Apparently, Microsoft’s favorites are my favorites too; or at least they would like for them to be. They put all of their “favorites” into an annoying little folder in the Internet Explorer Favorites list called “Links”. If you try to delete this folder, it is recreated everytime you open Internet Explorer. Fortunately, there is a workaround.

Do not attempt this unless you feel comfortable editing the registry. You could really “put a Swiss Cake Roll in your disk drive” if you do it wrong.

1. You need to open your registry editor. In Windows XP click Start > Run. Type regedit in the space and hit enter.

2. You need to drill down to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar. Once you click on the Toolbar folder, you will see registry entries on the right hand side of the screen.

3. Right click on the one named LinksFolderName. Select Modify
In the Value Data field, delete the info and click ok.

4. Open Internet Explorer and manually delete the Links folder from Favorites Menu. Exit the registry and reboot.