Removing the Recurring Link Folder
I've decided to do a little spring cleaning today and sort the massive list of links I've accumulated in the past 3 months. You can use IE's "Organize Favorites" option to create and sort everything but the interface is a bit cumbersome to use. What I usually do is navigate to the C:/Documents and Settings/<profilename>/Favorites/ folder and create the folders manually, then plunk the bookmarks into the appropriate folders.
One of the minor annoyances is the Links folder. No matter how many times you try to delete or remove it - it keeps coming back. Here is a quick registry trick to remove the folder permanently (only attempt this if you are comfortable working in the registry and make sure to back it up first):
a) Start up Regedit (Go to Start > Run, type "regedit" then hit enter)
b) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
c) Look for a String Value called LinksFolderName
d) Right click it and select Modify
e) Delete the word "Links" - it should be a blank value
f) Go to C:/Documents and Settings/<profilename>/Favorites/
g) Delete the Links folder
h) Reboot