Adding Favorites

[XKnoppix]

First of all, i have these lines in my RegTweaks.reg file that were suppose to permanently delete "Links" from underneath the Favorites menu in IE:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
"LinksFolderName"=""
"Locked"=dword:00000001

But it's not working? Well, not the way i want it to :/ It now has a folder name "Favorites" underneath the sub menu for favorites and i can't delete IT! Seems even more redundant

Now i've read a few posts that i searches for on adding favorites silently. Seems there it a few ways to go about it. Winnt.sif, reg tweaks, etc. I am just looking for some input on the "best" method to add my favorite websites to Favorites in IE

Thanks

[Alanoll]

if there aren't too many, I'd go with Winnt.sif. If there are a few, you could just copy them into your favorites folder.

I have no idea about the removing of links though

[Winxptwker]

You will need to delete the Links folder manually. The reg code you mentioned only aviod any links being placed in the Links folder as when I did mine, my links folder was empty.

Just put a small batch that will automatically delete the links folder AFTER you merge that Links Lock reg you have up there.

[XKnoppix]

Alright what would i put in that batch file?

[XKnoppix]

Could i put it in my cleanup.cmd file?

cmdow @ /HID
@echo off

REG DELETE HKLM\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /V "Cleanup" /f

DEL "%systemroot%\*.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\*.scr"
DEL "%systemroot%\system32\*.scr"

DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Windows Update.lnk"
DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk"
DEL "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Windows Catalog.lnk"

net user aspnet /delete

RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\Drivers
RD /S /Q %systemdrive%\install
RD /S /Q "%allusersprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\PrintMe Internet Printing"

DEL "%allusersprofile%\Desktop\*.lnk"
DEL "%userprofile%\Desktop\*.lnk"

attrib -R "%programfiles%\mIRC\*.*" /S /D
attrib -R "%programfiles%\FlashFXP\*.*" /S /D
attrib -R "%allusersprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\*.*" /S /D

shutdown.exe -r -f -t 60 -c "Windows XP will now restart in 1 minute, this will give enough time for the shortcuts to update and for the shell to fully load before its ready to restart!"

EXIT

Thanks