Definitive Enabling Windows XP Quick Launch Bar via VBScript

[MajorDisaster]

Hello all,

I have been searching for a while now of a way to:

1. Enable the Quick Launch Bar (via VBS)

2. Delete all the existing links

3. Create my own links

However there seems to be so many different ways just to enable the Quick Launch bar that i am confused which one to use. I am thinking of using the one below, simply becuase i have seen it mentioned the most amount of times. Any advice?

Thanks a lot

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;enable quick-launch bar near start-menu
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Streams\Desktop]
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[user_hidden]

i use the following to enable quicklaunch

[quicklaunch.addreg]
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[MajorDisaster]

Thanks for the reply.

I tested it out, and i needed to restart explorer.exe to see the quicklaunch bar.

If i apply this in a login script - will it work or would i have to apply it in a startup script? I spose im trying to ask, do login scripts apply before explorer.exe is launched?

Also, how would i put that registry key import into VBS format?

Cheers

[user_hidden]

from memory in VBS use the "ws.RegWrite" command

i install this by inf at T-13 so when desktop appears at first logon quicklaunch is enabled.

below is the ini and inf i use, just apck them in a 7z/rar/cab archive and use RVMi or Nlite to integrate with your source.

entries_QL.ini

[general]
Title       = QuickLaunch Enabler
Version     = 1.0

[sysoc]
Quicklaunch=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,Quick.inf,HIDE,7

[dosnet_files]
d1,Quick.inf

[txtsetup_files]
Quick.inf = 1,,,,,,,20,0,0

quick.inf

[Version]
Signature=$Windows NT$

[Optional Components]
Quicklaunch

[Quicklaunch]
OptionDesc   = "Quicklaunch enabler"
Tip	     = "QuickLaunch"
Modes        = 0,1,2,3
addreg	     = quick.addreg

[quick.addreg]
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Edited July 12, 2010 by user_hidden

[MajorDisaster]

Thanks for the reply user_hidden - but to be honest i have no idea what you are saying! That all seems way too advanced for me. I appreciate the input though!

[Geej]

Hi MajorDisaster

Have u try CMDLINES.TXT at T12? (importing .reg setting at T12)

I think importing .reg at T12, will apply settings to all users

Quoted below :

Therefore, user-specific information is written to the default user registry, and all subsequently created users also receive that information.

Hence you only need batch files and .reg files. I think does not requires .vbs files to run this at T12