How to recover the address bar in taskbar in Windows XP SP3?

I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
recover it? Thanks.

--
Hakkk from NewSMTH

Hakkk wrote:
I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
recover it? Thanks.


What is that used for?

Alias

To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of 'start-run-balabala' or
'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.

--
Hakkk from NewSMTH

"Alias" ...
Hakkk wrote:
I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method to
recover it? Thanks.


What is that used for?

Alias

It is removed. There was concern about an EU ruling concerning the
integration of IE components so MS decided to play it safe and just removed
it.

"mae" wrote in message
...
I could find no mention of that in the white papers or release notes or
issues..
I sent Microsoft feedback about it. However, some users confirmed it was
removed
so I will not install sp3 until I find a reliable fix. Searching Microsoft
finds
this about the removal and there is some mention of replacing a .dll (how
safe
is that?)
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...9449&SiteID=17

And see this:
http://www.systemsabuse.com/2007/12/...ar-go-missing/

Include in your reasons it is always visible and easier to type into if
you are
working from a paper copy.

mae

"Hakkk" wrote in message
...
| To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of 'start-run-balabala'
or
| 'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
| To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
| To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.
|
| --
| Hakkk from NewSMTH
|
| "Alias" ...
| Hakkk wrote:
| I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
| taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any method
to
| recover it? Thanks.
|
|
| What is that used for?
|
| Alias
|
|

That is the reason MS has given for months. In any case, forewarned
smorewarned, its gone by design.

See this thread from the forum and take note of the quote from msft-jayaramk
third item down:
"We had to remove the address bar functionality due to legal restrictions.
The release notes carries this as a known issue."
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...7494&SiteID=17

No one can find it in the release notes, but it was removed for legal
reasons, misplaced or otherwise. There is a third party solution referenced
he
http://www.systemsabuse.com/2007/12/...ar-go-missing/

And the link to the third party address bar is he
http://www.muvextoe.com/release/muve...ssbarsetup.exe

Since MS is not going to do any more with SP3 now it is safe to say the
address bar is gone for XP SP3 users and the third-party solution is all
there is.

"mae" wrote in message
...
But where is it documented?
Should not a person be forewarned before downloading SP3 that an
essential option is being removed? And what in the world does it have to
do
with IE. Your default browser is used for the web.

mae

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message
...
| It is removed. There was concern about an EU ruling concerning the
| integration of IE components so MS decided to play it safe and just
removed
| it.
|
| "mae" wrote in message
| ...
| I could find no mention of that in the white papers or release notes
or
| issues..
| I sent Microsoft feedback about it. However, some users confirmed it
was
| removed
| so I will not install sp3 until I find a reliable fix. Searching
Microsoft
| finds
| this about the removal and there is some mention of replacing a .dll
(how
| safe
| is that?)
|
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...9449&SiteID=17
|
| And see this:
|
http://www.systemsabuse.com/2007/12/...ar-go-missing/
|
| Include in your reasons it is always visible and easier to type into
if
| you are
| working from a paper copy.
|
| mae
|
| "Hakkk" wrote in message
| ...
| | To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of
'start-run-balabala'
| or
| | 'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
| | To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
| | To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.
| |
| | --
| | Hakkk from NewSMTH
| |
| | "Alias" ...
| | Hakkk wrote:
| | I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
| | taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any
method
| to
| | recover it? Thanks.
| |
| |
| | What is that used for?
| |
| | Alias
| |
| |
|
|

Indeed. Another sane one!!

mae wrote:
Thanks, I will just bypass sp3.

mae

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message
...
That is the reason MS has given for months. In any case, forewarned
smorewarned, its gone by design.
-snip-

Tell MS about it. Use the SP3 forum.

"mae" wrote in message
...
Thanks, I will just bypass sp3.

mae

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message
...
| That is the reason MS has given for months. In any case, forewarned
| smorewarned, its gone by design.
| -snip-

Why do say it is an essential option?
"mae" wrote in message
...
But where is it documented?
Should not a person be forewarned before downloading SP3 that an
essential option is being removed? And what in the world does it have to
do
with IE. Your default browser is used for the web.

mae

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message
...
| It is removed. There was concern about an EU ruling concerning the
| integration of IE components so MS decided to play it safe and just
removed
| it.
|
| "mae" wrote in message
| ...
| I could find no mention of that in the white papers or release notes
or
| issues..
| I sent Microsoft feedback about it. However, some users confirmed it
was
| removed
| so I will not install sp3 until I find a reliable fix. Searching
Microsoft
| finds
| this about the removal and there is some mention of replacing a .dll
(how
| safe
| is that?)
|
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...9449&SiteID=17
|
| And see this:
|
http://www.systemsabuse.com/2007/12/...ar-go-missing/
|
| Include in your reasons it is always visible and easier to type into
if
| you are
| working from a paper copy.
|
| mae
|
| "Hakkk" wrote in message
| ...
| | To open program/folder/file/url directly instead of
'start-run-balabala'
| or
| | 'open explorer/ie first and type address'.
| | To record some data temporarily, such as a phone number.
| | To treat it as a 'buffer' of clipboard.
| |
| | --
| | Hakkk from NewSMTH
| |
| | "Alias" ...
| | Hakkk wrote:
| | I notice that the address bar in taskbar ([right-click on
| | taskbar]-[toolbars]-[address]) is removed by SP3. Is there any
method
| to
| | recover it? Thanks.
| |
| |
| | What is that used for?
| |
| | Alias
| |
| |
|
|

This is a proven method of adding Taskbar Address Bar back to Windows XP
Service Pack 3.

1. First, obtain browseui.dll from older version of Windows XP
(RTM,SP1,SP2). If you do not have one, you can download it he
'DLL-files.com - browseui.dll, free download'
(http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dl...shtml?browseui)

2. Restart Windows XP in safe mode to avoid Windows File Protection.
(Press F8 during startup)

3. Replace browseui.dll at %systemroot%\system32\ (usually
C:\WINDOWS\system32).

4. Restart PC in normal mode.

I hope you have tried it with build 5512 because according to the SP3 forum
that possibility has been removed in the final.

"Day2Die" wrote in message
news

This is a proven method of adding Taskbar Address Bar back to Windows XP
Service Pack 3.

1. First, obtain browseui.dll from older version of Windows XP
(RTM,SP1,SP2). If you do not have one, you can download it he
'DLL-files.com - browseui.dll, free download'
(http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dl...shtml?browseui)

2. Restart Windows XP in safe mode to avoid Windows File Protection.
(Press F8 during startup)

3. Replace browseui.dll at %systemroot%\system32\ (usually
C:\WINDOWS\system32).

4. Restart PC in normal mode.

We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
exact same behavior as before SP3.

http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/x...addressbar.zip

Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
install.txt

Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
always double-verify anything you download anyway.

I see. Nevertheless, the method of copying over browseui.dll which was
being used by SP3 beta testers was eventually blocked in a late build of
SP3. You didn't say that your's was a third-party method.

"niver" wrote in message
...

We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
exact same behavior as before SP3.

http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/x...addressbar.zip

Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
install.txt

Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
always double-verify anything you download anyway.

Not sure I 100% understand what you mean...

In my installation of SP3 (not beta), I can replace the new
browseui.dll by the new one, but I wanted to avoid doing that.

I simply wrote an explorer shell extension which normally would be
dockable in the explorer taskbar. But the extension I wrote does nothing
by itself, it just calls the address bar available in (the NEW)
browseui.dll and "hosts" it.

Microsoft didn't remove the address bar component from SP3. They just
slightly crippled it to prevent it to be docked in the task bar. But
nothing prevents another component hosting it to be docked in the
taskbar.

N.

Colin Barnhorst;645668 Wrote:
I see. Nevertheless, the method of copying over browseui.dll which was

being used by SP3 beta testers was eventually blocked in a late build
of
SP3. You didn't say that your's was a third-party method.

"niver" wrote in message
...

We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3
address
bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation,
the
exact same behavior as before SP3.

http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/x...addressbar.zip

Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
install.txt

Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you
should
always double-verify anything you download anyway.

Thanks, that works a treat.
One thing, a logout / login as per instructions didn't make it available on
this system, a quick reboot was required.

"niver" wrote:


We wrote a minimalist shell toolbar which 'hosts' the pre-sp3 address
bar and allows it to be added to the taskbar. No reimplementation, the
exact same behavior as before SP3.

http://www.niversoft.com/downloads/x...addressbar.zip

Currently there's no installer, please follow simple instructions in
install.txt

Software provided AS IS. Has been verified for viruses, but you should
always double-verify anything you download anyway.

You probably had more than one session open (with switch user
functionality) which kept one or more instances of Explorer in memory,
preventing the new DLL from being loaded.

Of course reboot will do, but a mere kill of all Explorer instances
using the Task Manager would do too. Logoff/logon is usually the
quickest clean way to do this.

Tim.C;650154 Wrote:
Thanks, that works a treat.
One thing, a logout / login as per instructions didn't make it
available on
this system, a quick reboot was required.