Remove Links from IE favorites.

[BoardBabe]

If I delete the %UserProfile%\Favourites\Links dir it just comes back. Any idea how to prevent it from appearing on the IE favourites drop-down?

[muiz]

If I delete the %UserProfile%\Favourites\Links dir it just comes back. Any idea how to prevent it from appearing on the IE favourites drop-down?

ad : [FavoritesEx] to your winnt.sif , and the standard favorites should be gone

[BoardBabe]

Thank you!

Would I then not have to delete this dir in my cleanup?

rd /s /q "%UserProfile%\Favoritter\Koblinger"

If I delete the %UserProfile%\Favourites\Links dir it just comes back. Any idea how to prevent it from appearing on the IE favourites drop-down?

ad : [FavoritesEx] to your winnt.sif , and the standard favorites should be gone

Actually it seems this might remove the actual shortcuts within IE>>Favourites>>Links, and not the Links "folder" itself?

My problem is that I want this folder gone and removed from IE>>Favourites

PS. The path on my Norwegian system is %UserProfile%\Favoritter\Koblinger (%UserProfile%\Favourites\Links on english system)

[Takeshi]

You probably need to do this too:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

LinksFolderName

Delete the Links (or whatever name) under Data, leaving it blank

[tguy]

Using a custom installation of IE developed with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit will also allow you to remove the links from the installation. It is easy to use and is freely available on the MS website.

Check it out!

[BoardBabe]

tguy: This looks verry interesting! Would you please explain to me how to use this tool and include the "resul" on my UA media? Looks like excactly what I'm after, but I didnt quite understand how to use it.

Would appriciate some pointers alot!

[Joe User 99]

Using a custom installation of IE developed with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit will also allow you to remove the links from the installation. It is easy to use and is freely available on the MS website.

Check it out!

tguy: This looks verry interesting! Would you please explain to me how to use this tool and include the "resul" on my UA media? Looks like excactly what I'm after, but I didnt quite understand how to use it.

Would appriciate some pointers alot!

Actually, you wouldn't create a custom install for XP, since it already has IE 6, you would just create a custom branding file.

When you run IEAK, you select "Single Disk Branding". Then put that in your $OEM$ folder.

And in your WINNT.SIF, add the following:

[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended = No
IEBrandingFile = INSTALL.INS

Find the IEAK page here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...6/ieak6sp1.mspx

[BoardBabe]

@Joe User 99: Thank you, but it seems this method actually just adds some reg values, so it will be just as good to apply manual reg "tweaks" I guess?