Mikka

I merely managed to hide¹ it (one may do this during the installation), dunno whether it's possible to simply change the image. (It's feasible for IE, though.) Maybe using a tool like Resource Hacker, Resource Tuner or Restorator 2006. Some sort of guide would be nice! ¹ Works except for "kiosk mode" <F11>

It's a neat and simple way to do it, thanks. However, I'd really like to get rid of the mandatory hyphen between site title and the customizable text (“ ”), which may be set by your tool (cf. attached screenshot). Do you know how this can be done?

The solution is astoundingly simple: By deleting Startup in both Shell Folders and User Shell Folders (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer) the StartUp menu item is gone. Perfect—thank you very much.

Hi, I'm looking for means to permanently remove the (empty) StartUp menu item as I don't make use of it (and won't in future). In other words, I'd like to remove the marked entry: A registry tweak would be best: I need this for my BartPE image (XPSP2), i.e. not for the ordinary harddisk installation. Any ideas? P.S.: Previous attempts of mine to execute a del instruction didn't work.

Voilà my debut here. You may add your own entries there, for instance X: or a folder path. Look for the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ComDlg32\Placesbar If it doesn't exist, create it. There should be REG_EXPAND_SZ strings named Place0, Place1, Place2 and so forth. Change their values to your likes, don't forget the trailing backslash when defining drives (i.e. X:\ instead of X:). Places like Desktop, My Computer, My Documents etc. are referenced with numeric codes. HTH Mikka