How to Create a Text File of Web Addresses in Favorites Folder

ID: Q183436

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a text file that contains a list of the Web addresses of the Internet shortcuts in your Internet Explorer Favorites folder.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a text file that contains a list of the Web addresses of the Internet shortcuts in your Favorites folder, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.

2. In the Named box, type "*.url" (without quotation marks).

3. In the Look In box, type "<path>\favorites" (without quotation

   marks), where <path> is the path to your Favorites folder. By default,
   the Favorites folder is located in the C:\Windows folder in Windows 95
   and the C:\Winnt\Profiles\<username> folder in Windows NT.

5. On the Edit menu, click Select All.

6. On Edit menu, click Copy.

7. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer or

   Windows NT Explorer.

9. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.

10. Type "myurls" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.

11. Double-click the Myurls folder.

12. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

13. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt or

    Command Prompt.

    after each line:

    cd \ 
    cd myurls
    copy *.url url.txt

    Internet Explorer Favorites folder, open the Url.txt file in any text
    editor (such as Notepad).

Keywords          : msiew95 msient msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.02,4.0,4.01,5.00,98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999