How to import and export the Internet Explorer Favorites folder to a 32-bit version of Windows (211089)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP1, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 3.51
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 3.51
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q211089

INTRODUCTION

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.

MORE INFORMATION

You cannot directly import and export the Internet Explorer Favorites folder between the versions of Internet Explorer that run on Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. To transfer the Favorites folder between operating systems, you must export it to a Netscape Bookmark.htm file.

Internet Explorer 5

To export the Favorites folder, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click Import and Export, and then click Next.
  2. Click Export Favorites to Netscape and click Next.
  3. Click Favorites, and then click Next.
  4. Type the name of the file that you want to export the favorites to. The default file is C:\Bookmark.htm.
  5. Click Next, and then click Finish.
  6. 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.

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP

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 How to use Netscape Navigator bookmarks in Internet Explorer

Print or export favorites in Internet Explorer

To print a list of your favorites in Internet Explorer, export your favorites to a .htm file, and then print the .htm file. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
  2. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
  3. In the Import and Export Wizard, click Next.
  4. Click Export Favorites, and then click Next.
  5. Click Favorites, and then click Next.
  6. Click Export to a File or Address, type c:\bookmark.htm in the Export to a File or Address box, and then click Next.
  7. Click Finish, and then click OK.
  8. Quit Internet Explorer.
  9. Double-click My Computer, double-click drive C, and then double-click the Bookmark.htm file.
  10. On the File menu, click Print, click to select the Print table of links check box, and then click OK.

    Note If you do not want the printed list to contain the URL for each link, click to clear the Print table of links check box.
  11. Quit Internet Explorer.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184674 How Internet Explorer stores Web pages added to Favorites menu

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/3/2004
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