Backing up/restoring customized Windows Explorer (WE) toolbar?

I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems
to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would
allow us to back up and restore our customized toolbar (although,
granted, it's talking about just deleting the key to restore a missing
toolbar):

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(http://en.allexperts.com/q/Microsoft...t-Explorer.htm)


WINDOWS EXPLORER TOOLBAR
************************

Close any open Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows.

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT

Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

There are 3 sub keys: Explorer, ShellBrowser, WebBrowser'

In each of these sub-keys is the entry for ITBarLayout

For IE Toolbars: The WebBrowser Sub-key directly affects IE.
For Windows Explorer Toolbars: The Explorer Sub-key directly affects
Explorer.
The ShellBrowser sub-key may affect IE as well. Its effect on IE and
Windows Explorer is unknown at this time, so if the first option
doesn't work, delete the ITBarLayout value here as well.

Choose the relavent sub-key and right click where it says ITBarLayout
and select Delete.

The deleted value will automatically be recreated for you.

You may want to right click on the main key (above) and select Export.
This will allow you to backup the contents of the whole key, including
subkeys.
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I've tried the above and have exported various bits of the registry
around that key and even just specifically the sub-key ITBarLayout
entry under Explorer, hoping that this might also restore my preferred
customized toolbar. However, although the registry key changes after
the various trials and resetting the toolbar each time, my preferred
customization hasn't come back this way.

Perhaps there is another way to do this? After customizing, the
settings have to go _somewhere_. What can be backed up so that I
don't have to do the customizing manually each time, pls?

Thanks.

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:53 -0500, StargateFan
<IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:

>I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems
>to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would
>allow us to back up and restore our customized toolbar (although,
>granted, it's talking about just deleting the key to restore a missing
>toolbar):
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>(http://en.allexperts.com/q/Microsoft...t-Explorer.htm)
>
>
>WINDOWS EXPLORER TOOLBAR
>************************
>
>Close any open Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows.
>
>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT
>
>Go to:
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
>
>There are 3 sub keys: Explorer, ShellBrowser, WebBrowser'
>
>In each of these sub-keys is the entry for ITBarLayout
>
>For IE Toolbars: The WebBrowser Sub-key directly affects IE.
>For Windows Explorer Toolbars: The Explorer Sub-key directly affects
>Explorer.
>The ShellBrowser sub-key may affect IE as well. Its effect on IE and
>Windows Explorer is unknown at this time, so if the first option
>doesn't work, delete the ITBarLayout value here as well.
>
>Choose the relavent sub-key and right click where it says ITBarLayout
>and select Delete.
>
>The deleted value will automatically be recreated for you.
>
>You may want to right click on the main key (above) and select Export.
>This will allow you to backup the contents of the whole key, including
>subkeys.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I've tried the above and have exported various bits of the registry
>around that key and even just specifically the sub-key ITBarLayout
>entry under Explorer, hoping that this might also restore my preferred
>customized toolbar. However, although the registry key changes after
>the various trials and resetting the toolbar each time, my preferred
>customization hasn't come back this way.
>
>Perhaps there is another way to do this? After customizing, the
>settings have to go _somewhere_. What can be backed up so that I
>don't have to do the customizing manually each time, pls?
>
>Thanks.

Perhaps there is a third-party application, maybe?

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:53 -0500, StargateFan
<IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:

>I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems
>to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would
>allow us to back up and restore our customized toolbar (although,
>granted, it's talking about just deleting the key to restore a missing
>toolbar):
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>(http://en.allexperts.com/q/Microsoft...t-Explorer.htm)
>
>
>WINDOWS EXPLORER TOOLBAR
>************************
>
>Close any open Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows.
>
>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT
>
>Go to:
>
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
>
>There are 3 sub keys: Explorer, ShellBrowser, WebBrowser'
>
>In each of these sub-keys is the entry for ITBarLayout
>
>For IE Toolbars: The WebBrowser Sub-key directly affects IE.
>For Windows Explorer Toolbars: The Explorer Sub-key directly affects
>Explorer.
>The ShellBrowser sub-key may affect IE as well. Its effect on IE and
>Windows Explorer is unknown at this time, so if the first option
>doesn't work, delete the ITBarLayout value here as well.
>
>Choose the relavent sub-key and right click where it says ITBarLayout
>and select Delete.
>
>The deleted value will automatically be recreated for you.
>
>You may want to right click on the main key (above) and select Export.
>This will allow you to backup the contents of the whole key, including
>subkeys.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I've tried the above and have exported various bits of the registry
>around that key and even just specifically the sub-key ITBarLayout
>entry under Explorer, hoping that this might also restore my preferred
>customized toolbar. However, although the registry key changes after
>the various trials and resetting the toolbar each time, my preferred
>customization hasn't come back this way.
>
>Perhaps there is another way to do this? After customizing, the
>settings have to go _somewhere_. What can be backed up so that I
>don't have to do the customizing manually each time, pls?
>
>Thanks.

Does anyone know how this can be done? Thanks.

Sorry , I`ve used xplorer2 for the past 8 years .




On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:14 -0500, StargateFan
<IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:

>
>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:53 -0500, StargateFan
><IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:
>
>>I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems
>>to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would
>>allow us to back up and restore our customized toolbar (although,
>>granted, it's talking about just deleting the key to restore a missing
>>toolbar):
>>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>(http://en.allexperts.com/q/Microsoft...t-Explorer.htm)
>>
>>
>>WINDOWS EXPLORER TOOLBAR
>>************************
>>
>>Close any open Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows.
>>
>>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT
>>
>>Go to:
>>
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
>>
>>There are 3 sub keys: Explorer, ShellBrowser, WebBrowser'
>>
>>In each of these sub-keys is the entry for ITBarLayout
>>
>>For IE Toolbars: The WebBrowser Sub-key directly affects IE.
>>For Windows Explorer Toolbars: The Explorer Sub-key directly affects
>>Explorer.
>>The ShellBrowser sub-key may affect IE as well. Its effect on IE and
>>Windows Explorer is unknown at this time, so if the first option
>>doesn't work, delete the ITBarLayout value here as well.
>>
>>Choose the relavent sub-key and right click where it says ITBarLayout
>>and select Delete.
>>
>>The deleted value will automatically be recreated for you.
>>
>>You may want to right click on the main key (above) and select Export.
>>This will allow you to backup the contents of the whole key, including
>>subkeys.
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>I've tried the above and have exported various bits of the registry
>>around that key and even just specifically the sub-key ITBarLayout
>>entry under Explorer, hoping that this might also restore my preferred
>>customized toolbar. However, although the registry key changes after
>>the various trials and resetting the toolbar each time, my preferred
>>customization hasn't come back this way.
>>
>>Perhaps there is another way to do this? After customizing, the
>>settings have to go _somewhere_. What can be backed up so that I
>>don't have to do the customizing manually each time, pls?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>Does anyone know how this can be done? Thanks.

On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:02 +0000, Jim <bojimbo261@aol.com> wrote:

>
>
>
>Sorry , I`ve used xplorer2 for the past 8 years .

Yes, that doesn't help.

Anyone else?

Thanks. D


>On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:14 -0500, StargateFan
><IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:53 -0500, StargateFan
>><IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems
>>>to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would
>>>allow us to back up and restore our customized toolbar (although,
>>>granted, it's talking about just deleting the key to restore a missing
>>>toolbar):
>>>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>(http://en.allexperts.com/q/Microsoft...t-Explorer.htm)
>>>
>>>
>>>WINDOWS EXPLORER TOOLBAR
>>>************************
>>>
>>>Close any open Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows.
>>>
>>>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT
>>>
>>>Go to:
>>>
>>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
>>>
>>>There are 3 sub keys: Explorer, ShellBrowser, WebBrowser'
>>>
>>>In each of these sub-keys is the entry for ITBarLayout
>>>
>>>For IE Toolbars: The WebBrowser Sub-key directly affects IE.
>>>For Windows Explorer Toolbars: The Explorer Sub-key directly affects
>>>Explorer.
>>>The ShellBrowser sub-key may affect IE as well. Its effect on IE and
>>>Windows Explorer is unknown at this time, so if the first option
>>>doesn't work, delete the ITBarLayout value here as well.
>>>
>>>Choose the relavent sub-key and right click where it says ITBarLayout
>>>and select Delete.
>>>
>>>The deleted value will automatically be recreated for you.
>>>
>>>You may want to right click on the main key (above) and select Export.
>>>This will allow you to backup the contents of the whole key, including
>>>subkeys.
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>I've tried the above and have exported various bits of the registry
>>>around that key and even just specifically the sub-key ITBarLayout
>>>entry under Explorer, hoping that this might also restore my preferred
>>>customized toolbar. However, although the registry key changes after
>>>the various trials and resetting the toolbar each time, my preferred
>>>customization hasn't come back this way.
>>>
>>>Perhaps there is another way to do this? After customizing, the
>>>settings have to go _somewhere_. What can be backed up so that I
>>>don't have to do the customizing manually each time, pls?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>Does anyone know how this can be done? Thanks.

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:53 -0500, StargateFan
<IDon'tAcceptSpam@NoJunkMail.com> wrote:

>I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems
>to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would
>allow us to back up and restore our customized toolbar (although,
>granted, it's talking about just deleting the key to restore a missing
>toolbar):
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[snip]

Pls does anyone know? I seem to have found where changes get made in
the registry but backing them doesn't do any good.

Thank you.