Quick overview:
The address bar, which shows the path to folders/files or domains/URLs, is suddenly missing in both Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer. The view cannot be restored by conventional means (e.g. via folder options/view or right-click and ). Proceed as follows to solve this problem:
Win XP - Restore address bar
1. Click in succession on Start/Execute and enter regedit in. Now expand the key path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\.
2. Delete the following in the subkeys Explorer, ShellBrowser and WebBrowser in the right-hand pane the value ITBarLayoutclose the registry editor and restart Windows.
The problem should then no longer exist!
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
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