favorites in explorer

From http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm

Favorite Icons are Missing

Custom icons are lost when you clean your cache. These are known as
favicons.ico (Favorite Icons) and they
normally will only last until your Internet Explorer Temp files are cleared.

This program will allow you to save the favicons.ico (Favorite Icons)
permanently in a different folder and re-associate your favorites with the
stored icons.

FavOrg - Restore and Save Favorite Icons (Line 108)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

FavesToGo - Save Favorites Quickly (Line 108)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Workaround:

Create a folder called Icon Selection. Move all of the renamed favicons to
this folder placed in the root directory of C. Right click on the Icon,
select Browse and navigate to your Icon Selection folder. Choose the renamed
favicon and click ok. These icons will be permanent.

When you right click on an icon, select browse and navigate to the Icon
Selection folder. Choose the renamed favicon you want and click ok. Your
customized icons will be permanent.



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"Scuzzy" wrote in message
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Hi,
I am sorry if I am in the wrong forum but can anyone tell me why that when
I
add a site to my list of favorites, sometimes an icon is displayed in the
favorites menu and sometimes an IE shortcut icon appears. After a few days
the site that has it's individual icon will disappear and turn into an IE
shortcut icon, I don't understand why this happens. I much prefer to have
the site's own icon as it gives me a visual refernce that I find easier to
locate than looking for the saved name that I gave it.


TIA

Scuzzy