You can specify one or more top-level folders which will be excluded from the page.
The favorites in these folders and their sub-folders cannot be exported from this page later.
To specify multiple folders, separate the folder names with a space. If
a folder name contains space, enclose it in "quotes".
The actual folder names specified will be stored in this page and will be remembered the next time this synchronization wizard is shown.
Download all icons to check for updates
Upgrade
Select the start.html file to upgrade from:
Export
All favorites currently on this page will be added to your Internet Explorer favorites.
This will restore the favorites you had when this start.html file was last built.
The icons on the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer are usually located on the web site
that each favorite refers to. Select cache to tell Internet Explorer to look for these
icons in the graphics cache of The Favorite Start Page instead. Since this is a local folder,
icons will load faster and more reliably. Select web to restore the original location.
See the FAQ for more information.
Please note that keep means setting the locations as they were when this page was last built.
Replace existing favorites
Delete favorites not currently on this page
Notice on Security Alerts
The next step involves accessing the local file system. This will provoke
an ActiveX security warning, to which you have to answer Yes.
The access will also provoke alerts from some antivirus programs,
notably Norton AntiVirus. You must choose to authorize this page.
This page does not contain any malicious code, even though some of these warnings can look
serious. [More]
Well, it really doesn't. Take my word for it, examine the code yourself using View Source or note the good ratings from reviewers.
To put things into perspective, every program you've ever run on this computer has been able to access the file system without any warnings.
The Favorite Start Page provokes warnings only because it runs from within Internet Explorer and is considered a web page.
See the FAQ for more.
Working
File corrupted
This error usually occurs when the start.html file has been downloaded
using Save As... from the File menu.
Internet Explorer actually modifies the file slightly when it is saved like that.
PLEASE NOTE: You must answer Yes to the ActiveX question,
and you must authorize this script if your antivirus software warns
about "potentionally malicious" script behavior.
See the FAQ for more.
The Favorite Start Page
To hide this help page, click the help
button or on the background around the boxes, or press the Escape key.
To synchronize this page with your Internet Explorer favorites,
click the sync button.
You use drag-and-drop to move or delete favorites or rearrange boxes.
Here is an example:
To delete a favorite on this page, move the mouse pointer over the favorite and
click the left mouse button. Move the mouse while holding left mouse button down.
The Recycle Box will appear. Move the mouse pointer over it and let go of the
mouse button. The favorite is now marked for deletion. The undo
button will appear. You can click it to move the favorite back
to its original position. Favorites in the Recycle Box will be deleted from both this page
and your Internet Explorer favorites when you save changes.
After making changes to this page, click the sync button and save the changes.
To rename favorites or folders, reorganize the folder structure or
create new folders, you can use the tools available in Internet Explorer.
You can press Ctrl+I to display your favorites
on the left hand side of this browser window, or you can use the Organize Favorites
feature on the Favorites menu.
After making changes to your Internet Explorer favorites,
click the sync button and rebuild this page.
Please note that settings are not in the undo-redo sequence.
Name
Value
Description
Lines
4
Number of lines in closed boxes.
Columns
4
Max number of boxes on a row.
Font size
80%
Either a percentage or an absolute size (e.g. 9pt).
New window
Open each link in a new browser window. You can also press the Shift key while clicking.
Leave box
Leave the current box open after you click a link.
Auto scroll
Scroll when the mouse pointer is near the top or bottom of the page.
Show buttons
Show the help and sync buttons in the top right corner. You can press Escape to show the help page when the buttons are hidden.
Show search
Show the search box and the search buttons.
Show icons
hide and stay will make icons visible when a box is opened, but hide will hide icons when it closes.
Force icons
More non-cached icons will be downloaded, but you will probably experience browser warnings and other annoyances.
Sort boxes
Sort boxes when importing or saving. size means by max height when opened and title means alphabetically. Will be set to off if you start to arrange boxes manually.
Graphics cache
Icons and skin images will be stored in a folder on your hard disk. Click here to empty the cache. Answer Yes if you click the browse button and get a warning.
graphics
Hide bad icons
Hides icons which could not be cached. Will be unchecked if you start to hide or unhide icons manually by Ctrl-clicking on links. Click here to unhide all icons.
Use Unicode
Unicode uses two bytes per character and covers practically every language in the world. auto means using Unicode only when necessary. Selecting never may cause some characters to be replaced with a square ().
Click to select a skin, and adjust font size here:
Name
Version
Author
Popularity
Edit
Please read this privacy notice:
When you download and use one of the online skins, that information is logged by the web server
and used to calculate that skin's popularity.
No personal information about you is transmitted.
The search buttons are customizable and let you search directly in most search engines and
databases.
Each row in the table below corresponds to one button. For more information and
a list of useful search engines, click here.
Name
URL
This program may be used,
distributed and/or modified under the terms of the
GNU General Public License.
GoogleAlltheWeb.com
YahooAltaVistaAnyWhoAsk JeevesBusiness.comChangingLinks.comDogpileExciteGoHelp answersHotBotInfoSpaceInternet 800 DirectoryInternet address finderIthakiLook.comLookSmartLycosMetaCrawlerOvertureWebCrawlerWhoWhere
Computer World
Toms HardwareComputer HistoryComputer Shoppereff.orgIBMPC GuidePC WorldPCmechanicPCwebopediaSunAdobeAladdin SystemsDownload.comDownload.NetJumboMacromediaMcAfeemIRC HomepagePass the SharewarePGP Home PageProgrammers HeavenRocket DownloadRSAShareware.comSUNETSymantecThe Bat!thinkgeek.comTucows
nerve.comAdventurousTraveler.comConcierge.comDelta Air LinesGardening.comGlobal Online TravelGolf SearchGutenbergHarper's MagazineHotwire- Discount Travel DealsInterbed.com (hotels online)Routes InternationalSafetyzone - Home Safe HomeSalon.comThe Web Of CultureTravel ChannelTravel SourceVirtual FlowersVirtual PresentsVirtual TouristWine Events Calendar
Exploratorium
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Dow Jones
Fool.comBizJournalsBizOfficeBusiness WeekCIODun & BradstreetEconomistFinancial TimesForbesFortuneInc.IndustryWeekInvestor SolutionsIOMANasdaqNewsweekTechsavvyWall Street Journal
STARTREK.COM
The Internet Movie DatabaseBlockbuster EntertainmentBox Office MagazineBravo ChannelDiscovery Channel OnlineGISTHollywood.comHistory ChannelReel.comSCIFI.COMTV GuideAnalog SFCNN Sports IllustratedEarthCamESPNExtreme SportsFOX SportsLord of the Rings Fanatics SiteMatchmaker.comNBA.comsffworld.comSoYouWanna.com homeSports.comStar WarsWizardsWorld FantasyAgence France Press
Boston GlobeByte.comChicago TribuneCNETCNNEditor & PublisherInternetNews.comNando TimesNew York Timesnewsday.comNewsHubOSnewsReutersSan Francisco GateTechWebThe TimesWashington PostWired
About.com
AnonymizerCool Site of the DayEarthwebFreelinksHTML GoodiesInference.comInternet.comLazeLGS GroupMath resourcesNetsurfer digestPostmaster DirectScoreWorks Digital MediaWeb Design Developers AssociationWeb developers JournalWeb Developers Virtual LibraryWeb Marketing & E-commerce
World Health OrganizationBayer DiagnosticsBritish Medical JournalDiet talkFitness.comHeartPointInteliHealthLancetMayohealthMedicine Online Inc.MedscaperxlistWebMD
eBayAmazon.comAshford.comBarnes & NobleBuy it onlineCNET Shopperebags.comEbatesGifts.comNordicsweaters.comPETsMART.comPrice GrabberProFlowers.com
MP3.comCDnowE! OnlineEMusicInternet Music PagesIUMAJazz OnlineNapsterRealSpinnerThe Ultimate Band List
The onionComedy CentralComicsCybercheezeDilbertGamespotHumorShack.comPlaysiteQuotations PageStraight Dope