Hide Menubar, Addressbar & Throbber in My Computer in Windows XP



Many times we want to hide Menubar, addressbar or the little throbber in Explorer window, but we can't hide them cause there is no option available to hide them except addressbar.

Here I'll tell you how can you hide them using a simple registry hack.

Hiding Menubar:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/vishaal_here/Hide_Menubar.jpg

Hiding Addressbar:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/vishaal_here/Hide_Addressbar.jpg

Hiding both Menubar & Addressbar:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/vishaal_here/Hide_Menubar_and_Addressbar.jpg

Hiding Throbber (Small Windows Flag):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/vishaal_here/Hide_Throbber.jpg

To Revert Back to Default Settings:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/vishaal_here/Default_Explorer.jpg

Just 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, simply click on YES and then OK.

hide-codes.zip



This article was posted in Windows XP.

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34 Comments

  • Hey vishal i have installed this registries but flag allready still in my computer. What i have to do?

  • the solution is in my comment here:
    http://www.askvg.com/qt-addressbar-windows-vista-addressbar-clone-for-windows-xp/#comment-3800

  • 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!

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

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

  • VG

    ^^ Please check following article:

    Link

  • 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.

  • Can QTAddressbar combine with Styler ???

  • 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. :smile:

  • *your

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