I know we have all kinds of geniuses here in Munuviana, so maybe one of you can answer this for me: I have Windows XP on my computer, pretty much the only browser I use is IE6. Every now and then, in my Favorites folder, appears a subfolder called "Links". It shows up uninvited, empty. I've found no pattern to its appearance, no one particular site is visited that prompts it.
Where does it come from?
I am on a cable modem that's turned on 24/7. Are the evil Microsoft demons flipping a switch back there and inserting it into my Favorites?
It's only a minor annoyance, and yes, you Mac freaks, I know how Macs never do this. And yes, Mozilla lovers, I know Mozilla doesn't do this either.
I'm just hugely curious about it.
It is a known Microsoft evil. IE rebuilds the Links folder itself when it notices it missing. This should normally be the next time you open it after it's not memory resident (next reboot).
Posted by Jim at November 24, 2003 02:51 PMWhat Jim is trying to say is yes, it's a demon.
Posted by Pixy Misa at November 24, 2003 03:48 PMI suspected as much.
Luckily I have those chicken feets hanging over the monitor....
Don't use IE. Use Mozilla or something. It has built in popup blocking.
Posted by Tom at November 25, 2003 11:40 PMOoops, I posted the wrong link.
Mozilla should be
www.mozilla.org
Links you place into the link folder will appear on the Links bar at the top of the IE browser frame, as such, it is part of the browser, so that is why it keeps appearing. You may not be seeing the Links bar if you have it unchecked in the view|toolbars menu, but I actually use it extensively to store links for sites I frequent, like hotmail, yahoo, and alltheweb
Posted by Tiger at November 26, 2003 01:32 AM