Phantom "Favorites" on WinExp


  1. Posts : 1,004
    XP Pro (x86) | 7 HP (x86) & (x64) | 7 Pro (x64)
       #1

    Phantom "Favorites" on WinExp


    I have just discovered in Win-Exp ... C: | Users | Administrator | Favorites | Favorites Bar ... 3 shortcuts.

    Phantom "Favorites" on WinExp-1_winexp.png

    None of the shortcuts display on the 'Favorites Bar" in WinExplorer, but they are listed in the folder ...
    C: | Users | Administrator | Favorites | Favorites Bar
    ie, C:\Users\Administrator\Favorites

    The shortcuts are all URL links
    The "Favorites" folder displays the sub-folder caption as "Favorites Bar" but when copied as a path string "Favorites Bar" becomes "Links" ?
    Breadcrumb string: C: Local Disk | Users | Administrator | Favorites | Favorites Bar
    Path address: C: | Users | Administrator | Favorites | Links

    ? How can the 3 shortcuts exist and not display on the 'Favorites Bar" ?

    My limited knowledge is based on Tom's Hardware - Windows 7 Favorites Toolbar missing

    The missing shortcuts on Favorites Bar is not a life or death situation, is there a simple explanation that I am missing ?

    • have never had Norton on this machine
    • don't play games
    • checked Internet Explorer, no favorites listed there ... I don't use IE anyway

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    Toshiba Satellite c665
    Win7 HP x86
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  2. Posts : 259
    windows 7 ultimate x64
       #2

    ? How can the 3 shortcuts exist and not display on the 'Favorites Bar" ?
    Those are different Favorites: in the left pane it's Explorer Favorites while in the User folder it's IE favorites....Web Slices and Suggested sites get installed with IE.
    "The "Favorites" folder displays the sub-folder caption as "Favorites Bar" but when copied as a path string "Favorites Bar" becomes "Links" ?"
    Yep, it does. Nothing wrong with your machine, someone was having a bad day at Microsoft when they wrote the descriptors....
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