How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

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Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?


Hi,
I'm a Vista user, but at work when I used Windows XP SP3 I also noted
the explorer Adress Bar to be gone.:eek:

It is very easy to get it back.:smile:

1. Right click and drag My computer from the startmenu, to the top of
the desktop so it formes a bar there.

2. Rightclick the newly formed bar > toolbars > adress bar

3. The adress bar does now exist in the my computer bar. Drag it to the
desktop.

4. Now drag it in its original position on the taskbar.

You will also note the Adress Bar option returned to your menu. 100%
fixed! :biggrin: Thank me later!

UncleX(NL)
Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP)


--
UncleX(NL)
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?


This solution is available everywhere on the web, but you forgot to
mention it vanishes after a reboot and has to be done again.

N.

UncleX(NL);682872 Wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm a Vista user, but at work when I used Windows XP SP3 I also noted
> the explorer Adress Bar to be gone.:eek:
>
> It is very easy to get it back.:smile:
>
> 1. Right click and drag My computer from the startmenu, to the top of
> the desktop so it formes a bar there.
>
> 2. Rightclick the newly formed bar > toolbars > adress bar
>
> 3. The adress bar does now exist in the my computer bar. Drag it to
> the
> desktop.
>
> 4. Now drag it in its original position on the taskbar.
>
> You will also note the Adress Bar option returned to your menu. 100%
> fixed! :biggrin: Thank me later!
>
> UncleX(NL)
> Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP)
>
>
> --
> UncleX(NL)
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?



"niver" wrote:

>
> We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
> bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
> exact same behavior as before SP3.
>
> http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/xp-sp3-addressbar.zip
>
> Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
> install.txt
>
> Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
> always double-verify anything you download anyway.
>
>
This is a great solution - thanks! All earlier functionality has returned:

- UNC paths work.
- URLs resolve into my default browser (Firefox) which completely
invalidates the "Legal Arguments" quoted elsewhere.
- Previously-defined "TweakUI" search shortcuts work
- EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN without upsetting WFP
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?


Twincam;695424 Wrote:
>
> - EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN without upsetting WFP

This is exactly what we tried to do. Glad you appreciate it!

Thanks for the comment.
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

Mae wrote:

> Thank you, thank you!
>
> mae
>
> "niver" <niver.38uaai@no.email.invalid> wrote in message
> news:niver.38uaai@no.email.invalid...
> |
> | We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
> | bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
> | exact same behavior as before SP3.
> |
> | http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/xp-sp3-addressbar.zip
> |
> | Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
> | install.txt
> |
> | Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
> | always double-verify anything you download anyway.
> |
> |
>
>

ditto
 
RE: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?



"Hakkk" wrote:

> I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
> taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
> recover it? Thanks.
>
> --
> Hakkk from NewSMTH
>
>
>
>
 
RE: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?



"Hakkk" wrote:

> I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
> taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
> recover it? Thanks.
>
> --
> Hakkk from NewSMTH
>
>
>
>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?


I found this addressbar for XP3 online, and it has worked for me, even
better than the original.

Bob

"niver" wrote:

>
> We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
> bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
> exact same behavior as before SP3.
>
> http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/xp-sp3-addressbar.zip
>
> Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
> install.txt
>
> Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
> always double-verify anything you download anyway.
>
>
>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

This better than original fix can be downloaded:

http://www.download.com/MuvEnum-Add...7120.html?part=dl-10837120&subj=dl&tag=button

drbob

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> It is removed. There was concern about an EU ruling concerning the
> integration of IE components so MS decided to play it safe and just removed
> it.
>
> "mae" <agrannie@notemail.msn.com> wrote in message
> news:uDyJxKgqIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >I could find no mention of that in the white papers or release notes or
> >issues..
> > I sent Microsoft feedback about it. However, some users confirmed it was
> > removed
> > so I will not install sp3 until I find a reliable fix. Searching Microsoft
> > finds
> > this about the removal and there is some mention of replacing a .dll (how
> > safe
> > is that?)
> > http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2589449&SiteID=17
> >
> > And see this:
> > http://www.systemsabuse.com/2007/12...where-did-my-toolbars-address-bar-go-missing/
> >
> > Include in your reasons it is always visible and easier to type into if
> > you are
> > working from a paper copy.
> >
> > mae
> >
> > "Hakkk" <Hakkk@some.place> wrote in message
> > news:ubKmt5fqIHA.4788@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > | To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of 'start-run-balabala'
> > or
> > | 'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
> > | To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
> > | To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.
> > |
> > | --
> > | Hakkk from NewSMTH
> > |
> > | "Alias" <iamalias@removegmail.com> ??????:fv73td$180$1@aioe.org...
> > | > Hakkk wrote:
> > | >> I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
> > | >> taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method
> > to
> > | >> recover it? Thanks.
> > | >>
> > | >
> > | > What is that used for?
> > | >
> > | > Alias
> > |
> > |
> >
>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

I tried using this but it not only didn't work but seems to have screwed up
my display. I uninstalled and it did not correct it, I now also get a
windows explorer error upon start up. (this was on a brand new lenovo X61)

The problem it made was that the screen is much darker compared to the
original output. suggestions on how to fix this now?

"niver" wrote:

>
> We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
> bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
> exact same behavior as before SP3.
>
> http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/xp-sp3-addressbar.zip
>
> Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
> install.txt
>
> Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
> always double-verify anything you download anyway.
>
>
>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

Did you do this:

To uninstall:

1. Use the Add/Remove program dialog to remove AddressBar for Windows XP SP3
2. Log off and back on or reboot


3. Start Menu, Run: regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system32\addressbar.dll
4. Log off and back on or reboot
5. Delete c:\windows\system32\addressbar.dll

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"Ignanima" <Ignanima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AED73715-81D7-4BA9-A4D2-7E1382B1480E@microsoft.com...
> I tried using this but it not only didn't work but seems to have screwed
> up
> my display. I uninstalled and it did not correct it, I now also get a
> windows explorer error upon start up. (this was on a brand new lenovo
> X61)
>
> The problem it made was that the screen is much darker compared to the
> original output. suggestions on how to fix this now?
>
> "niver" wrote:
>
>>
>> We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
>> bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
>> exact same behavior as before SP3.
>>
>> http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/xp-sp3-addressbar.zip
>>
>> Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
>> install.txt
>>
>> Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
>> always double-verify anything you download anyway.
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

I used the address bar for A LOT for a lot of different reasons so thank you
for the workaround, it work perfectly so far.

I dont get why a feature of a browser offered by the same company who made
the OS is an antitrust issue when anyone can easily disable it if they wished.

Why it was there for more than 7 years before it was told to be taken out?
AFTER Vista came out?! JUST before XP loses support??!!

lets all thank Europe for its backwards legal system.



--
Brandon Dub., TO canada, Shell ''explorer''


"niver" wrote:

>
> Not sure I 100% understand what you mean...
>
> In my installation of SP3 (not beta), I can replace the new
> browseui.dll by the new one, but I wanted to avoid doing that.
>
> I simply wrote an explorer shell extension which normally would be
> dockable in the explorer taskbar. But the extension I wrote does nothing
> by itself, it just calls the address bar available in (the NEW)
> browseui.dll and "hosts" it.
>
> Microsoft didn't remove the address bar component from SP3. They just
> slightly crippled it to prevent it to be docked in the task bar. But
> nothing prevents another component hosting it to be docked in the
> taskbar.
>
> N.
>
> Colin Barnhorst;645668 Wrote:
> > I see. Nevertheless, the method of copying over browseui.dll which was
> >
> > being used by SP3 beta testers was eventually blocked in a late build
> > of
> > SP3. You didn't say that your's was a third-party method.
> >
> > "niver" <niver.38uaai@no.email.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:niver.38uaai@no.email.invalid...
> > >
> > > We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3
> > address
> > > bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation,
> > the
> > > exact same behavior as before SP3.
> > >
> > > http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/xp-sp3-addressbar.zip
> > >
> > > Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
> > > install.txt
> > >
> > > Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you
> > should
> > > always double-verify anything you download anyway.
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

Google Desktop allows you to search your desktop for anything... But more
relevant to this conversation hitting Ctrl Ctrl pops up a little window that
acts like an enhanced Address Bar. You can search your desktop or the web
from it or you can type in a URL and it will open in your default browser. I
never used it for the URL (didn't think about it) until after my Address Bar
disappeared. It's actually easier to use than the Address Bar was. So
thanks Microsoft for helping me find a better way to work.

Long Live Google

http://desktop.google.com/?utm_camp...-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=google desktop

"Hakkk" wrote:

> To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of 'start-run-balabala' or
> 'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
> To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
> To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.
>
> --
> Hakkk from NewSMTH
>
> "Alias" <iamalias@removegmail.com> ??????:fv73td$180$1@aioe.org...
> > Hakkk wrote:
> >> I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
> >> taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
> >> recover it? Thanks.
> >>
> >
> > What is that used for?
> >
> > Alias
>
>
>
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

not everyone wants to install software to replace something that is already a
part of the OS though...

search.... check.
open url from address bar... check.

Windows (live) Desktop Search is the competitive counterpart of Google
desktop which both have their uses I guess but google desktop is pretty
cool.. Id rather not have an Indexing service eating all my memory so Ill
never use either of them.

Simplicity is good :)
Adressbar restored is even gooder :D
--
Brandon Dub., TO canada, Shell ''explorer''


"Louis Alston" wrote:

> Google Desktop allows you to search your desktop for anything... But more
> relevant to this conversation hitting Ctrl Ctrl pops up a little window that
> acts like an enhanced Address Bar. You can search your desktop or the web
> from it or you can type in a URL and it will open in your default browser. I
> never used it for the URL (didn't think about it) until after my Address Bar
> disappeared. It's actually easier to use than the Address Bar was. So
> thanks Microsoft for helping me find a better way to work.
>
> Long Live Google
>
> http://desktop.google.com/?utm_camp...-google&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=google desktop
>
> "Hakkk" wrote:
>
> > To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of 'start-run-balabala' or
> > 'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
> > To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
> > To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.
> >
> > --
> > Hakkk from NewSMTH
> >
> > "Alias" <iamalias@removegmail.com> ??????:fv73td$180$1@aioe.org...
> > > Hakkk wrote:
> > >> I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
> > >> taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
> > >> recover it? Thanks.
> > >>
> > >
> > > What is that used for?
> > >
> > > Alias
> >
> >
> >
 
RE: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

Hi,

I just installed the CNET program and it works.

Kind of anoying though to add extra software to use a feature that was there
before.

Can anybody tell why they removed it?

Regards


"drbobgold" wrote:

>
> I found this on CNET and it works:
>
> http://www.download.com/MuvEnum-Add...7120.html?part=dl-10837120&subj=dl&tag=button
>
> "Hakkk" wrote:
>
> > I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
> > taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
> > recover it? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Hakkk from NewSMTH
> >
> >
> >
> >
 
Re: How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

Removed as per antitrust agreement.

Restore the Address Toolbar after installing Windows XP SP3
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-address-toolbar-deskband-after-installing-xp-sp3/


ju.c


"me" <me@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:101B9DF6-C29B-4629-B445-3D6041BBDBF7@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I just installed the CNET program and it works.
>
> Kind of anoying though to add extra software to use a feature that was there
> before.
>
> Can anybody tell why they removed it?
>
> Regards
>
>
> "drbobgold" wrote:
>
>>
>> I found this on CNET and it works:
>>
>> http://www.download.com/MuvEnum-Add...7120.html?part=dl-10837120&subj=dl&tag=button
>>
>> "Hakkk" wrote:
>>
>> > I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
>> > taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
>> > recover it? Thanks.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Hakkk from NewSMTH
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
 

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