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Moving Cookies and Favorites back onto a restored computer

Sep 30, 2007 5:03AM PDT

I had to restore my HP desktop running vista home premium back to the factory settings. I had made a copy of my favorites and my cookies file from Internet Explorer. The cookies are a just text file and the favorites are a html file. Is there a way, using what I have to restore my stuff, of so, please tell me how to proceed and where I should put those files.
Thanks for any info!
John

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cookies reload automatically as you search the net.
Sep 30, 2007 9:57AM PDT

No need to fool with these. Do a desk top search with the keyword Favorites and see what you come up with. If nothing then you'll need to track this file down in your primary drive C:, usually is C. What OS are you using?

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(NT) I see Vista
Sep 30, 2007 9:58AM PDT
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That was easy enough
Sep 30, 2007 10:08AM PDT

I just did it. Choose the one with the star on it that has the word "program" next to it> right click it> click open. Find a blank spot at the bottom and copy your copy too here. You don't want to add it to any of the files listed, your just adding some new ones. These did come from a Vista OS, right? If not you may not be able to add them. XP, ME, 2000, files may not be compatible.