I am having the same problem as stated below, (VISTA, IE but the answer is
too complicated for me and this
site http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/redxorg.htm (When you click the Organize
Favorites submenu under Favorites menu, the Organize Favorites dialog opens,
but a Red X mark may be present where the Favorites list is to be displayed.
Resolution
Fix for Internet Explorer 7 and above
Download ieframe-fix.zip, unzip and run the enclosed REG file. The REG file
restores the missing/incorrect values in the following registry location:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}

Fix for Internet Explorer 6 does not work for me in
Vista IE 8 ( I can't get it to unzip). If I could get a simpler answer, I
would appreciate it

"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
news:2e4ak5d05l1a6jvgo0jmdm983ushg31f0t@4ax.com...
> In what operating system?
>
> Try this and see if it helps:
> You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
> two keys: (ignore the second if the value is not there)
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders
>
> For Windows 2000/XP:
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders]
> Set the Favorites path to : %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
>
>
> The above should be a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, not REG_SZ
>
>
> Ref: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#favorites
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm
>
>
>
> ...Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows -Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.com/index.htm
>
> On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:10:01 -0800, in
> microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general, musiclover
> <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>in vista, suddenly favorites are gone because the location of the
>>favorites
>>file is wrong! the good old favorites file is still there in documents,
>>but
>>the path listed for favorites in IE is a non-existent folder in my 'music'
>>folder. so favorites comes up empty in the IE menu.
>>somehow it got changed. how do i tell IE7 (IE8 would not install on this
>>computer) where it's 'favorites' folder is? this should be the default
>>location, but where can i set it to that?i

 

Hi,
Here's the registry key in ieframe-fix.zip

Copy the text between the "=" (don't copy the "=" ) Paste that text into a
notepad document.

Save as ieframe-fix.txt.

Rename it to ieframe-fix.reg

Right-click ieframe.reg and merge it.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}]
@="Shell Name Space"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\InProcServer
32]
@="C\Windows\\system32\\ieframe.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\MiscStatus]
@="0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\MiscStatus\1
]
@="131473"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\ProgID]
@="ShellNameSpace.ShellNameSpace.1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\TypeLib]
@="{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\VersionIndep
endentProgID]
@="ShellNameSpace.ShellNameSpace"

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"butchkersh" <butchkersh@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:67A4EB68-124A-4242-AB58-1EA1B01F247A@microsoft.com...
> I am having the same problem as stated below, (VISTA, IE but the answer
is
> too complicated for me and this
> site http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/redxorg.htm (When you click the Organize
> Favorites submenu under Favorites menu, the Organize Favorites dialog
opens,
> but a Red X mark may be present where the Favorites list is to be
displayed.
> Resolution
> Fix for Internet Explorer 7 and above
> Download ieframe-fix.zip, unzip and run the enclosed REG file. The REG
file
> restores the missing/incorrect values in the following registry location:
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}
>
> Fix for Internet Explorer 6 does not work for me in
> Vista IE 8 ( I can't get it to unzip). If I could get a simpler answer, I
> would appreciate it


> "Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
> news:2e4ak5d05l1a6jvgo0jmdm983ushg31f0t@4ax.com...
> > In what operating system?
> >
> > Try this and see if it helps:
> > You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
> > two keys: (ignore the second if the value is not there)
> >
> >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
> > Folders
> >
> >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> > Shell Folders
> >
> > For Windows 2000/XP:
> >
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> > Shell Folders]
> > Set the Favorites path to : %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
> >
> >
> > The above should be a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, not REG_SZ
> >
> >
> > Ref: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#favorites
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm


> > On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:10:01 -0800, in
> > microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general, musiclover
> > <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>in vista, suddenly favorites are gone because the location of the
> >>favorites
> >>file is wrong! the good old favorites file is still there in documents,
> >>but
> >>the path listed for favorites in IE is a non-existent folder in my
'music'
> >>folder. so favorites comes up empty in the IE menu.
> >>somehow it got changed. how do i tell IE7 (IE8 would not install on
this
> >>computer) where it's 'favorites' folder is? this should be the default
> >>location, but where can i set it to that?i

 

Thank you very much for reply, I'll be trying it and get back to you if I
need to
"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
newsJaR08fkKHA.5568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Here's the registry key in ieframe-fix.zip
>
> Copy the text between the "=" (don't copy the "=" ) Paste that text into a
> notepad document.
>
> Save as ieframe-fix.txt.
>
> Rename it to ieframe-fix.reg
>
> Right-click ieframe.reg and merge it.
>
> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}]
> @="Shell Name Space"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\InProcServer
> 32]
> @="C\Windows\\system32\\ieframe.dll"
> "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\MiscStatus]
> @="0"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\MiscStatus\1
> ]
> @="131473"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\ProgID]
> @="ShellNameSpace.ShellNameSpace.1"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\TypeLib]
> @="{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}"
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}\VersionIndep
> endentProgID]
> @="ShellNameSpace.ShellNameSpace"
>
> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "butchkersh" <butchkersh@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:67A4EB68-124A-4242-AB58-1EA1B01F247A@microsoft.com...
>> I am having the same problem as stated below, (VISTA, IE but the answer
> is
>> too complicated for me and this
>> site http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/redxorg.htm (When you click the
>> Organize
>> Favorites submenu under Favorites menu, the Organize Favorites dialog
> opens,
>> but a Red X mark may be present where the Favorites list is to be
> displayed.
>> Resolution
>> Fix for Internet Explorer 7 and above
>> Download ieframe-fix.zip, unzip and run the enclosed REG file. The REG
> file
>> restores the missing/incorrect values in the following registry location:
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {55136805-B2DE-11D1-B9F2-00A0C98BC547}
>>
>> Fix for Internet Explorer 6 does not work for me in
>> Vista IE 8 ( I can't get it to unzip). If I could get a simpler answer,
>> I
>> would appreciate it
>
>
>> "Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:2e4ak5d05l1a6jvgo0jmdm983ushg31f0t@4ax.com...
>> > In what operating system?
>> >
>> > Try this and see if it helps:
>> > You can change the value of Favorites in the Registry in these
>> > two keys: (ignore the second if the value is not there)
>> >
>> >
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
>> > Folders
>> >
>> >
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
>> > Shell Folders
>> >
>> > For Windows 2000/XP:
>> >
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
>> > Shell Folders]
>> > Set the Favorites path to : %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
>> >
>> >
>> > The above should be a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, not REG_SZ
>> >
>> >
>> > Ref: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#favorites
>> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/usershellfolders.htm
>
>
>> > On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:10:01 -0800, in
>> > microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general, musiclover
>> > <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>in vista, suddenly favorites are gone because the location of the
>> >>favorites
>> >>file is wrong! the good old favorites file is still there in
>> >>documents,
>> >>but
>> >>the path listed for favorites in IE is a non-existent folder in my
> 'music'
>> >>folder. so favorites comes up empty in the IE menu.
>> >>somehow it got changed. how do i tell IE7 (IE8 would not install on
> this
>> >>computer) where it's 'favorites' folder is? this should be the default
>> >>location, but where can i set it to that?i
>