Need to import bookmarks from another hard drives installation of FireFox into the new Firefox... Profiles folder replacing does not work.

== Issue
==
I have a problem with my bookmarks, cookies, history or settings
== Description
==
New install of new Firefox on different hard drive from old install, after copy/pasting profiles folder, bookmarks are still unavailable.
'''Troubleshooting information'''
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== Firefox version
==
3.5.10
== Operating system
==
Windows XP
== User Agent
==
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.10) Gecko/20100504 Firefox/3.5.10
== Plugins installed
==
*-Default Plug-in
*NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
*RealJukebox Netscape Plugin
*RealPlayer(tm) LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In
*6.0.12.732
*The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.0
*Adobe Acrobat Plug-In Version 7.00 for Netscape
*Shockwave Flash 10.1 r53
*DLM Netscape Plugin (2.3.10.115)
*Java Plug-in 1.4.2_05 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)
*DRM Netscape Network Object
*Npdsplay dll
*DRM Store Netscape Plugin

Have you seen this KB article?
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

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