Microsoft KB Archive/290756

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How to Customize the Internet Explorer Toolbars

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Q290756

This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows 2000
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows 98
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview for Windows NT 4.0

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the &quot;Restoring the Registry&quot; Help topic in Regedit.exe or the &quot;Restoring a Registry Key&quot; Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY
This article describes how to customize the Internet Explorer toolbars. You can easily customize the Internet Explorer 6 toolbar because there are new registry settings in Internet Explorer 6; you can customize the background color and pattern and the icon suite.

MORE INFORMATION
Depending on the original computer configuration, all of registry values that are listed in this article may not be present on your computer. If a value is not on your computer, you can enable the value's functionality by manually adding the value in Registry Editor.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the &quot;Changing Keys and Values&quot; Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the &quot;Add and Delete Information in the Registry&quot; and &quot;Edit Registry Data&quot; Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

All of the Internet Explorer 6 values are located in the following registry key:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar"

Lock Toolbar Locations
The Locked value determines whether you can relocate the toolbar. This value is typically modified by using the Lock Toolbars shortcut command:

Registry value: Locked

Type: DWORD

Value: 0 (the toolbar is unlocked)

Value: 1 (the toolbar is locked)

Toolbar Background
Both the BitmapMode and BackBitmapIE5 values determine the color, pattern, and other properties of the background area behind the toolbar icons. The BitmapMmode value sets the background mode and the BackBitmapIE5 value sets the location of the custom image file. Both values are required if you want a custom toolbar background.

Registry value: BitmapMode

Type: DWORD

Value: 0 (to use the Internet Explorer 6 background bitmap)

Value: 1 (to use the Internet Explorer 5.5 background bitmap)

Value: 2 (to use either a themed or third-party custom bitmap) Registry Value: BackBitmapIE5

Type: String

Value: This value is the path to the custom background bitmap

NOTE: The BackBitmapIE5 value is required when the BitmapMode value is set to 2.

Toolbar Icons
You can change the default Internet Explorer toolbar icons if the following values are in the registry. The UseThere value sets the icon style, and the ITB(n) value sets the location of custom resource .dll file or the icon bitmaps. It is important that you choose the correct value for the icon size and resolution and the mouse state.

Registry value: UseTheme

Type: DWORD

Value: 0 (to use Internet Explorer 6 icons)

Value: 1 (to use Internet Explorer 5.5 icons)

Value: 2 (to use the themed icons or third-party customized icons) Registry value: ITB(n)

Type: String

Contains: The path and file name of the custom icon bitmap or resource .dll file

NOTE: The ITB(n) value is required when the UseTheme value is set to 2.

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Issue type : kbinfo

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