Quick launch bar is gone 2

[guitarman566]

My quick launch bar is gone. When right clicking on the taskbar and selecting toolbar - Quick Launch, I get the message "Cannot create toolbar".

The folder C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch with all the shortcuts is still there !!!

Please help

 

[bcastner]

Use regedit and delete the entry, if found, :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ClassicShell

Reboot.

 

[guitarman566]

I don't have this entry in the registry

 

[paoconnell]

Article about this (with additional pointers to other articles) at:

http://tinyurl.com/2awhz

It appears that you may have to uninstall the current version of IE, install IE 4.0 and enable Active Desktop, then re-install IE 5.x or 6.

Pat O'Connell

 

[guitarman566]

This got me in the right direction. I was going to uninstall IE, but then I saw that there was an option to repair IE.
I got the quick launch bar back, but it is getting more bizarre now: The quick launch bar is next to the system tray and between the Start button and quick launch bar is where all the running programs are ???

How do I get the quick launch bar back to its old spot next to the Start button ????

 

[tsuji]

Hello guitarman566,

If you're happy with working on the gui, then point your mouse at the top border of the toolbar. It shows a double-arrow. Pull it up so that the toolbar double its size in the vertical direction. Then point the mouse to the quick launch until it shows a double-arrow again. Pull the quick launch bar up. Finally pull the toolbar down to normal height. (The description is terrible!)

regards - tsuji