Removing the IE Address Bar (W2K)

[Foxman]

I am trying to remove the Internet Explorer Address bar via a registry hack that will apply to all users of a notebook computer running Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer 5.0. I have tried the hacks listed in the registry guide but they do not have any effect on the Address Bar. Can anybody offer suggestions??

[Deke]

Try these:

IE Restrictions<font color=red> (http://registry.winguides.com/display.php/442/><font)

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Restrict Options<font color=red> (http://www.winguides.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=secwin&Number=42804&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=1#Post43194><font)

[TonyKlein]

You could also open Regedit, drill down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\CLSID\{01E0458 1-4EEE-11d0-BFE9-00AA005B4383}, and edit the clsid by inserting a minus sign in front of it, so it looks like so:

-{01E04581-4EEE-11D0-BFE9-00AA005B4383}

[Foxman]

Thanks very much Tony.....this worked a treat.

[TonyKlein]

You're welcome.

[Foxman]

Hey Tony,
You wouldn't know how to remove the Mail and News options from the Tools menu would you??

[TonyKlein]

I haven't tried this personally, and it may only remove the 'mail/news' button, but take a look at <a target="_blank" href=http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/968/>Remove Specific Internet Explorer Toolbar Buttons</a> :

Open Regedit, and navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Create a new DWORD value called "SpecifyDefaultButtons" and set it to "1" to enable the removal of buttons.

In addition create a new DWORD value called Btn_MailNews and set its value to "2"

I think you could also experiment by tweaking HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail/news, but I think I remember that there are side effects to that one.

It does grey out the menu options though.

Cheers, Tony

[Foxman]

Nah that didnt work....I have already removed all the buttons that I need to using Group Policy but I really need to remove that menu item from the tools menu. Thanks anyway.

[Mosaic1]

I went into:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients
and renamed it clientsssss
That greyed it out.
Even though a new
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients was created, ther was no information there.
I don't know what wuld happen if OE werer reinstalled. But after doing this I had no list in Internet Options &gt;programs.

[Foxman]

You've dont it!!!! Fantastic work....Thanks very much :)

[Mosaic1]

You're welcome. I took it one step further and actually removed
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients

A new key was created. But it was empty.

So everything remained Grayed out.

[TonyKlein]

Hi Mo.

And it didn't interfere with OE functionality, like forgetting OE 's the default email client?

In that case it is something to remember.

Thanks!