IE7 Fav Delete Bug

If I visit a favorite and then delete it, the fav items reappears in my fav
list, it also happens with any website shortcut.

any fixes ?

thank u,

No such problem here. Since you haven't told us what Favorite you're
talking about, or even what version of Windows you have, you must be
looking for a guess. I'll take two guesses:

1. Your computer is infected with malware.
2. Your security software does not allow the delete to stick.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Abhishek wrote:
> If I visit a favorite and then delete it, the fav items reappears in my fav
> list, it also happens with any website shortcut.
>
> any fixes ?
>
> thank u,
>
>

Abhishek schrieb am Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:38:18 +0530:

> If I visit a favorite and then delete it, the fav items reappears in my fav
> list, it also happens with any website shortcut.

As others with this symptom you are probably using some kind of external
webdrive/backup service that puts these thigns back. It's surely not IE doing
that.

Kai
--
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Sorry forgot, I am using XP Pro SP3 and IE7.

here is my problem, suppose I have a shortcut on my desktop, to
www.microsoft.com I double click to open it, when the MS page loads, I
deleted that shortcut. but after few seconds it reappears, and now its icon
is different, its icons is changes to the website fav icon. same if the
shortcut is in the favorites/bookmark folder.

I am a developer, I think its a bug related to favicon loading.
Possible bug: when we open a site,
1. IE start looking for favicon and opens the file handle of the shortcut
file
2. the user deletes the shortcut.
3. IE finished loading the favicon, and put the icon to the shortcut. that
gives us a new shortcut.

I experience this on multiple pcs, and with almost all links.



"Leonard Grey" <l.grey@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:OwOIZ1NyJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| No such problem here. Since you haven't told us what Favorite you're
| talking about, or even what version of Windows you have, you must be
| looking for a guess. I'll take two guesses:
|
| 1. Your computer is infected with malware.
| 2. Your security software does not allow the delete to stick.
| ---
| Leonard Grey
| Errare humanum est
|
| Abhishek wrote:
| > If I visit a favorite and then delete it, the fav items reappears in my
fav
| > list, it also happens with any website shortcut.
| >
| > any fixes ?
| >
| > thank u,
| >
| >

I do not have that behavior on my copy of IE 7 on Windows XP SP 3.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Abhishek wrote:
> Sorry forgot, I am using XP Pro SP3 and IE7.
>
> here is my problem, suppose I have a shortcut on my desktop, to
> www.microsoft.com I double click to open it, when the MS page loads, I
> deleted that shortcut. but after few seconds it reappears, and now its icon
> is different, its icons is changes to the website fav icon. same if the
> shortcut is in the favorites/bookmark folder.
>
> I am a developer, I think its a bug related to favicon loading.
> Possible bug: when we open a site,
> 1. IE start looking for favicon and opens the file handle of the shortcut
> file
> 2. the user deletes the shortcut.
> 3. IE finished loading the favicon, and put the icon to the shortcut. that
> gives us a new shortcut.
>
> I experience this on multiple pcs, and with almost all links.
>
>
>
> "Leonard Grey" <l.grey@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OwOIZ1NyJHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> | No such problem here. Since you haven't told us what Favorite you're
> | talking about, or even what version of Windows you have, you must be
> | looking for a guess. I'll take two guesses:
> |
> | 1. Your computer is infected with malware.
> | 2. Your security software does not allow the delete to stick.
> | ---
> | Leonard Grey
> | Errare humanum est
> |
> | Abhishek wrote:
> | > If I visit a favorite and then delete it, the fav items reappears in my
> fav
> | > list, it also happens with any website shortcut.
> | >
> | > any fixes ?
> | >
> | > thank u,
> | >
> | >
>
>

Abhishek schrieb am Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:46:03 +0530:

> here is my problem, suppose I have a shortcut on my desktop, to
> www.microsoft.com I double click to open it, when the MS page loads, I
> deleted that shortcut. but after few seconds it reappears, and now its icon
> is different, its icons is changes to the website fav icon. same if the
> shortcut is in the favorites/bookmark folder.

I can't reproduce this. How did you create that shortcut? I dragged a URL to
the desktop, close the IE window, double-clicked the shortcut, waited for the
window and the navigation to the site, then deleted the icon. It's gone for
good. Tried it several times.

>
> I am a developer, I think its a bug related to favicon loading.
> Possible bug: when we open a site,
> 1. IE start looking for favicon and opens the file handle of the shortcut
> file
> 2. the user deletes the shortcut.
> 3. IE finished loading the favicon, and put the icon to the shortcut. that
> gives us a new shortcut.

This is a possible explanation if I could reproduce the issue. When exactly do
you delete the shortcut? I mean if IE is still navigating to the site and
fetching data this behavior might be expected. But it's at least impossible
for me to delete the shortcut that quick.

Kai
--
Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
IE repair script: http://iefaq.info

Screenshots

deleting he fav item
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2503/del1.png

recycle bin
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3353/del2.png

Abhishek schrieb am Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:57:55 +0530:

> deleting he fav item
> http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2503/del1.png
>
> recycle bin
> http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3353/del2.png

I don't see how this provides any help to understand what you exactly did.
Can't you give a step by step explanation that anyone of us could
reproduce exactly? Otherwise I can just say that it doesn't happen here.

Also, I notice that the internet shortcuts for that site are overlayed by
a shortcut arrow. An internet shortcut icon should not have such an
overlay. Could this be a hint to your problem?

Kai
--
Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
IE repair script: http://iefaq.info

What Windows Live applications are installed?

Abhishek wrote:
> If I visit a favorite and then delete it, the fav items reappears in my
> fav
> list, it also happens with any website shortcut.
>
> any fixes ?
>
> thank u,

"Kai Schaetzl" <kai@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message news:VA.00006611.02af6f85@news.conactive.com...
> Abhishek schrieb am Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:46:03 +0530:
>
>> here is my problem, suppose I have a shortcut on my desktop, to
>> www.microsoft.com I double click to open it, when the MS page loads, I
>> deleted that shortcut. but after few seconds it reappears, and now its icon
>> is different, its icons is changes to the website fav icon. same if the
>> shortcut is in the favorites/bookmark folder.
>

> I can't reproduce this. How did you create that shortcut? I dragged a URL to
> the desktop, close the IE window, double-clicked the shortcut, waited for the
> window and the navigation to the site, then deleted the icon. It's gone for
> good. Tried it several times.


Kai,

I think OP is implying a race condition exists. You are waiting for the
page to render, including downloading a possibly different favicon?
It sounds as if the deletion has to occur before the favicon is rendered.
I have no idea how you could reliably reproduce that case.
Perhaps have the TIF password protected so you get a prompt
before any downloading is done? Otherwise just click, delete
and pray that the deletion occurs before the rendering starts. ; }


Good luck

Robert
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>
>>
>> I am a developer, I think its a bug related to favicon loading.
>> Possible bug: when we open a site,
>> 1. IE start looking for favicon and opens the file handle of the shortcut
>> file
>> 2. the user deletes the shortcut.
>> 3. IE finished loading the favicon, and put the icon to the shortcut. that
>> gives us a new shortcut.
>
> This is a possible explanation if I could reproduce the issue. When exactly do
> you delete the shortcut? I mean if IE is still navigating to the site and
> fetching data this behavior might be expected. But it's at least impossible
> for me to delete the shortcut that quick.
>
> Kai
> --
> Helpsites about Windows: http://www.mvps.org
> IE repair script: http://iefaq.info
>