BleepingComputer.com: Orginizing Web Sites In My Favorites

  Posted 09 December 2006 - 04:13 PM

Howdy,

I have many web sites that I have stored in" My Favorites". (40-50) I can not figure out how to bring the sites I most visit towards the top. (usually 4 to 5 sites I visit on a daily basis)

In other words ,I continually scroll down to try to find the sites I most frequent and try to pick them out of the batch.

Could someone please tell me how to organize " My Favorites".

I have given it a shot many times with no success.

Thank You for your time,

Dennis


( Windows XP Home SP 2 IE-7 )

This post has been edited by jgweed: 10 December 2006 - 10:50 AM

Posted 09 December 2006 - 04:20 PM

  Posted 09 December 2006 - 05:11 PM

Thanks for the reply buddy215.

I hovered over a web site that I would like to move to the top. When I did that, a ghost of the link ( lack of better words) appeared.

I then moved the cursor to the top of the MY Favorites list and released it. Nothing happened. The original web site was still in first place. ??


Please advise where I am going wrong.



Thanks,

Dennis

This post has been edited by Dennis H: 09 December 2006 - 05:16 PM

Posted 09 December 2006 - 05:22 PM

Posted 09 December 2006 - 06:10 PM

Yes a line appears as soon as I move (hover) the cursor over the chosen web site. I then left click and hold it down. I then drag that particular web site into the fist position in My Favorites.


When I release the left click the web site that I tried to move to the top will load that web site, however the original site in first position is still there. In other words it is not replaced by the web sit that I tried to drag into that position.

I hope I am making some sort of sense. I will follow directions. The best I can.

Thanks,

Dennis

This post has been edited by Dennis H: 09 December 2006 - 06:22 PM

Posted 09 December 2006 - 06:55 PM

Posted 10 December 2006 - 10:16 AM

buddy215, on Dec 9 2006, 06:55 PM, said:

You are moving the line too far up.

I am not sure what you mean buddy215. When I drag the web site up I align it directly over the web site I am trying to replace. The line is almost exactly over the line of that site.


Dennis

Posted 10 December 2006 - 10:28 AM

Posted 10 December 2006 - 11:36 AM

buddy215, on Dec 10 2006, 10:28 AM, said:

Okay, try this. Instead of moving all the way to the top, leave the line below the top link and release. Now the link you wanted to move up should be second on the list from the top.

No dice, I tried. When you say leave the line below the top link do you mean line it up on the second link, or in between the first and second link ??

I guess it does not matter because I tried it both ways and had no luck.

Thanks for you time buddy215. I am keeping the faith !

I will stand by.


Dennis


EDIT: I just found this. Maybe it is the answer ??? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/about/customizelinks.mspx

My main objective is to move the 3 or 4 links that I use on a daily basis to the top of my favorites. For instance Bleeping Computer happens to be in 18th place in "My Favorites".

I want to move it up into the top 3 since I visit the site almost every day.

Dennis

This post has been edited by Dennis H: 10 December 2006 - 11:59 AM

Posted 10 December 2006 - 01:19 PM

Posted 28 December 2006 - 02:11 PM

buddy215,

I came across this post while looking for something else.

I re-read your instructions on December 11th and tried again. Everything worked out fine. I thought I came back to the thread and thanked you, but apparently I did not.

Please except my belated thank you. I appreciate your time and effort.


Dennis