Annoying picture in the Explorer tools area.

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After surfing on the internet I got an annoying background picture in the Explorer tools area wich means it´s hard to find the menues and tools. Anyone know how to get rid of it? I found the bmp-file and threw it away, but the image is still there.

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After surfing on the internet I got an annoying background picture in the Explorer tools area wich means it´s hard to find the menues and tools. Anyone know how to get rid of it? I found the bmp-file and threw it away, but the image is still there.
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The picture name is stored in the registry here:-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar

Go there and look for an entry:-

BackBitmapShell

Right click on that name and select "Modify" and delete the data
there, ie the bitmap name and its path.

Or you could do it with TweakUI (free) which you can get at numerous
sites such as:-

http://www.webattack.com/get/tweakuixp.shtml

http://www.soft32.com/download_459.html

Afer you run TweakUI click on "Internet Explorer" and remove the tick
next to "Use custom background for Explorer Toolbar".
 
Hi Art,

Have you tried going to Control Panel > Internet Options > General,
eliminating temporal files and rebooting?

If still no joy, it might be a malware issue:

Download the utility CWshredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Unzip - close *all* instances of IE & OE, hit the executable and
follow
the prompts.

You can also download Hijack This from here:

http://www.mjc1.com/files/merijn/hijackthis.exe

Go here:
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

For instructions on how to use it; you have to post the log it
produces so experts tell you what is good and what is malware


Try downloading, installing and updating the
spyware removers from the links below. Run both of them.

Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download


If these don't correct the problem, then get yourself a copy of
BHODemon, available at
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm .

It does not need installing - simply unzip and run the EXE program. It
is easy to use. It will find the hijackware DLL files, and give you
the ability to disable them.

If this does not solve the issue, try reinstalling IE:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318378

318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express in Windows XP

This article describes how to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer 6
and Outlook Express 6 in Windows XP. You may have to do this if you
are having problems with Internet Explorer or Outlook Express because
of damaged files or missing registration...


Finally, in tweakUI, that is part of Power Toys for Windows, there's
an option which lets you change the background image for IE:


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp


Hope this helps.
 
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