Quicklaunch registry settings ? 1

[BobHunter]

Does anyone know if there is a registry setting to control the Address/Links/Desktop/Quicklaunch toolbars.

I need to remove the Quicklaunch toolbar from around 400 PC's and I'm damned if I can find a registry setting to do this.

The PC's do not have a C:\Documents and Settings\(userid)\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch directory which I can delete the lnk files from.

It's just the MS Outlook quicklaunch icon I need to remove.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Bobster.

 

[pbxman]

The only way i know of in the registry to do this is to disable the entire toolbar...which also disabled Active desktop, thumbnail view, and right-click taskbar functionality...all there is is a start button, and your system tray If you want to do this - let me know and i will post how.

Otherwise - i sense you are looking in the incorrect folder for the outlook icon. Instead of looking in the %userid% folder, drill into the "default user" folder - the quick launch directory is listed in there with the outlook icon. ie.
C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

you can very easily create a batch file that will delete this and run it on logon for all machines.

Hope that helps. pbxman
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[BobHunter]

Thanks for the response.

After a few more hours fiddling, I found that the C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch was a hidden folder.

Bloody obvious one there that I overlooked.

I see in XP they've now put a value called NoToolbars OnTaskbar under HKLM Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer to sort out this problem.

Thanks again.

Bobster

 

[pbxman]

the value for Windows 2000 is under the same key, but instead of "NoToolbarsOnTaskbar" you would add:

ClassicShell

..as a reg type DWORD, and set the value to 1. Set it to zero to get the default functionality back again.

You can try it if you like - just logoff/logon to accept the changes. pbxman
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[BobHunter]

That's the one - exactly what I was after pbxman.

Bobster