andrew_f Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Hi, I am used to Firefox and have made use of their Bookmarks bar, I just found IE7 has a "links" bar which is the same - however two things are annoying me about it. 1) It says "Links", for some reason it just stands out and distracts me. Is there any way to get rid of this? 2) When I put a shortcut there it has the IE7 shortcut icon, is their a way to change this to their favicon? [edit: just found a third annoyance about it] 3) Any way to drag from a tab into the bar, or do I have to do it from the address bar, either way not really a problem - I'll adjust. Ta much like ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooperDoode Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 1. I'm sure there is some way to do this. I, however, have no idea. This didn't help you did it? Unlike Firefox, you can't just open up IE7 and play around. Maybe a reg hack? I doubt it but I figured I'd throw it out there. 2. The favicon SHOULD change by itself when you visit the site and the favicon is cached. It takes a bit to load up and for some reason if you switch to a different tab, the favicons change. Weird. 3. Are you asking whether it is possible to drag a tab you have opn into the links bar to create a bookmark? If so I think the only way to add a bookmark is to click the star (with the plus sign thingy) to the left of the tabs and add it there. Or press Ctrl + D. That works too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRosenfeld Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 The bookmarks that are on the links bar are in your favorites in a folder called Links. So if you want a page to appear on the links bar, just add it to the Links folder in your favorites. You can also set any favicon you wish to those, as with any other favorites; make the the favorite read only to stop IE 7 from changing your customized favicons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuscleFlex Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 to get rid of LINKS name: regedit.exe hkey_current_user software microsoft internet explorer toolbar ==> linksfoldername you can change that to whatever you want hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solardog Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 to get rid of LINKS name:regedit.exe hkey_current_user software microsoft internet explorer toolbar ==> linksfoldername you can change that to whatever you want hope that helps If it was a snake it would have bit us. Thanks a lot, it definitely works. I just deleted the value data and left it blank: Thanks again (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooperDoode Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 If it was a snake it would have bit us. Thanks a lot, it definitely works. I just deleted the value data and left it blank:(snip) Thanks again (Y) How exactly did you go about removing the LINKs text? I tried using the Regedit instructions above but I can't ind a string entitled 'LinksFolderName' and when I create one it does nothing. Can you tell me how you did it with specifics, please? Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solardog Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 How exactly did you go about removing the LINKs text? I tried using the Regedit instructions above but I can't ind a string entitled 'LinksFolderName' and when I create one it does nothing. Can you tell me how you did it with specifics, please? Thanks :) Are you sure you followed the path exactly as shown by MuscleFlex? to get rid of LINKS name:regedit.exe hkey_current_user software microsoft internet explorer toolbar ==> linksfoldername you can change that to whatever you want hope that helps Try again and then do this: Thats all I did. If you actually dont have that entry Im sure someone knows why..gotta be a logical reason why you wouldnt have that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SooperDoode Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Yup I followed the exact path specified by MuscleFlex. I'm on Vista and using IE 7+ (obviously) if that makes a difference. I'll try and create the value and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solardog Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Yup I followed the exact path specified by MuscleFlex. I'm on Vista and using IE 7+ (obviously) if that makes a difference. I'll try and create the value and see what happens. Know what? Im not on Vista right now. Thats probably it. I am using IE7 tho. Ill bet the path is different or it might be a permissions thing. Vista is so much more locked down, Im thinking you cant just get there from here, like in XP. Gotta be a way tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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