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Favorites in Explorer Window not working
I know that this has been posted on many times before on these forums, as I just searched for a solution to the program. I went through several pages of information on how to fix my problem and tried everything that I have found thus far.
These are the steps I've taken to try to correct this problem thus far:
1) Right click on "Favorites" in the left explorer pane, and clicked "Restore Favorite Links"
2) Tried dragging a backed up copy (from a previous installation) to :
- Shell:UsersFileFolder
- C:/Users/Username
3) Tried creating a new folder named "Links" and adding the links in from there
4) Checked that the registry location HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile has a String entry named IsShortcut. It was never deleted and is still there.
5) Applied the lnk registry file from this tutorial: Default File Type Associations - Restore
6) Correctly followed the tutorial here: Favorites - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane. The registry values were still set to the correct default values for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.
7) Also tried dragging the contents of the afore mentioned backup directly into the Favorites menu, and pasting is not allowed.
I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. If any other information is needed, please let know. I know that I can access my desktop and "downloads" folders through other means, but I have grown used to using the favorites menu for more than just these two folders.
Thank you to any who might be able to lend a hand.