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Discussion in 'Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge' started by jugjack67, 2002/01/19.

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  1. 2002/01/19
    jugjack67

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    I was searching and stumbled onto some risque sites, and now my title bar reads an internet address where it should read "Microsoft Internet Explorer ". How can I change it back? I'm quite desparate, please help.
     
  2. 2002/01/19
    goddez1

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    If your have win98 the easiest way to do this is via a restart in dos mode and running scanreg /restore to restore the registry to a backup that predtaes problem.

    The manual registry tweak that controls this customization is and the HKEYs envolved are provided in this link:
    http://www.scotfinnie.com/newsletter/best_of/ispbrnds.htm

    If you need a break down "step by step ", just append to post.

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    For the Archives in case link, at some point in time, becomes dead:
    Fix Internet Explorer's Title Bar Text

    If this happens to you, or if you want to customize the text in the title bar, perhaps so it doesn't say "Microsoft Internet Explorer," for example, follow these easy steps.

    *NOTE*This tip requires Registry editing, so back up your System Registry files first (USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT in your Windows folder).

    Open System Registry Editor and navigate to first this key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

    then this key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

    At each location, double-click the "Window Title" item on RegEdit's right pane. Edit the "Value data" field to show the text your prefer. If you delete everything in the field, you should get Internet Explorer's original title bar text, which is "Microsoft Internet Explorer." (Note: You may not find a modified Window Title item in both Registry locations.)

    If you didn't find the a "Window Title" item in either Registry location, you can add one in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section. Click once on the Main folder to select it. Then right-click the white background anywhere on the right pane, and choose New > String Value. Name the new string value icon "Window Title" and press Enter. Now double-click it and type the text you'd like to appear in Internet Explorer's Title bar. This also works in IE versions, IE 4.0 and above.

    ===The paragraph below is not for beginners========
    Some Win Insider readers have reported that a file ending in .INS was controlling the title bar text on their PCs. If you strike out with other methods, do a search of your whole drive for .INS files. Open them with a text editor, and see if you find such a file, look for a line in it that reads "Window_Title=" or something to that effect. Try changing the words that follow if they match up with what you see in your browser's title bar.
     

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