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Trouble with the Favorites function

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tommyvin

Flightless Bird
My favorites function worked till yesterday. When I click the Favorites in
this bar: File Edit Favorites Tools Help, I still get a list of all my
Favorite folders, but when I put the mouse pointer over a folder, all I get
is a blank mini-window.

For example, when I place my mouse pointer over the Medical folder, I used
to get the half dozen sites I placed in this folder. Now I get only a blank
space.

The Favorites function works sometimes though - about 10% of the time. Then
it goes out and I get that blank mini-window after I click on the folder.

There's probably an easy fix for this problem. I hope some guru can give it
to me.
 
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Don Varnau

Flightless Bird
Hi,
Which version of Windows? (Including SP level- e.g. Windows 7, Vista SP1,
XP SP2 , 32-bit, 64-bit, etc.
Right-click Computer/My Computer> Properties to obtain this information)

Which version of Internet Explorer? (From IE> Help> About)

Did you make a software change yesterday, such as a new security program,
new toolbar or other browser add-on, updates for a security program, updates
for Windows or Internet Explorer?

Are you using the Live toolbar to sync Favorites with a Skydrive account?
- - -
Try this...
Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon on the
desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
or
from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
add-ons)
If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on installed.

For troubleshooting information see:
IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx


Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"tommyvin" <tommyvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5B11459-1B04-4933-9BDA-080C469C8C5C@microsoft.com...
> My favorites function worked till yesterday. When I click the Favorites in
> this bar: File Edit Favorites Tools Help, I still get a list of all my
> Favorite folders, but when I put the mouse pointer over a folder, all I
get
> is a blank mini-window.
>
> For example, when I place my mouse pointer over the Medical folder, I used
> to get the half dozen sites I placed in this folder. Now I get only a
blank
> space.
>
> The Favorites function works sometimes though - about 10% of the time.
Then
> it goes out and I get that blank mini-window after I click on the folder.
>
> There's probably an easy fix for this problem. I hope some guru can give
it
> to me.
 
T

tommyvin

Flightless Bird
I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 bit.

I have IE8, "IE is currently running without add-ons."

I didn't make any software changes.

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Which version of Windows? (Including SP level- e.g. Windows 7, Vista SP1,
> XP SP2 , 32-bit, 64-bit, etc.
> Right-click Computer/My Computer> Properties to obtain this information)
>
> Which version of Internet Explorer? (From IE> Help> About)
>
> Did you make a software change yesterday, such as a new security program,
> new toolbar or other browser add-on, updates for a security program, updates
> for Windows or Internet Explorer?
>
> Are you using the Live toolbar to sync Favorites with a Skydrive account?
> - - -
> Try this...
> Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon on the
> desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
> or
> from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
> add-ons)
> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on installed.
>
> For troubleshooting information see:
> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "tommyvin" <tommyvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5B11459-1B04-4933-9BDA-080C469C8C5C@microsoft.com...
> > My favorites function worked till yesterday. When I click the Favorites in
> > this bar: File Edit Favorites Tools Help, I still get a list of all my
> > Favorite folders, but when I put the mouse pointer over a folder, all I
> get
> > is a blank mini-window.
> >
> > For example, when I place my mouse pointer over the Medical folder, I used
> > to get the half dozen sites I placed in this folder. Now I get only a
> blank
> > space.
> >
> > The Favorites function works sometimes though - about 10% of the time.
> Then
> > it goes out and I get that blank mini-window after I click on the folder.
> >
> > There's probably an easy fix for this problem. I hope some guru can give
> it
> > to me.
>
> .
>
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Uninstall Google Toolbar & reboot.

tommyvin wrote:
> I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 bit.
>
> I have IE8, "IE is currently running without add-ons."
>
> I didn't make any software changes.
>
> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Which version of Windows? (Including SP level- e.g. Windows 7, Vista
>> SP1,
>> XP SP2 , 32-bit, 64-bit, etc.
>> Right-click Computer/My Computer> Properties to obtain this information)
>>
>> Which version of Internet Explorer? (From IE> Help> About)
>>
>> Did you make a software change yesterday, such as a new security program,
>> new toolbar or other browser add-on, updates for a security program,
>> updates for Windows or Internet Explorer?
>>
>> Are you using the Live toolbar to sync Favorites with a Skydrive account?
>> - - -
>> Try this...
>> Start Internet Explorer without add-ons by right-clicking the IE icon on
>> the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
>> or
>> from Start> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no
>> add-ons)
>> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on
>> installed.
>>
>> For troubleshooting information see:
>> IEBlog Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>
>>
>> Don
>> [MS MVP- IE]
>>
>>
>> "tommyvin" <tommyvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5B11459-1B04-4933-9BDA-080C469C8C5C@microsoft.com...
>>> My favorites function worked till yesterday. When I click the Favorites
>>> in
>>> this bar: File Edit Favorites Tools Help, I still get a list of all my
>>> Favorite folders, but when I put the mouse pointer over a folder, all I
>>> get is a blank mini-window.
>>>
>>> For example, when I place my mouse pointer over the Medical folder, I
>>> used
>>> to get the half dozen sites I placed in this folder. Now I get only a
>>> blank space.
>>>
>>> The Favorites function works sometimes though - about 10% of the time.
>>> Then it goes out and I get that blank mini-window after I click on the
>>> folder.
>>>
>>> There's probably an easy fix for this problem. I hope some guru can give
>>> it to me.
>>
>> .
 
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