How to import and export the Internet Explorer Favorites folder to a 32-bit version of Windows

Description

This article describes how to import and export the Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites folder from a 16-bit version of Microsoft Windows to a 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows.

 

Internet Explorer 6

To export the Favorites folder, follow these steps:

1. Start Internet Explorer
2. On the File menu, click Import and Export, and then click Next.
3. Click Export Favorites and then click Next.
4. Click Favorites and then click Next.
5. Type the name of the file that you want to export the favorites to. By default, the export file is named Bookmark.htm.
6. Click Next and then click Finish.
7. Use the Bookmarks Converter tool to import the Bookmark.htm file into Internet Explorer on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000.

For additional information about how to use the Bookmarks Converter tool to import the Bookmark.htm file into Internet Explorer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152681  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152681/ ) How to use Netscape Navigator bookmarks in Internet Explorer

 

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Internet Explorer 7

To export the Favorites folder, follow these steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, click Add to Favorites, and then click Import and Export.
2. In the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.
3. Select Export Favorites, and then click Next.
4. Click Favorites and then click Next.
5. Select the Favorites folder that you want to export. If you want to export all Favorites, select the top level Favorites folder. Otherwise, select the individual folder that you want to export.
6. Click Next.
   
   Note By default, Internet Explorer creates a Bookmark.htm file in your Documents folder. If you want to use a name other than Bookmark.htm, or if you want to store the exported Favorites in a folder other than the Documents folder, specify the new file and folder name.
7. Click Next.
   
   Note If you already have a file that has the same name, Internet Explorer asks you to replace it. Click Yes to replace the file. Click No to provide a new file name.
8. Click Finish.

Original URL

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

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