Image Toolbar in IE

Harkhof · Dec 15, 2005

How can I get rid of that annoying toolbar in IE that occurs when you mouse
over an image (and covers the descriptive pop up text)? I tried unchecking
"enable image toolbar" in Internet Options\Advanced, but no go. I also
checked tweakUI for a setting, still no luck.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
mxh

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE · Dec 15, 2005

Harkhof said:
How can I get rid of that annoying toolbar in IE that occurs when you
mouse over an image (and covers the descriptive pop up text)? I tried
unchecking "enable image toolbar" in Internet Options\Advanced, but
no go. I also checked tweakUI for a setting, still no luck.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
mxh

Tools | Internet Options | Advanced
Scroll down to Multimedia

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S.Sengupta · Dec 15, 2005

Try:-
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Alan Edwards · Dec 15, 2005

Did you restart IE after unchecking it? (It is necessary)
If not, try again.
If so, try again anyway as it works for me.

I can delve a bit deeper if necessary.

....Alan

Harkhof · Dec 15, 2005

Alan Edwards said:
Did you restart IE after unchecking it? (It is necessary)
If not, try again.
If so, try again anyway as it works for me.

Yes. I have checked and unchecked the "enable image toolbar" option and
rebooted at least three times. It just won't go away.

Thanks,
hark

Harkhof · Dec 15, 2005

S.Sengupta said:
Try:-
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Thanks for the response. I haven't tried that. I'd prefer to handle it
without 3rd party software. I'm hoping that there is either a registry entry
I can edit or some other way to turn it off.

Thanks,
Hark

Harkhof · Dec 15, 2005

****>> I tried

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Alan Edwards · Dec 15, 2005

OK. I didn't suggest you reboot, just restart IE, but that is probably
immaterial.

Go to the Registry.
Start-Run-Regedit
With "Enable image toolbar" unchecked, this is what you should see:

The 1st relevant key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar no

The 2nd relevant key: (may wrap)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\AdvancedOptions\MULTIMEDIA\MYPICS

CheckedValue yes
DefaultValue yes
HelpID iexplore.hlp#50596
HKeyRoot dword:80000001
PlugUIText @inetcplc.dll,-4865
RegPath SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
RegPoliciesPath SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Text Enable Image Toolbar (requires restart)
Type checkbox
UncheckedValue no
ValueName Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar

Do you have any variations from above?
If so, what?

....Alan

Harkhof · Dec 15, 2005

Alan Edwards said:
OK. I didn't suggest you reboot, just restart IE, but that is probably
immaterial.

Go to the Registry.
Start-Run-Regedit
With "Enable image toolbar" unchecked, this is what you should see:

The 1st relevant key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar no

The 2nd relevant key: (may wrap)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\AdvancedOptions\MULTIMEDIA\MYPICS

CheckedValue yes
DefaultValue yes
HelpID iexplore.hlp#50596
HKeyRoot dword:80000001
PlugUIText @inetcplc.dll,-4865
RegPath SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
RegPoliciesPath SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Text Enable Image Toolbar (requires restart)
Type checkbox
UncheckedValue no
ValueName Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar

Do you have any variations from above?
If so, what?

...Alan

Hi Alan,
Thanks again for your input. My reg entries are exactly as you specify.

Hark

Harkhof · Dec 17, 2005

Any further ideas?

Thanks,
Hark

Alan Edwards said:
OK. I didn't suggest you reboot, just restart IE, but that is probably
immaterial.

Go to the Registry.
Start-Run-Regedit
With "Enable image toolbar" unchecked, this is what you should see:

The 1st relevant key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar no

The 2nd relevant key: (may wrap)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\AdvancedOptions\MULTIMEDIA\MYPICS

CheckedValue yes
DefaultValue yes
HelpID iexplore.hlp#50596
HKeyRoot dword:80000001
PlugUIText @inetcplc.dll,-4865
RegPath SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
RegPoliciesPath SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Text Enable Image Toolbar (requires restart)
Type checkbox
UncheckedValue no
ValueName Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar

Do you have any variations from above?
If so, what?

...Alan

Alan Edwards · Dec 17, 2005

You might have a look in
HKEY_local_machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
There may be an Enable_MyPics_Hoverbar value there overriding the one
in HKCU.

....Alan

Harkhof · Dec 17, 2005

Nice thought, but no success. I even set the minimum image size in
TweakUI\Internet Explorer\Image Toolbar for 90,000 pixels, but the damnable
toolbar will not die.

Well, I guess if I've lived with it for this long, I can live with it until
the next re-install of XP or Vista (unless someone comes up with something).

Thanks again,
Hark

Alan Edwards · Dec 18, 2005

Now I am really out of ideas. Sorry.
I guess TweakUI has decided that the toolbar is not enabled, so does
nothing? I can only verify that TweakUI does work if the toolbar is
enabled. Have you tried enabling it and seeing if TweakUI then stops
it showing with a large number?

....Alan