IE configuring via registry

[Leozack]

Hi all - I've got a .reg file that takes care of removing livesearch on logon and makes google.co.uk the only and default provider.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
"DefaultScope"="{9B4409AF-72A4-4F9E-8366-5E2504B13EC3}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{9B4409AF-72A4-4F9E-8366-5E2504B13EC3}]
"DisplayName"="Google"
"URL"="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q={searchTerms}&meta="[/URL]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
"DefaultScope"="{9B4409AF-72A4-4F9E-8366-5E2504B13EC3}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{9B4409AF-72A4-4F9E-8366-5E2504B13EC3}]
"DisplayName"="Google"
"URL"="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q={searchTerms}&meta="[/URL]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}]

I also made a regfile with some other settings I might want to apply on logon

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar]
"SmallIcons"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\InformationBar]
"FirstTime"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"NoUpdateCheck"=dword:00000001
"Disable Script Debugger"="yes"
"Anchor Underline"="yes"
"Cache_Update_Frequency"="Once_Per_Session"
"Save_Session_History_On_Exit"="no"
"Show_StatusBar"="yes"
"Show_ToolBar"="yes"
"Show_URLinStatusBar"="yes"
"Show_URLToolBar"="yes"
"Use_DlgBox_Colors"="yes"
"FullScreen"="no"
"NotifyDownloadComplete"="no"
"FormSuggest PW Ask"="no"
"DisableScriptDebuggerIE"="yes"
"RunOnceHasShown"=dword:00000001
"RunOnceComplete"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
"Locked"=dword:00000000

But besides that and the GPO settings I use, I wish to control the toolbar in the way the old GPO did it for IE6.

For example - I wish to make the toolbar (not the menubar) have large icons (note the 'smallicons = 0' entry I found above in the 2nd regfile), show all text, and remove the feeds, research and messenger buttons. I can do this on 1 machine but I really want to find what it's changing so I can make a GPO or reg file to run it on startup for all machines.

I think it might all be in the hex jargain contained inside
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar

Anyone? :/

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Leozack

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[linney]

I don't know the answer to your question, I am not sure I even understand it fully, but have a look at these, while not solving your problem they may make your searching easier?

Internet Explorer Maintenance Extension Tools and Settings

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...efcb-45f5-b7ef-aa6f8f0b8c471033.mspx?mfr=true

Open in Regedit in IE

http://www.petri.co.il/open_in_regedit_in_ie.htm

Make Internet Explorer 7 Look Like IE6

http://groups.google.com/group/google.public.support.general/browse_thread/thread/63a309f15f41847c

 

[Leozack]

What I'm trying to do is change the BUTTONS in IE7, aka where the homepage, print button, tools button etc are. Can I manually choose what buttons appear there and that they have text shown? So far the only option I have in my above list referring to that is where I set CommandBar small icons to 0, meaning use large icons.

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Leozack

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[linney]

The only button I have there is for a Spell Checker that I installed. The other buttons I removed via right-clicking a blank area on the line of icons (Toolbar? Explorer Bar?) Here you have all sorts of options, such as e Large Icons, Menu Bar, etc. etc. You also have the option to customize the Command Bar and through that to add or remove various icons. I did find the actual Tools Icon a bit hard to remove but just by playing around in that area I eventually got it not to show. Like I said, I only have one icon showing.

 

[Leozack]

Yeah I can do it manually, but I'm trying to find a way to apply such settings to eeryone via registry edits or gpo's or whatever. I've a feeling it's not going to be possible though without using profiles to save it or something, though it really should just be regedits under the hood :/

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Leozack

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