Unable to Remove the Channel Bar from the Desktop
Article ID: 194173
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q194173
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it
if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the
"Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to remove the Channel bar from the desktop, the Internet
Explorer Channel Bar option may be unavailable in the Display tool in
Control Panel.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry
Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys
And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and
Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics
in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit
it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency
Repair Disk (ERD).
To work around this issue, use Registry Editor to change the data value of
the SHOW_CHANNELBAND value to No in the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
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