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Any way to open every one of IE7 bookmarks in its own tab automatically? as if i could it could mean i could read every one of my posts ever

seriously though... any suggestions?

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As noted, Internet Explorer can open every page in a Favorites folder as separate tabs — but as discovered, trying that with thousands of items is asking for trouble. Opening hundreds or thousands of tabs will consume huge RAM, trigger long swaps, and likely make the machine unusable. The built-in feature is fine for small groups; large collections need a different approach.

Practical workflow that won’t kill the PC: first back up the Favorites folder (XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Favorites; Vista/Win7+: C:\Users\<username>\Favorites). Create small, topical subfolders (20–50 links each) and move .url files into them using Windows Explorer. Open one subfolder at a time instead of the whole set, and keep a “Done” folder to archive links you’ve already read. This preserves the favorites structure and gives you control over memory usage.

If manual grouping is tedious, throttle opens with a simple script placed in a folder of .url files. Example Windows batch (run in that folder):

@echo off
REM open every .url in current folder with a short pause
set delay=2
for %%f in (*.url) do (
  start "" "%%f"
  ping -n %delay% 127.0.0.1 >nul
)

Or a PowerShell alternative (change $path and seconds as needed):

$path = 'C:\Users\YourName\Favorites\Batch1'
Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Filter *.url | ForEach-Object {
  Start-Process -FilePath $_.FullName
  Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}

Notes and cautions: results (tabs vs. new windows) depend on browser settings; PowerShell may not be present on very old systems; always test with a small folder first. For long-term management consider importing favorites into a modern browser and using bookmark-management extensions or a read-later service instead of keeping thousands of open tabs.

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Using IE7's internal help:

Click the Favorites Center button, and then click the Favorites button. Navigate to the folder that contains the tab group you want to open, and then click the arrow) to the right of the folder name. All of the webpages will open on separate tabs.

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lol IE7 said "opeing 1735 tabs all at once may cause your completer to become slow"

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Well, it will.

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