exporting bookmarks

[eshort]

issue: reformatting hdd--need to export bookmarks from old to new hdd

question: how is this done?

discussion: computer is virus infected--so ive decided to erase hdd and reintall os (win xp)..need to retain the bookmarks...is there a way to do this (ie export to a usb thumbdrive etc)? if so- how is this done?

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[eshort]

browser= IE 8.0

[BipolarBill]

Depends on the Windows version. In XP, they are in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites.

You can either connect the hard drive to another PC and copy the contents of that folder or use a bootable CD like UBCD4Win or any Linux distribution to boot up this contaminated PC and copy the files.

[Steve R Jones]

CLick on FILE-> Import/Export;)

[BipolarBill]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211089

[eshort]

many thanks..also hv to do this for the email directory!

[BipolarBill]

Ed, please use upper and lower cases when messaging here. It's much easier to read and people won't miss stuff like xp mixed in.

We also need to know which e-mail application is being used. If it's GMail, Hotmail, LiveMail, Yahoo or AOL, you don't need to export anything. It's kept on the server.

On your new setup, it's a good idea to use a browser other than IE. You get much less malware that way.