on 8/14/01 2:18PM, Joe Clark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> If you did a clean install and still have your "old system folder"
>> your favorites will be in >old system folder> preferences> explorer>
>> favorites.html.
>
> No.
>
>> Simply drop this file into your new system> preferences> explorer
>> folder and you'll be back in business. If you didn't do a clean
>> install, it should still be in your system folder.
>
> No. I'm telling you, as I said in my original message, that the old
> Favorites was apparently replaced with IE default install Favorites.
> My assumption is that there was no delete-to-Trash/add-a-new-file
> sequence involved. I am resigned to having lost my fucking bookmarks.
> Installers should not overwrite irreplaceable user data.
I as said before, if you do a "clean install" nothing gets overwritten. The
installer installs a new system folder and renames the old one "old system
folder". It's in the read me file.
Bill
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