AOL icon in upper right corner of IE6 2

[Bandit77]

Ok. I just want to get rid of the stupid transforming "A" in the upper right corner of my browser left there when I had a weak moment and actually subscribed to AOL. I wouldn't mind just going back to the default IE spinning earth/windows icon. Can anyone give me an idea as to how to get it gone? Are there alternatives that can be downloaded? Thanks in advance.

 

[MSeng]

To restore the default animated logo, delete the 'BrandBitmap' and 'SmBrandBitmap' string values found under the registry key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar].

To restore the default idle logo, delete the 'SmallBitmap' and 'BigBitmap' string values found under the registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main].

Restart Internet Explorer for the change to take effect.

 

[Bandit77]

Thanks!!! Got it!!

 

[Guest_imported]

The registry entry also shows you where to put your own customized icon. Just replace the 22static.bmp and 38static.bmp files whith your own images. To get the size right, you will have to shrink/crop your bitmap to 22X22 pixels and 38X38 pixels respectfully.

Not sure how to change the animated icon.

 

[MSeng]

Here's how (courtesy of

http://www.winguides.com):

There are two bitmap files used to display the animated logo, both can be identical except for the size, one is 38 pixels wide and the other 22 pixels.

Using an image editor, such as MS Paint, create an image similar to a roll of film, where equal sized "frames" are a stacked vertically within the one larger image. For example, a large icon, with 10 frames, would be 38 pixels wide and 380 pixels high (38 pixels x 10 frames = 380 pixels high).

When active and the logo is animated, the top frame is shown first, then the next, an so on, until the last frame is reached and the image loops. Similarly, when the application is idle, the first frame is shown statically until further activity, that is unless an alternate non-animated logo has been defined using the technique below.

Once you have created the icons you need to register them by opening the key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] in your registry.

Then create two new string values, or modify the existing values, named 'SmBrandBitmap' and 'BrandBitmap' and set their values to equal the full filename of the small (22 pixel) image and large (38 pixel) image respectively.

Use Your Own Non-Animated Logo
These images are shown when the application is idle, as with the method above there are two images one small 22 x 22 pixel and a larger 38 x 38 pixel. To activate them open the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] and create two string values named 'SmallBitmap' and 'BigBitmap' setting the values to equal the filenames of the images.

Restart Internet Explorer or Outlook Express for the change to take effect

 

[Guest_imported]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Those brand icons sure do bug me!