How to Registry

Steps involving Registry Editing.

Removing Unwanted Toolbar Items

If you have items in your Internet Explorer toolbar you would like to remove:

Run Regedit

Delete keys in these possible locations are:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt

Removing IE Menu Items

If you want to remove items on the Tools Menu, possibly those left over by uninstalled applications:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions

Delete any of the keys you don't want to show

Specifying the Default Download Directory in Internet Explorer

To specify the default download directory for the Internet Explorer

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer

Add a String value called Download Directory

For it's value, enter in the Directory where you want your downloaded files to go

Disabling the Ability to Change the Default Download Directory

If you want user's not to be able to change the Default Download Directory

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Restrictions

Create a DWORD value called NoSelectDownloadDir

Give it a value of 1

Note: On my Win98 with IE5 this also didn't allow me to download any files.
System Administrators might want to include that as part of their configuration.

Changing the Search Pages Used by Internet Explorer 4.0

Changing the Search icon Engine

When you click on the Search icon in IE, you go to the default page of http://home.microsoft.com/search/search.asp
To change this setting:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Change the value for Search Bar to the URL of the search engine you want to use

Changing the Go / Search the Web Engine

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Change the value for Search Page to the URL of the search engine you want to use

Changing your Favorites Location

You might want to change the location where the Internet Explorer looks for your store Favorite sites.
This can come in useful if you have multiple operating systems (Windows95 and NT 4.0) and want to share
the save set of Favorites or you simply want to have greater control over where you favorites are stored.

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

Double click on Favorites in the right hand panel

Enter the new location

Click on the OK button

Do the same for the User Shell Folders section a few lines down

Close Regedit

Create the directory you just pointed to

Copy any existing Favorites to that location

Be sure to include all folders

Start the Internet Explorer


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		Steps involving Registry Editing. Removing Unwanted Toolbar Items If you have items in your Internet Explorer toolbar you would like to remove: Run Regedit Delete keys in these possible locations are: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt Removing IE Menu Items If you want to remove items on the Tools Menu, possibly those left over by uninstalled applications: Start Regedit Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions Delete any of the keys you don't want to show Specifying the Default Download Directory in Internet Explorer To specify the default download directory for the Internet Explorer Start Regedit Go to HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer Add a String value called Download Directory For it's value, enter in the Directory where you want your downloaded files to go Disabling the Ability to Change the Default Download Directory If you want user's not to be able to change the Default Download Directory Start Regedit Go to HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Restrictions Create a DWORD value called NoSelectDownloadDir Give it a value of 1 Note: On my Win98 with IE5 this also didn't allow me to download any files. System Administrators might want to include that as part of their configuration. Changing the Search Pages Used by Internet Explorer 4.0 Changing the Search icon Engine When you click on the Search icon in IE, you go to the default page of http://home.microsoft.com/search/search.asp To change this setting: Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Change the value for Search Bar to the URL of the search engine you want to use *Changing the Go / Search the Web* Engine** Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Change the value for Search Page to the URL of the search engine you want to use *Changing your Favorites* Location** You might want to change the location where the Internet Explorer looks for your store Favorite sites. This can come in useful if you have multiple operating systems (Windows95 and NT 4.0) and want to share the save set of Favorites or you simply want to have greater control over where you favorites are stored. Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders Double click on Favorites in the right hand panel Enter the new location Click on the OK button Do the same for the User Shell Folders section a few lines down Close Regedit Create the directory you just pointed to Copy any existing Favorites to that location Be sure to include all folders Start the Internet Explorer







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