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#1 haysdad

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Posted 03 November 2004 - 11:00 AM

i have been looking for how to set the icons in the toolbars in explorer and internet explorer to small with no text and cant find it in search. also are the settings for ie and explorer saved in the registry so you can save that string and install it. thanks in advance

#2 Tsunami

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Posted 03 November 2004 - 11:13 AM

Set the toolbars the way you want them and export the following key:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]

This contains all the settings for the Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer and Explorer windows.

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Posted 03 November 2004 - 11:43 AM

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons]
"SmallIcons"=dword:00000001              ; Use small icons

This can also be set to a string value of "yes". Either one works. The problem I have is that I cannot seem to get this one to stick unless it is applied after the user is fully logged in.

I've tried hardcoding it in the hive file, applying it from cmdlines.txt, during RunOnceEx, everything; it just doesn't seem to want to take unless the user has been created and logged in at least once.

Anybody able to provide some insight about this?

#4 minigun

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Posted 06 November 2004 - 06:51 AM

hmmm i cant seem to set the small icons... even though i exported the toolbar reg info... its weird because i cant set small icons on the classic start menu either even though the reg info is correct

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Posted 25 November 2004 - 04:17 PM

Instead of adding the key "SmallIcons"=dword:00000001 to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons
you can actually add it to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons]
"SmallIcons"=dword:00000001

or you can of course use reg.exe:

REG ADD HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SmallIcons /v SmallIcons /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

That should do the trick for the small icons, I have not testet it with a reinstallation though since I stumbled on it more or less by accident.

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Other keys that do not seem to stick are the ones for the sound scheme
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\....

and for the start menu (for using small icons for example)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\DefaultUser\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2

The only way I was able to fix that was loading the Default User hive using REG LOAD:

REG LOAD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\DefaultUser "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Default User\NTUSER.DAT" 
RegEdit /S %Scripts%\RegTweaks-DefaultUserHive.reg
REG UNLOAD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\DefaultUser

Regards,

Martin

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Posted 25 November 2004 - 04:32 PM

Firefox

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Posted 25 November 2004 - 04:38 PM

When you get the answer please let me know, so far this is the only tweak I still can't get applied during setup. I would like small icons with text under it.

So far I can adjust the quick launchbar, change the toolbar button order, change locations of any Windows system folder, etc, etc, but this is the stuffest one I have ever seen.

#8 minalgar

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Posted 25 November 2004 - 04:51 PM

DigeratiPrime

yes but unfortunately Windows Explorer IS Internet Explorer so small icons in Internet Explorer equals small icons in Windows Explorer.

hp38guser: I have just tested this, using the method I described above. Just add the key to the HKLM instead of HKCU during setup and you will have small icons. The only "problem" is that you have "Selective text on right" and not below each button. But since that is exactly what I want i'm happy.

Which key controls the placement of the text labels? Meaning that they are on the right, below or not existant.

Regards,

Martin

#9 Tsunami

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 08:04 AM

minalgar, on Nov 25 2004, 11:51 PM, said:

DigeratiPrime

yes but unfortunately Windows Explorer IS Internet Explorer so small icons in Internet Explorer equals small icons in Windows Explorer.

That's so not true

Explorer, Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer all have a different key for their toolbar layout. I believe the key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar (I'm at school right now, will check when I'm home (in one and a half hour)).

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 08:08 AM

yes yes yes.. IE (bad) :no:

FireFox GOOD! :hello:

#11 minalgar

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 08:29 AM

Tsunami when I change my setting for internet explorer windows explorer follows... Maybe there is somtehing I have overlooked...

#12 Tsunami

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 10:21 AM

Well, I can change them all seperately (see attached image). This is what I have in my tweaks.reg to get large icons and text-labels below (just set your toolbars to how you want it and export the corresponding key):

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Explorer]
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser]
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#13 minalgar

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 11:13 AM

Allright, you are right, interesting, but those are quite long keys.
I want small icons everywhere so for me the easiest way is to set the one registry key at HKLM.
But thanks for the input.

Martin

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 03:19 PM

@minalgar Thanks for the HKLM tip. This was one of those moments when I slapped myself on the forehead because I hadn't thought of that myself! I probably never would have either because I was so "tunnel visioned" about the problem for so long.

Once again.. thanks... :thumbup

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 03:26 PM

You don't have to thank minalgar for this but blame Microsoft for not being consequent when it comes to registry tweaks

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Posted 26 November 2004 - 06:46 PM

Hehe hp38guser, you are right. It is very strange. If you set this key under HKCU on the currently logged on user it actually works, but it will not stick in the Default User Profile...