Sharing my IE 'favorites' between two Network PCs
This is a discussion about Sharing my IE 'favorites' between two Network PCs in the Customization Tweaking category; I have two computers on a network and I use a KVM switch box to alternate between them (they are physically side by side). Both have W2K, and my 'preferred' PC is where my IE favorites are kept (the other pc hardly has any IE favorites stored).
I have two computers on a network and I use a KVM switch box to alternate between them (they are physically side by side).
Both have W2K, and my 'preferred' PC is where my IE favorites are kept (the other pc hardly has any IE favorites stored).
How can I set up these PCs, so that the IE favorites on the 2nd pc point to the other machine's favorites folder ??
i.e. so that they are sharing the same 'favorites' folder for IE, so that whenever I am on one machine and I wish to add a URL to a favorite folder, the other PC will also have access to that same newly added url (in other words both favorites are 'in sync').
Is this possible ??
If so how ??
Thanks.
Both have W2K, and my 'preferred' PC is where my IE favorites are kept (the other pc hardly has any IE favorites stored).
How can I set up these PCs, so that the IE favorites on the 2nd pc point to the other machine's favorites folder ??
i.e. so that they are sharing the same 'favorites' folder for IE, so that whenever I am on one machine and I wish to add a URL to a favorite folder, the other PC will also have access to that same newly added url (in other words both favorites are 'in sync').
Is this possible ??
If so how ??
Thanks.
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I'm running Win98 here at work, so I can't confirm it, but the principle should be the same.
Either:
(1) To do this you'll need TweakUI installed. Open TweakUI, go to the "My computer" tab and in the "Special folders" option, select "Favorites" and click "Change location", then just browse to the folder on the network.
or:
(2) Open regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders (might be ...\Microsoft\WindowsNT\...) Edit the key "Favorites" to be "\\computer\share\path" or whatever.
I can't guarantee that either method will actually work, and Windows may throw a fit if it can't find the folder (if your 'preferred' pc is turned off for example). If it doesn't work at all, try mapping a network drive and pointing the key to there instead.
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Xiven
Either:
(1) To do this you'll need TweakUI installed. Open TweakUI, go to the "My computer" tab and in the "Special folders" option, select "Favorites" and click "Change location", then just browse to the folder on the network.
or:
(2) Open regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders (might be ...\Microsoft\WindowsNT\...) Edit the key "Favorites" to be "\\computer\share\path" or whatever.
I can't guarantee that either method will actually work, and Windows may throw a fit if it can't find the folder (if your 'preferred' pc is turned off for example). If it doesn't work at all, try mapping a network drive and pointing the key to there instead.
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Xiven
Lager_Brains,
The path pointing to your "favorites" is in the following resgistry key:
HKU\{sid}\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
where {sid} is your Security ID.
It will probably be something similar to:
C:\Documents and Settings\{UserName}\Favorites
There are two ways that I can think off:
(1) Change the path to a full UNC path: i.e. \\Computer\C$\Documents and Settings\{UserName}\Favorites
or
(2) use the following "net use" command: net use {drive_letter}:
\\Computer\C$ and change your path in the registry to the appropriate drive letter.
Clear as mud?
Colin
The path pointing to your "favorites" is in the following resgistry key:
HKU\{sid}\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
where {sid} is your Security ID.
It will probably be something similar to:
C:\Documents and Settings\{UserName}\Favorites
There are two ways that I can think off:
(1) Change the path to a full UNC path: i.e. \\Computer\C$\Documents and Settings\{UserName}\Favorites
or
(2) use the following "net use" command: net use {drive_letter}:
\\Computer\C$ and change your path in the registry to the appropriate drive letter.
Clear as mud?
Colin
OP
Thanks Guys,
Nemesis, I'll think I'll give that a miss....I don't feel confident editing the registry (but it may help others) - but thanks anyway.
Xiven, thanks - I've got TweakUI, took a look and this'll do exactly what I'm after. So thanks for pointing me there.
Cheers,
Jez
Nemesis, I'll think I'll give that a miss....I don't feel confident editing the registry (but it may help others) - but thanks anyway.
Xiven, thanks - I've got TweakUI, took a look and this'll do exactly what I'm after. So thanks for pointing me there.
Cheers,
Jez
