Back up your Internet Explorer favorites to preserve your bookmarks if you need to reinstall Windows or use the same favorites on another computer.
Difficulty:
Easy
Instructions
Floppy Disk Drive Floppy Disks Floppy disks
1
Insert a blank disk into the floppy disk drive (or other removable disk drive).
2
Double-click My Computer.
3
Double-click the hard disk icon (usually C:).
4
Double-click the Windows folder.
5
Right-click the Favorites folder and choose Send To from the menu that appears.
6
Select 3 1/2 Floppy (A) or the drive containing the blank disk. The favorites file is copied.
7
Remove the disk from the drive.
8
To use the favorites on this or another computer, drag the Favorites folder on the disk to the Windows folder on the computer.
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Nov 22, 2005
Use the "import/export", which appears to back up the favorites, though I haven't tried to restore yet.