Favorites lost after applying GP

[jolakers]

I removed the favorites list in GP.

I wanted to disable it now to allow them to get back to there favorites and they are all wiped out.

Does anyone know about this happening? And if so is there a way to get them back? I have other rules enabled, is it possiable it is another rule that is causing this?

Thanks

 

[SpotLizard]

Jolakers,

Are you saying that the favorites folder is empty now ? If you go to the Documents and Settings folder on the user's machine and look in their profile folder > favorites is this folder empty ?

Take a look at this and tell me if it helps:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gp/98.asp

Regards.

SL

 

[jolakers]

I looked in documents and settings folder under the user and yea they are all gone.

This happened after I set some group policy setting. I have restored the favorites but like I said they are all gone now.

Not sure what to do about it now.

Anything else I might be able to do?

Thanks

 

[jolakers]

I found the problem:

In group policy:

User Config>Windows Settings>Internet Explorer Maintenance>Urls>Favorites&Links

Delete existing favorites and Links was checked off.
Must have been by default because I don't remember doing it.

Thank for you help though SL

 

[SpotLizard]

Wow. That sucks. When it deletes them does it really remove them from the disk ? You might want to go to a Command Prompt and take a look in the Recycled directory.

Regards.

SL

 

[jolakers]

Yea I have looked everywhere....there gone

O well, you learn something new everyday I guess.

Thanks again for all your help.