Vista - Internet Explorer Search Box - Add or Remove

**Brink** · **OPTION ONE:**

How Add or Remove the Internet Explorer Search Box in Vista

Information

This will show you how to add or remove the Internet Explorer Search Box for all user accounts on the computer.

NOTE

This can be helpful if you installed a toolbar (EX: Yahoo's or Google's) that has a search bar with it and you no longer want or need the default IE search box.

Tip

To change the settings for the IE7 Search box, see: How to Change the Internet Explorer Search Box Settings in Vista

RELATED LINKS:

EXAMPLE: IE Default Search Box

EXAMPLE: IE Default Search Box Removed

OPTION ONE:
Through a Download

1. To Add the Internet Explorer Search Box Back -
A) Click on the download button below to download the ShowSearch.reg file.

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove the Internet Explorer Search Box -
A) Click on the download button below to download the RemoveSearch.reg file.

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.

4. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click Merge.

5. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.

6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.

7. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).

8. Close and re-open IE to see the change.

OPTION TWO:
The Manual Way

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.

3. If prompted, click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft

5. To Remove the Internet Explorer Search Box -
A) In the left pane, right click on Microsoft and click on New and Key, then type Internet Explorer and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

B) In the left pane, right click on Internet Explorer and click on New and Key, then type Infodelivery and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

C) In the left pane, right click on Infodelivery and click on New and Key, then type Restrictions and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

D) In the right pane of Restrictions, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value, then type NoSearchBox and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

E) Right click on NoSearchBox and click on Modify.

F) Type 1 and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

G) This is what the registry should look like now. (See screeshot below)

H) Go to step 7.

6. To Add the Internet Explorer Search Box Back -
A) In the left pane, right click on Internet Explorer and click Delete. (See screenshot above)

B) Click on Yes to confirm the deletion.

7. Close and re-open IE to see the change.

That's it,
Shawn

**Asky** · 06-04-2007

This is Cool but one can make the search Box search Google(or any other) by Default.
As you said tho,this is only for those who already have a toolbar installed tht has a search box

**uvbogden** · 03-07-2009

Shawn, I'm all for removing what's not needed. In fact, with my Menu Bar, Google Toolbar, Roboform Toolbar, Links, Adobe Acrobat and McAfee SiteAdvisor Buttons, my IE7 is getting vertically challenged. The top line on IE7 is virtually useless except for the upper right corner buttons for minimize, resize, and close the window. Would it be possible to replace the search box with the windows buttons and eliminate the top line giving me more vertical space in my IE7?

Bruce

**Brink** · 03-08-2009

Hello Bruce,

I do not believe that is possible without some 3rd party customization program like Windows Blinds or Skin Studio. You might see if you can temporarily unlock the toolbars to see if you can drag any of them together, and lock the toolbars afterwards.

03-07-2009
uvbogden Windows Vista Ultimate x86 SP1 24 posts	Re: Internet Explorer Search Box - Add or Remove Shawn, I'm all for removing what's not needed. In fact, with my Menu Bar, Google Toolbar, Roboform Toolbar, Links, Adobe Acrobat and McAfee SiteAdvisor Buttons, my IE7 is getting vertically challenged. The top line on IE7 is virtually useless except for the upper right corner buttons for minimize, resize, and close the window. Would it be possible to replace the search box with the windows buttons and eliminate the top line giving me more vertical space in my IE7? Bruce
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03-08-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,919 posts	Re: Internet Explorer Search Box - Add or Remove Hello Bruce, I do not believe that is possible without some 3rd party customization program like Windows Blinds or Skin Studio. You might see if you can temporarily unlock the toolbars to see if you can drag any of them together, and lock the toolbars afterwards.
My System Specs

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Asky Windows Vista X64 416 posts	This is Cool but one can make the search Box search Google(or any other) by Default. As you said tho,this is only for those who already have a toolbar installed tht has a search box
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