best regards, Ray

[Buenchico]

Thanks for taking the time to reply, Ray.

Switching to Firefox is dead easy. Simply download the set-up file from here:
http://download.mozil...3.6&os=win&lang=en-GB
and run it. (You'll be asked if you want to import your 'favorites' into Firefox's bookmarks). That's all there is to it.

If you don't want to do that, please allow me to draw your attention to this passage from my first link:
"If the Toolbar Favorites folder already exists in the Favorites window, it may be damaged. To create a new Toolbar Favorites folder, drag the existing folder to the trash can, click New Folder on the Favorites menu, name the new folder Toolbar Favorites, and then click Close on the File menu".
Worth a try?

Chris

[regulo]

Chris, Thanks again, when I get ten minutes I'll give that a try, bit pushed for time at moment. I'll let u know if it worked, Ray

[regulo]

Chris, Nope that didn't work. So I downloaded Firefox. Can't see much difference really, but I'll persevere!!

Thanks again for your help. Best regards, Ray.