Slipstream Favorites from IE

[Gouki]

Is this possible?

Can someone please tell me!

Thanks!

PS: I used search before creating this new Topic, however, if this already exists on the forum, Im sorry!

[Astalavista]

all u have to is create a self extracting rar file for your bookmarks

and have it extract to your profile... simple

[oioldman]

I placed in the Default User area, so any created user has them including the Admin when build is completed.

Easier to manage and see what is actually their.

[<SparTacuS>]

To clarify what Astalavista advised,

1) organise your Favourites as you want them.

2) Use WinRAR to pack them into a self-extracting SFX file

3) Add the following as the comment section

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=%USERPROFILE%\Favorites\Links\
Silent=1
Overwrite=1
Title=Installing Internet Favourites

[Gouki]

<SparTacuS> ... Thanks!

But .. Where are the Favorites located?

And where do I extract them into?

I have all the files of my XP CD copyed ... Where do I extract the Favorites in the .rar?

[<SparTacuS>]

Favourites are stored under C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXX\Favorites

Where XXXXX is your user name.

Place the *.exe that WinRAR creates somewhere in your $OEM$ directory and run it from your batch file (after your user has been created).

[Gouki]

Thank you very much man!

[PROPHET]

Favourites are stored under C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXX\Favorites

Where XXXXX is your user name.

Place the *.exe that WinRAR creates somewhere in your $OEM$ directory and run it from your batch file (after your user has been created).

Cant you make a cab file from them and intergrate it straight into xp so it installs them at T13...Using something like 7zip

[Gee]

Wow, hashing up an old thread.

I think it would be easier to do it in winnt.sif

Just add the entries to

[FavoritesEx]

[gdkehl]

Gee,

that's exactly how I do it.

If there are sites that I want in favroites i list them in answer file under [FavoritesEx].

for example:

[FavoritesEx]

Title1="Google.url"

URL1="http://www.google.com/"

Title2="MSFN Forum.url"

URL2="http://www.msfn.org/board/"

Title3="Name you give it"

URL3="URL to site"

[maxXPsoft]

[FavoritesEx] Sounded stupid to me but thats my opinion

When I have about 500

I do it another way which work's rar.exe a -m3 -r Favs and extract at cleanup

Edited June 4, 2006 by maxXPsoft

[mazin]

Well!

Here's how we can, REALLY, slipstream our Favorites in IE installation.

Slipstreamed Favorites will install for the current and every added user, afterwards.

The steps:

1. Take a copy of the file "install.in_" from your XP CD. (.\i386\install.in_)

2. Rename it to install.cab, then extract with WinRAR, WinZip, or whatever.

3. Open the extracted file "install.ins" in NotePad.

4. You'll find two templates for your Favorites.

is for putting your links in ..\Favorites\Links

[FavoritesEx] is for putting your links in ..\Favorites

Personally, I use the second template!

5. Edit the contents to your liking, save, re-compress with MakeCab, then replce the orignal file.

This is my install.ins! It shows some of my Favorites.

[Branding]
CompanyName=Microsoft Corporation
Wizard_Version=6.0.2600.0000
Version=6,0,2600,0000
Custom_Key=MICROSO
Global=1
IE4 Welcome Msg=1
Platform=2
GUID={7211FFE6-C149-11D0-AFF0-00AA003758BB}
Type=0
NoClear=1

[URL]

[FavoritesEx]
Title1="A - Ahha-It'Secret.url"
URL1="http://I'mSorry.com/"
Title2="C - Computer Problems.url"
URL2="http://www.computerproblems.org/"
.
Title6="E - Email Icon.url"
URL6="http://services.nexodyne.com/email/"
Title7="F - F-Prot.URL"
URL7="http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/"
.
Title12="G - Gmail.url"
URL12="http://gmail.google.com/gmail"
Title13="G - Google.url"
URL13="http://www.google.com/"
.
Title19="P - Phone Bill.url"
URL19="http://billing.telecomegypt.com.eg/Arabic/customer/Customer_Bill_Inquiry.asp"
Title20="S - Symantec.url"
URL20="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/download/pages/US-N95.html"
.
Title23="Y - Yahoo!.url"
URL23="http://www.Yahoo.com"

; String section for install.ins
[Strings]
EB0  = "Search the web"
EB1  = "News"

And, yes, we get rid off links like "Customize Links", "Free Hotmail", "Windows Media", etc.

I hope it works for you.

Edited June 6, 2006 by mazin