IE7 search box (top right)

[Alain Dekker]

I'm using IE7 (7.0.5730.13IS). There is a little "Search" box in the top
right which I'd like to remove, but cannot find the setting to do this.

When I choose "Change Search Defaults..." and then try to remove "Ask.co.uk"
(which is not the problem, I don't mind ask) IE7 says I have to add another
search provider.

I've also tried right-clicking the bar and trying Customise... Again there's
no option to remove this.

Any way to do this?

Thanks,
Alain

 

[Alain Dekker]

Found a website that gave the answer if anyone is interested. It does
involve creating a registry key so probably not for the faint-hearted:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions]
"NoSearchBox"=dword:00000001

Alain

"Alain Dekker" <abdekker@NOSPAM.fsmail.net> wrote in message
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> I'm using IE7 (7.0.5730.13IS). There is a little "Search" box in the top
> right which I'd like to remove, but cannot find the setting to do this.
>
> When I choose "Change Search Defaults..." and then try to remove
> "Ask.co.uk" (which is not the problem, I don't mind ask) IE7 says I have
> to add another search provider.
>
> I've also tried right-clicking the bar and trying Customise... Again
> there's no option to remove this.
>
> Any way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Alain
>

 

[Jeff Layman]

"Alain Dekker" <abdekker@NOSPAM.fsmail.net> wrote in message
newsAIHZX12KHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Found a website that gave the answer if anyone is interested. It does
> involve creating a registry key so probably not for the faint-hearted:
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
> Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions]
> "NoSearchBox"=dword:00000001
>
> Alain
>
> "Alain Dekker" <abdekker@NOSPAM.fsmail.net> wrote in message
> news:%23JtnmP12KHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I'm using IE7 (7.0.5730.13IS). There is a little "Search" box in the top
>> right which I'd like to remove, but cannot find the setting to do this.
>>
>> When I choose "Change Search Defaults..." and then try to remove
>> "Ask.co.uk" (which is not the problem, I don't mind ask) IE7 says I have
>> to add another search provider.
>>
>> I've also tried right-clicking the bar and trying Customise... Again
>> there's no option to remove this.
>>
>> Any way to do this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alain
>>

Did you mean IE7 or IE8? AFAIR, I removed the Search box in IE7 by just
pulling it off the screen (ALT-drag with L mouse key held down? It was a
long time ago!). I definitely did not have to change any registry key.

But if you meant IE8, that is a different matter - the only way to get rid
of the annoying Search box is to edit that key.

--

Jeff