I'm in the 21st century now..

[mireland]

Just installed XP Pro...bye bye win98..My only complaint is that I saved my favorites folder from win98 to a slaved drive..got everything I put there back on this machine, but for some reason it(xp) don't see 99.9% of my web links in my favorites folder on my hard drive I was storing my backups on..WHY????:confused:

[cwin]

Why is this in the community mirelando:p

[mireland]

Originally posted by cwin
Why is this in the community mirelando:p


well, I thought I was just gonna make a silly little comment..decided to add a tech question to the end...So,ya gotta answer for me ya brat?!!!! :p

[zybch]

Did you just copy the contents of the windows\favorites folder into the C:\Documents and Settings\********\Favorites folder?

Or did you stick them somewhere else.

******** is the username you are using.

If you stick them in the 'all users' folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites) you'll run into trouble.

Oh, and welcome to the current millenium :)

[mireland]

Originally posted by zybch
Did you just copy the contents of the windows\favorites folder into the C:\Documents and Settings\********\Favorites folder?

Or did you stick them somewhere else.

******** is the username you are using.

If you stick them in the 'all users' folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites) you'll run into trouble.

Oh, and welcome to the current millenium :)


actually what I did was copy the favorites folder from my win98 hard drive onto a spare drive I was using as a back up. I put it on the root of the drive. I connected the spare drive to my xp drive so I could copy all my stuff over..and my "favorites" folder only had a couple of bookmarks, instead of the hunderds that I had..Its like, XP can't read them or something...:confused:

[fancyf]

Welcome to the 21st century.....!

I'll send you mines.. about 4000 of them :p


what happened to that 98 drive? can't you install that HDD and get them back?

[mireland]

Originally posted by fancyf
Welcome to the 21st century.....!

I'll send you mines.. about 4000 of them :p


what happened to that 98 drive? can't you install that HDD and get them back?

actually the backup drive that I was using had Novell on it..All I wanted was a place to put my backups..for some reason XP wouldn't see them..I shall do some investigating tomorrow..but I'm guessing I'll have to redo ALL my bookmarks...:(


oh, and one more thing: HI HI HI!!! :D

[DozerLYP]

it's probably because your old drive is fat32 and win XP use NTFS. it mike have a hard time reading it!!!

[mireland]

Originally posted by DozerLYP
it's probably because your old drive is fat32 and win XP use NTFS. it mike have a hard time reading it!!!

ya know, I was thinking about that..**sigh** well I'll figure something out...:eek:

[fancyf]

I'm running XP (NTFS) and I also have 2 other drives (Fat32) ... have no problem reading 'em...


(aaah the good ol' floppy) ;)

[mireland]

Originally posted by fancyf
I'm running XP (NTFS) and I also have 2 other drives (Fat32) ... have no problem reading 'em...


(aaah the good ol' floppy) ;)


that's what I'm gonna try..hook my backup drive to a win 98 machine and take the folder(if it didn't go away on me :( ) and put it on a floppy and try it that way...:mad:

[zybch]

Win XP is capable of reading just about any type of partition other than a linux one, although you can get utils that will let it read even those.

Why didn't you use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard? It runs directly from the XP CD (under 98 if you want) and will collect pretty much anything you want it to. Favourites, documents, internet settings, the lot.

[cwin]

Originally posted by mireland
actually what I did was copy the favorites folder from my win98 hard drive onto a spare drive I was using as a back up. I put it on the root of the drive. I connected the spare drive to my xp drive so I could copy all my stuff over..and my "favorites" folder only had a couple of bookmarks, instead of the hunderds that I had..Its like, XP can't read them or something...:confused: I blame the 98 > Disk part
You sure you copied the right folder over....
C:\windows\profiles\username\favorites\
not
C:\windows\favorites
or
C:\windows\profiles\allusers\favorites
or
C:\windows\profiles\wronguser\favorites

:p

My support for floppys has expired too - i got no floppy on my laptop ;)

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by mireland
WHY????:confused:

Cos your a Berk mirelano :D

[mireland]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
Cos your a Berk mirelano :D


well. your're a helpful little P.O.S...:D

[herosrest]

Don't forget the XP post install routine.

Remove XP Hd to the back yard and thrash to within an inch of it's life.
Let it know who's boss.

Make sure said hd is within warranty and prepare to Rma. :D

[mireland]

UPDATE: Got my bookmarks back WOO HOO!


and yes JM I know you don't give a furry rats bottom...:D

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by mireland
I know you don't give a furry rats bottom...:D

Ain't that the Trooth :cool:

[mireland]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
Ain't that the Trooth :cool:


may your only daughter fall in love with a farm animal...:D

[j.m@talk]

So ya just need a speedy connection now & yer laughin :p

[cwin]

Originally posted by mireland
UPDATE: Got my bookmarks back WOO HOO!


and yes JM I know you don't give a furry rats bottom...:D uh.. mind letting us in on how?

[mireland]

Originally posted by cwin
uh.. mind letting us in on how?


what?? you don't know????;) had to hook up my back up drive to a win98 machine and copy the folder to floppy then copy the folder from the floppy into my account favorites folder...weeee :D

[cwin]

Originally posted by mireland
what?? you don't know????;) had to hook up my back up drive to a win98 machine and copy the folder to floppy then copy the folder from the floppy into my account favorites folder...weeee :D I bet you had "Show system files" or sumink set wrong ;)

[richard_cocks]

exporing favourites to html and then importing is easier :rolleyes:

[mireland]

look, the problems been solved..no more comments from the Peanut gallery...LOL :D

[zybch]

I prefer macadamias. They are the king of all nuts, and what every cheap little peanut aspires to.