Google toolbar position not sticking

[Guest]

Suddenly the position of the Google toolbar in IE 6 will not stick where I am
placing it. I like it at the top of the window next to the menu bar. I had it
that way for a long time. Suddenly, the Google toolbar shows up in a row by
itself every time I open a new IE window. I tried positioning it where I want
it and locking the toolbars. But as soon as I lock them, the Google toolbar
jumps to a toolbar row by itself. How do I get it back the way it was? Thanks.

Paul

 

[Jon Kennedy]

try running this little program:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ToolbarRepair.Exe
This little app should repair the registry entries that have become fouled
up.

Or, manually, courtesy of Doug Knox, MVP:

Close any open Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows.

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT

Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

There are 3 sub keys: Explorer, ShellBrowser, WebBrowser

In each of these sub-keys is the entry for ITBarLayout

For IE Toolbars: The WebBrowser Sub-key directly affects IE.
For Windows Explorer Toolbars: The Explorer Sub-key directly affects
Explorer.
The ShellBrowser sub-key may affect IE as well. Its effect on IE and
Windows Explorer is unknown at this time, so if the first option doesn't
work, delete the ITBarLayout value here as well.

Choose the relevant sub-key and right click where it says ITBarLayout and
select Delete.

The deleted value will automatically be recreated for you.

You may want to right click on the main key (above) and select Export. This
will allow you to backup the contents of the whole key, including subkeys.

 

[Guest]

Jon, thanks for the help. I had already tried both the methods you mention
before I posted my question. I had found them by searching some newsgroups.
They did not work.

 

[Guest]

The suggestions made here did not work. So, I used System Restore of Windows
XP to go back to the state I had when the Google toolbar was positioned the
way I liked. This may seem to be a heavy-handed approach, but it worked.