Putting Internet Explorer Channel Bar [found the solution for icon tra

[Icy EyeG]

I was missing the Internet Explorer Channel Bar from windows 98, so I decided to try to install it in windows xp.

I found an article about how to do it on windows 98, and I decided to try it on windows xp (using a win98 cd).

I did the following:

Added to the registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components]
"DeskHtmlVersion"=dword:0000010f
"DeskHtmlMinorVersion"=dword:00000001
"Settings"=dword:00000001
"GeneralFlags"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components]
"Source"="131A6951-7F78-11D0-A979-00C04FD705A2"
"SubscribedURL"="131A6951-7F78-11D0-A979-00C04FD705A2"
"FriendlyName"="Internet Explorer Channel Bar"
"Flags"=dword:00000003  

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Show_ChannelBand"="Yes"

Then I extracted the Win98\Chl99.cab file on the Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM to a temp folder and executed the Chl99.inf.

Everything worked more or less as expected, but when I enable the active desktop, the icons don't have the transparencies any more (see pic).

Does anyone knows how to solve this icon transparencies problem?

Edited February 21, 2007 by volvox

[Icy EyeG]

I found the solution: TransDesktop!

This program wasn't intended for Windows XP, but it works fine.

The only problems with it are:

- the PC becomes slower

- the text colour setting is independent from the windows theme engine, which means that if you change your desktop theme, you'll have to ajust the text colour yourself

- Pricy, Outdated??

Edited February 21, 2007 by volvox