Hi,
Here's the registry key in ieframe-fix.zip
Copy the text between the "=" (don't copy the "=" ) Paste that text into a
notepad document.
Save as ieframe-fix.txt.
Rename it to ieframe-fix.reg
Right-click ieframe.reg and merge it.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}]
@="Shell Name Space"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\InProcServer
32]
@="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ieframe.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\MiscStatus]
@="0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\MiscStatus\1
]
@="131473"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\ProgID]
@="ShellNameSpace.ShellNameSpace.1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\TypeLib]
@="{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\VersionIndep
endentProgID]
@="ShellNameSpace.ShellNameSpace"
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
"butchkersh" <> wrote in message
news:67A4EB68-124A-4242-AB58-...
> I am having the same problem as stated below, (VISTA, IE8) but the answer
is
> too complicated for me and this
> site http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/redxorg.htm (When you click the Organize
> Favorites submenu under Favorites menu, the Organize Favorites dialog
opens,
> but a Red X mark may be present where the Favorites list is to be
displayed.
> Resolution
> Fix for Internet Explorer 7 and above
> Download ieframe-fix.zip, unzip and run the enclosed REG file. The REG
file
> restores the missing/incorrect values in the following registry location:
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}
>
> Fix for Internet Explorer 6 does not work for me in
> Vista IE 8 ( I can't get it to unzip). If I could get a simpler answer, I
> would appreciate it
> "Alan Edwards" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > In what operating system?
> >
> > Try this and see if it helps:
> > You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
> > two keys: (ignore the second if the value is not there)
> >
> >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell
> > Folders
> >
> >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
> > Shell Folders
> >
> > For Windows 2000/XP:
> >
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
> > Shell Folders]
> > Set the Favorites path to : %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
> >
> >
> > The above should be a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, not REG_SZ
> >
> >
> > Ref: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#favorites
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm
> > On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:10:01 -0800, in
> > microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general, musiclover
> > <> wrote:
> >
> >>in vista, suddenly favorites are gone because the location of the
> >>favorites
> >>file is wrong! the good old favorites file is still there in documents,
> >>but
> >>the path listed for favorites in IE is a non-existent folder in my
'music'
> >>folder. so favorites comes up empty in the IE menu.
> >>somehow it got changed. how do i tell IE7 (IE8 would not install on
this
> >>computer) where it's 'favorites' folder is? this should be the default
> >>location, but where can i set it to that?i