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#1 User is offline   Maka84 

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Posted 27 June 2007 - 06:08 AM

How do i remove the search and the settings menu's from my start menu.

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#2 User is offline   Maka84 

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Posted 28 June 2007 - 06:46 PM

Ive managed to remove the search menu by going into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer and adding a DWORD string called NoFind and setting it to 1

I cant figure out how to remove settings though, any ideas?

#3 User is offline   DonDamm 

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 03:13 AM

You can more esily control those items by right clicking anywhere on the Taskbar and choosing properties. On the Start Menu tab click Start Menu /Customize... In the dialog box click the Advanced tab and in the middle you'll see all the items you can check and uncheck for the Start menu - including the ones you are asking about! :^) Just uncheck them and they'll go away. No need to go into the registry.

#4 User is offline   Maka84 

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 06:14 AM

Thanks, but that option isnt available to me. It doesent show up under properties/Start menu/advanced.. maybe it does under the normal start menu, but not the classic one.

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 09:56 AM

The only way I know of to remove search but still keep the F3 and winkey+f and other search functionality is this:

Open %systemroot%\explorer.exe in Reshacker.
Go to:
menu » 204 » 1033 and remove the text:
	POPUP "&Settings", 508, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "&Control Panel", 505, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Windows Security...", 5001, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Network Connections", 557, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Printers and Faxes", 510, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Taskbar and Start Menu", 413, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	}
	POPUP "Sear&ch", 520, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	}
Click on compile script and save as explorer.exe to e.g. desktop.
Now use a batch file something like this:
@ECHO OFF
TSKILL EXPLORER>NUL
COPY/Y %USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\explorer.exe %SYSTEMROOT%>NUL
EXPLORER
Alternatively use replacer to replace your explorer.exe with this new one.

#6 User is offline   Maka84 

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 11:24 AM

Yep, that works.

Thanks! :)

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Posted 27 May 2008 - 08:19 PM

it works but after a reboot the original explorer.exe seems to be restored.
how can i prevent this from happening.

#8 User is offline   spacesurfer 

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Posted 29 May 2008 - 05:42 PM

you need to replace explorer.exe in dllcache with the patched one.

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