The procedure below describes how to export Internet Explorer favorites from virtualized (WebCheck) environment to real (non-virtualized) environment.
Follow these steps (divided into 2 section):
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To export the favorites from virtualized (WebCheck) environment:
- Open the virtualized (WebCheck) environment.
- Open the Internet Explorer browser.
- Right-click on an empty space anywhere on the toolbar - in the context menu, click on the '
Menu Bar
' (it should be marked with "V") - a new toolbar should appear under the Address bar (File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools, Help
).
- Go to '
File
' menu - click on 'Import and Export...
'.
- The window '
How to you want to import or export your broswer settings?
' opens - select 'Export to a file
' option - click on 'Next
' button.
- The window '
What would you like to export?
' opens - select 'Export to file
' option - click on 'Next
' button.
- The window '
Select the folder that you want to export your favorites from
' opens - click on the very top line 'Favorites
' - click on 'Next
' button.
- The window '
Where do you want to export your favorites?
' opens - click on 'Browse...
' button - type/paste the following exact path: %TEMP%\IswTmp\bookmark
- click on 'Save
' button - copy the absolute path that appears (e.g., D:\Temp\IswTmp\bookmark.htm
) - click on 'Export
' button.
- The window '
You have successfully exported these settings
' opens - grren "V" should appear near the 'Favorites
' - click on 'Finish
' button.
- Close / minimize the virtualized (WebCheck) environment.
- In the real (non-virtualized) environment, open Windows Explorer (any file manager).
- Locate the exported '
Favorites
' file - %TEMP%\IswTmp\bookmark.htm
.
- Copy this bookmark.htm file to the desired location (e.g., user's "Documents" folder).
-
To import the favorites into real (non-virtualized) environment:
- Open the Internet Explorer browser in the real environment.
- Right-click on an empty space anywhere on the toolbar - in the context menu, click on the '
Menu Bar
' (it should be marked with "V") - a new toolbar should appear under the Address bar (File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools, Help
).
- Go to '
File
' menu - click on 'Import and Export...
'.
- The window '
How to you want to import or export your broswer settings?
' opens - select 'Import from a file
' option - click on 'Next
' button.
- The window '
What would you like to import?
' opens - select 'Favorites
' option - click on 'Next
' button.
The window 'Where do you want to import your favorites from?
' opens - click on 'Browse...
' button - locate the exported bookmark.htm file - click on 'Open
' button - the absolute path to the file appears - click on 'Next
' button.
- The window '
Select a destination folder for your favorites
' opens - select the desired folder - click on 'Import
' button.
- The window '
You have successfully imported these settings
' opens - grren "V" should appear near the 'Favorites
' - click on 'Finish
' button.
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This solution has been verified for the specific scenario, described by the combination of Product, Version and Symptoms. It may not work in other scenarios.
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