Renaming a Subscribed Favorite Does Not Update Subscription Name (217307)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • 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 95

This article was previously published under Q217307

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to subscribe to a favorite using Internet Explorer 4 or synchronize a favorite using Interenet Explorer 5, the favorite may be named differently than the one in the list of available favorites.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you rename favorite after subscribing to it or making it available for offline viewing.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, follow the steps in the appropriate section:

Internet Explorer 4

  1. Load the Web site associated with the favorite you want to remove.
  2. Delete the favorite by clicking Organize Favorites on the Favorites menu, clicking the item you want to remove, clicking Delete, and then clicking Close.
  3. On the Favorites menu, click Add to Favorites.
  4. After choosing the subscription option you want, type a new name for the favorite in the Name box, and then click OK.

Internet Explorer 5

  1. On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.
  2. Click the renamed favorite, click the Make available offline check box to clear it, and then click Close.
  3. Repeat steps 1 - 2, clicking the Make available offline check box to select it in step 2, and then click Close.

MORE INFORMATION

In Internet Explorer 4, when you rename a favorite to which you are currently subscribing in the Organize Favorites dialog box, the original name is retained in the Manage Subscriptions dialog box.

In Internet Explorer 5, when you rename a favorite to which you are currently subscribing in the Organize Favorites dialog box, the original name is retained in the Synchonize dialog box. If you rename the favorite by right-clicking it on the Favorites menu and then clicking Rename, the favorite is no longer available for offline viewing, and it does not appear in the Organize Favorites dialog box.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB217307