Here's what I have ended up doing...Alexandra_K or someone mentioned this awhile back.

But here's my way:

Go to Start, then Search.

Search for files/folders

Type in the word Bookmark

Do a search

If you find bookmark files that have dates on them, such like

05-15-2008 and the bookmark name on the front of that, drag and drop them onto your desktop.

IF you know how to drag and drop (its basically a single click on a file, and then dragging it over into your windows desktop screen.

I ended up putting all of mine in a file folder on my desktop and I have them that way, and they are not lost.

But you have to try it soon or they will be written over.