How to put my IE favorites into windows setup CD?

[biocyberman]

Hello everyone!

I didn't find out any information about "how to put my customized IE favorites in to windows setup CD". The point is that I have my own collection of links in Internet Explorer' Favorites, I want to put it in windows setup CD to get in automatically added everytime I reinstall Windows. Does it sound good? Help me please!

[Raiden]

Hi biocyberman, I have my favourites in my $OEM$\$1\Drivers directory. I still have to import them when I open IE but that's how I do it but you could create a favourites directory on your CD

example

$OEM$\$1\Favorites

and then put a batch file to copy them over

copyfavorites.bat

cd %systemdrive%\Favorites
xcopy32 *.* "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\"YourUserName"\Favorites"

All you would have to do is call the batch file from your runonceex and it's all good. The example assumes you are creating your user account during setup not at the end like a normal windows installation

Hope this helps. Good luck

[swampy]

If you have winrar installed, just right click your favorites folder & choose add to archive, select create SFX archive, click best for compression, click comment at the top right & paste:

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=%USERPROFILE%

SavePath

Silent=1

Overwrite=1

into the bottom box, done, & silent

in your cmd, or whatever you're using, just install favorites.exe, no switches needed

[Astalavista]

I use winnt.sif

[FavoritesEx]

Title1="MSFN Unattended XP CD.url"

URL1="http://unattended.msfn.org/"

Title2="Amazon"

URL2="http://www.amazon.com"

Title3="Chikka"

URL3="http://www.Chikka.com"

Title4="Yahoo Games"

URL4="http://games.yahoo.com"

Title5="GMAIL"

URL5="http://gmail.google.com"

Title6="Tech Bargains.url"

URL6="http://www.techbargains.com"

Title7="Cnet"

URL7="http://www.cnet.com"

Title8="Shopping"

URL8="http://shopper.cnet.com/"

Title9="Pc Express"

URL9="http://www.pcx.com.ph/"

Title10="PC Corner"

URL10="http://www.pccorner.com.ph/controller.forward"

Title11="ASUS"

URL11="http://usa.asus.com/index.htm"

Title12="File Donkey"

URL12="http://www.filedonkey.com/"

Title13="Inquirer NEWS"

URL13="http://www.inq7.net"

Title14="ABS-CBN"

URL12="http://www.abs-cbn.com/"

[swampy]

What if you have hundreds of them, It'd be quicker to find them all

[biocyberman]

Ahaa . Thank you all for very good ideas. I will try like this:

1. Follow either Raiden or Swampy to make a folder or archive file containing my favorites.

2. Creat a executable file to do copy (extract) my favorites to replace default favorites in windows account. (Prompt for replacement may be good for me)

3. Follow Astalavista to creat a winnt.sif file to call above exe file once when first login.

Does it sound ok? I will try to see if it works.

[SwedenXP]

This is how I do it - and it works for me

If you have winrar installed, just right click your favorites folder & choose add to archive, select create SFX archive, click best for compression, click comment at the top right & paste:

The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\SwedenXP\Favoriter
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=1
Delete=*.*

In Your main_batch.cmd You have;

ECHO Installing Favoriter
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %systemdrive%\Install\Favoriter\Favoriter.exe
ECHO.

And it works just beautifully

That is, in principle I agree with Swampy with a few mods and some extras...

/ SwedenXP

[lpl]

Yet another way..registry tweak to change location of favourites folder.. I put it on D:\favorites..it's the simplest solution for me since my favs constantly change, i find it a hassle to have to add/subtract it from my unattend CD.

[Numinous]

never was one to blow my own whistle but give this a go

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showto...indpost&p=64339

[tjhart85]

I keep mine stored on my server. I simply have a bath file map the drives, then xcopy the favorites over. Real simple and effective, if you have a server (a crappy PII will work really well).

[^_^]

not sure of the correct syntax but seems to me you should be able to copy your favorites folder to your XP files in "$OEM$\$1\%userprofile%\Favorites"

dunno, haven't tried it, but seems it should work