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Octi999
02-10-2002, 04:54 AM
The twirling @home symbol is a nuisance in the top right hand part of the IE window. It twirls from the @home symbol to the default world symbol. Does anybody now the registry hack to disable the @home symbol. Thanks.

7ate9
02-10-2002, 06:23 AM
I've got two methods you can try on this...

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How to Remove Branding from Internet Explorer (non registry hack) (REF#1001204-0002)

Description:

SUMMARY

To remove all Internet Explorer branding , follow the steps below.
From Microsoft KB article: Q272392
Applies to: Internet Explorer 4.x, 5, 5.01, 5.5 for Win 95, 98, 98SE, NT 4.0, 2000

Solution:

PROCEDURE

To remove all Internet Explorer branding :

Click Start.

Click Run.

Type: rundll32.exe iedkcs32.dll,Clear

Click OK.

Restart Internet Explorer.

You do not need to restart Windows for this change to take effect.
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OR...

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How To Remove Brand Logo's From IE and OE 4.x and 5.x (REF#991212-0044)

Description:

SUMMARY

This article describes how to remove the brand name logo from Outlook Express (OE) and Internet Explorer (IE) 4 and 5.
Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 (Microsoft KB Article ID: Q176713).

Solution:

PROCEDURE

Internet Explorer:
To restore the animated Internet Explorer logo, delete the BrandBitmap and SmBrandBitmap string values under the following registry key:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Toolbar

After making the changes, quit the Registry Editor and restart the computer.
Outlook Express:

To remove branding from Outlook Express, delete the WindowTitle key or change it's value in the following location:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Identities | (Unique identity code) | Software | Microsoft | Outlook Express | 5.0

After making the changes, quit the Registry Editor and restart the computer.
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