How to Hide Menubar, Addressbar & Throbber in Windows XP Explorer?

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If you are a customization lover and want to hide menubar, addressbar or throbber (small Windows flag) in Explorer window, this tutorial will help you.

In this tutorial, we are giving simple registry scripts to hide menubar, addressbar and throbber in Windows XP Explorer window.

Hiding Menubar:

Hiding Addressbar:

Hiding both Menubar & Addressbar:

Hiding Throbber (Small Windows Flag):

Default Settings:

Simply download following zip file, extract it and you'll get separate .REG files for each option. Run the desired .Reg file, it'll ask for confirmation, accept it.

Download Registry Script

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Blaze

I have the Vista styler tool bar, and when I add it (or any other normal bar) the menu bar returns! It doesn't work!
FenyX

Please click the link in my comment, just above yours. Thanks
Felix

How can we add a background image toa folder??? :?:
VG

^^ Please check following article:

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FenyX

Blaze, go to Styler Options, then click on "Info" tab. Select "StylerTB Mode" and go to the "Toolbar" tab and check "Hide Menubar (Explorer)". It will not be back anymore. The "Hide Menubar (IE)" option has the same bug with IE7 than the utility I've shared at http://www.askvg.com/qt-addressbar-windows-vista-addressbar-clone-for-windows-xp/#comment-3800 . Why? It's just the same programmer who did both "Styler" and "Hide Menu Bar". But he has solved it in part because the standalone Hide Menu Bar 2 features are now divided in two separate features in styler (the Explorer and IE options in the Toolbar tab of Styler). I guess this feature was intended to be used with IE6 rather than IE7.
L

Can QTAddressbar combine with Styler ???
FenyX

Why ask you the same while the answer is just above? I'll make it more brief:
- right click on systray Styler icon in your taskbar, and choose "show";
- in the Toolbar tab, just check "Hide Menubar(Explorer)";
- do a right click on one of you're explorer toolbars and uncheck what you don't want to see anymore (such as "Address Bar" or "Links");
- in the same toolbars context menu, check "QT Breadcrumbs Address Bar" and that's all.

Hope it's more clear this time. Have a good day.
FenyX

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xen

VG, is there a way that we could change the throbber to another image?
VG

^^ You'll need to edit "Shell32.dll" file to change the throbber image.