Vista RTM version 6.0 build 6000:

Since a couple of days when I open Windows Explorer I see that the
traditional “File | Edit | Tools | Help� toolbar has reappeared. No matter
what I do, I cannot get rid of it!

I’m aware that pressing the Alt tab toggles that toolbar. But toggling it
has no longer any effect on it.

Equally, checking/unchecking “always show menus� in Folder Options | View
has no effect regardless whether I restart or not. I’ve tried resetting
Windows Explorer to its default view state, but that had no affect either.
The “File | Edit | Tools | Help� toolbar doesn’t go away!

I checked in the registry all values for “alwaysshowmenus�, and all are set
to 0 (decimal & hexadecimal) – checked and default states.

In Windows Explorer itself, under Organize | Layout is an option to check or
uncheck “Menu Bar� which also no longer has an effect on the “File | Edit |
Tools | Help� toolbar.

Can anyone suggest another way to get rid of it and re-enable the Tab
toggle? Are there any scripts out there?

FYI, so far this has only happened in Windows Explorer and not in Internet
Explorer.

But I do would like to get rid of it from Windows Explorer – it sort of
ruins the whole look of it and blank its appearance breaks up the integrated
theme. Shame really!

All help would be much appreciated.

"akita" wrote:

Vista RTM version 6.0 build 6000:

Since a couple of days when I open Windows Explorer I see that the
traditional “File | Edit | Tools | Help� toolbar has reappeared. No matter
what I do, I cannot get rid of it!

I’m aware that pressing the Alt tab toggles that toolbar. But toggling it
has no longer any effect on it.

Equally, checking/unchecking “always show menus� in Folder Options | View
has no effect regardless whether I restart or not. I’ve tried resetting
Windows Explorer to its default view state, but that had no affect either.
The “File | Edit | Tools | Help� toolbar doesn’t go away!

I checked in the registry all values for “alwaysshowmenus�, and all are set
to 0 (decimal & hexadecimal) – checked and default states.

In Windows Explorer itself, under Organize | Layout is an option to check or
uncheck “Menu Bar� which also no longer has an effect on the “File | Edit |
Tools | Help� toolbar.

Can anyone suggest another way to get rid of it and re-enable the Tab
toggle? Are there any scripts out there?

FYI, so far this has only happened in Windows Explorer and not in Internet
Explorer.

But I do would like to get rid of it from Windows Explorer – it sort of
ruins the whole look of it and blank its appearance breaks up the integrated
theme. Shame really!

All help would be much appreciated.


Regarding my issue mentioned above, I just noticed a rather odd behaviour:

Every time I uncheck in Folder Options | View ‘Always show menus’ then click
on Apply and OK, then reopen Folder Options | View, the ‘Always show menus’
option is checked again. It’s like something always forces this option to be
checked.

It makes no difference if I have any other window open or not, or if the
relevant “alwaysshowmenus� registry keys are set to 0. Even though these are
set to 0, the ‘Always show menus’ option is forced checked again in Folder
Options | View. And yes, this setting controls whether the traditional
toolbar is shown or not, just like the Alt toggle.

Very strange!

All help and advice would be much appreciated to resolve this nagging issue.

Bump. I have the exact same problem. I got this issue after using QT
Bar (tabs for windows explorer) then uninstalling it.

Any help would be appreciated.


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qbailey;973928 Wrote:
Bump. I have the exact same problem. I got this issue after using QT Bar
(tabs for windows explorer) then uninstalling it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hello Qbailey,

You might see if Method Four in this tutorial will allow you to turn
the Menu Bar on or off.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/92073-menu-bar.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Thanks for your quick reply, I tried method 4 but unfortunately it
didn't work. I should have checked the program's homepage first because
the answer was at the bottom of their own FAQ.

This below reg key seems to be another place that controls the menu bar
which might come in handy for anyone who reads this thread.

'QuizoApps: FAQ' (http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/faq)

I uninstalled QTTabBar. But menu bar won't hide! ( Vista )

Did you try to uncheck "Folder Options" - "Always show menu"?

There seems to be a bug on Vista explorer.
I got some reports that deleting a registry value solves this problem.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser]
"ITBar7Layout"

The value will be recreated.
( If you edit registry keys and values, please do it at your own risk.
)


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