Until now, you have used the ‘Address’ toolbar in the taskbar as a quick and easy input field. But after installing Service Pack 3, this bar suddenly disappeared and it’s not possible to bring it back.On account of some legal specifications in connection with the powerful integration of Internet Explorer with the operating system, Microsoft had to remove the address bar since it is a feature of IE. Nevertheless, there ‘are a few alternatives through which you can restore this functionality. Here we show you four methods that you can implement on your system.
RESTORING AN OLDER CONFIG FILE:
You can restore an older config file quite easily using a simple trick. However, it’s not advisable to do so since an older version of the file ‘browseui.dll’ in your XP installation folder might contain old potential security loopholes which can compromise the security of your system. If you still want to give it a try, boot thk computer from a Windows XP SPS setup CO and select the recovery console. Go to ‘Start I Run I cmd.exe’ to open the command prompt and enter the command ‘cd windows\system32’ in the target directory and extract the
‘browseui.dl_’ file with the command:
expand browseui,dl browseui.dll from the CD. And now, the address bar is available at your disposal, the moment you restart the computer. Alternatively, you may download the file ‘browseul. dIl’ from www.dll-files.com where it’s available in a compressed ZIP format. Unpack the downloaded file and copy it to the system folder in your local drive, probably ‘C:\Windows\System32\’.
PLACING THE ADDRESS BAR ON TOP:
Go to the desktop, click ‘My Computer’ from the start menu and drag it to the top border of the free space on your desktop. Now right-click in the new bar and select the ‘Toolbars I Address’ context command. You can now drag this new toolbar into the taskbar, but it will disappear once you restart the computer. Instead, right-click again on the My Computer toolbar and select the ‘Toolbars I My Computer’ command. With that, only the grey address bar or. the top border remains and is available for use again after a restart.
USING CUSTOM FREE SOFTWARE:
Alternatively, you can even reproduce the desired function using the free program MuvEnum. You will find the program at www.muvenum.com/ products/freeware/ . The tool can be activated by selecting the command ‘Toolbars I MuvEnum Address Bar’ from the context menu of the taskbar after installation has completed. The settings of the toolbar can be accessed throug’ the icon on the right of the bar. Disable the ‘Show Go Button’ in the ‘Options’ window to get rid of the unnecessary arrow button. Confirm your settings and exit the window by pressing ‘Save’. The bar is an Explorer extension and thus available without an auto-start option.
USING WINDOWS SEARCH 4:
As a further option, Microsoft recommends its own program, ‘Windows Search’. However, being a complex package which not only replaces the address bar but also installs the comprehends a Desktop Search function from Vista, think twice before installing it on your machine. The advantage with Windows Search 4 is that you can find files and emails across the enti’-a system instantaneously. But it also causes hard disk activity to increase noticeably. It can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/downloads. Enter ‘window search 4′ in the search box and download the version appropriate for your operating system.
