Missing favorites after installing FireFox 1.0

Very odd. I have no idea how it happened but let's try to help you look for them (they may not be available anymore but give this a try):

First, go to (by copying and pasting in the Windows Explorer address bar, do not try to navigate to it):

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Favorites

Replace "Owner" with your local username.

I looked at my favorites folder, and they're not in there. I ran a search, including hidden folders, for a couple of my favorites that I knew I had, and I couldn't find them that way either.
I have no idea what happened, but I'm getting the feeling that they're out and out gone. Thanks for the help though.

All I can say is that I downloaded Firefox last week and it prompted me to haul my favorites to the new browser...which I did.

The registry key (if you're running XP) for your Favorites folder should be

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellFolders

See what, if anything, is in the right hand pane at that key and post it here.

This is why I like to backup my IE favorites. Firefox doesn't have a native ability to export (import yes, not export) that I know of so I maintain my primary favorites index outside of firefox.

(Default) REG_SZ
Administrative Tools REG_SZ
AppData REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Application
Data
Cache REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Local
Settings\Temporary nternet Files
CD Burning REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
Cookies REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Cookies
Desktop REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Desktop
Favorites REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Favorits
Fonts REG_SZ C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
History REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Local
Settings\History
Local AppData REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Local
Settings\Application Data
Local Settings REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Local
Settings
My Music REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My
Documents\My Music
My Pictures REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My
Documents\My Pictures
My Videos
Nethood REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Nethood
Personal REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\My Documents
Printhood REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\PrintHood
Programs REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Start Menu\Programs
Recent REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Recent
Send To REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\SendTo
Start Menu REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Start Menu
Startup REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
Templates REG_SZ C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Templates

Well, phoenixdown, that looks pretty much as it should - no surprises, and the key for your Favorites folder is apparently intact. My only guess is that somehow they did get deleted. I assume you've looked in your Recycle Bin? - just tossin' out thoughts here. Is your Favorites folder totally empty, or does it contain subfolders?

I checked my recycle bin as soon as I noticed they were missing, and they weren't there. After I installed firefox, a set of favorites from firefox were in my favorites, but the favorites I had before I installed weren't. It doesn't matter anymore, I've replaced all the important ones allready.
Thanks to everyone for all the help!

Typo
Just so you know, in that list, Favorites was listed as "Favorits". That may have something to do with it.