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Windows XP Toolbar problem

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  • 21-02-2010 10:27pm
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    daywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 552 ✭✭✭


    I have a weird problem with my xp taskbar, when I right click the taskbar and go to the toolbars section where you normally have Quick Launch, WMP, etc, there are 6 entries for links and 2 for windows media player, also when you click on one of them it may or may not work, i.e. you click the needed toolbar item and it either activates the toolbar or else does nothing. :confused:

    any ideas on getting rid of the extraneous entries?

    Tried searching google but could only find articles relating to custom office toolbars and editing quick launch.


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    Kevster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭Kevster


    Maybe what you're trying to activate is something that isn't on your machine anymore? If the entry for it is still in the registry, however, then it might still appear in that 'Toolbar' menu.

    Kevin


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    daywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 552 ✭✭✭daywalker


    Kevster wrote: »
    Maybe what you're trying to activate is something that isn't on your machine anymore? If the entry for it is still in the registry, however, then it might still appear in that 'Toolbar' menu.

    Kevin

    I am not trying to activate anything, I know that they are dead links/buttons but I am wondering how to get rid of the extra entries. Do you know where in the registry/settings that I can do this?


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    Kevster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭Kevster


    I dont think there's a dedicated area in the registry for the items listed there. I just had a good luck and couldn't see anything. In the case of the duplicated media-player toolbar item, it sounds as if Windows failed to remove an older version of Media Player properly and it still thinks it's on the machine.

    Regarding the links, search for their names (or the URL that each points to) in the registry, and then take it from there.


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