Hide/Remove Taskbar and Start Button

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Hi All

So there is a way to remove the Taskbar and Start Button via
(http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm) The application has
an option "Hide or show the Taskbar" which will completely hide the
start button and taskbar.

All I need to do is that functionality from a cmd line .exe. I know it
can be done, now does anybody know how to do it?

I am lead to believe that I am not the only one that has this need to
remove the taskbar. I have looked into making a custom shell that that
it a lot of work for what this app already does

thanks for your time
 
Change registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
from "Shell"="Explorer.exe"
to "Shell"="Cmd.exe"

....Jim Hughen
 
BattleAngel444 said:
Hi All

So there is a way to remove the Taskbar and Start Button via
(http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm) The application
has an option "Hide or show the Taskbar" which will completely hide
the start button and taskbar.

All I need to do is that functionality from a cmd line .exe. I know
it can be done, now does anybody know how to do it?

I am lead to believe that I am not the only one that has this need to
remove the taskbar. I have looked into making a custom shell that
that it a lot of work for what this app already does

thanks for your time
Click to expand...

Save the following (between the lines) as a .reg file and then run "reg
/import removetaskbar.reg"
 
I added the new value. There was no "NoSetTaskbar" present. It didn't
seem to do anything. Is there a component that I need to add to get
this functionality?
 
Very Good! This "NoSetTaskbar" will work well in my application also.

Also, my first test seems to have no effect.
Maybe the same registry key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead of
HKEY_CURRENT_USER will work immediately when set.

How do these two interact to control the task bar?

....Jim Hughen
 
At the following web site:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/6df6b383-45d3-4b30-b8b4-99cec910588b1033.mspx

The following statement is made:
"To change the value of this entry, use the Group Policy Object Editor
(Gpedit.msc). The corresponding policy is located in Administrative
Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar."

I'm afraid that I can not understand what is being said here.
Regedit32 seems to change the indicated value(s) just fine, but no effect...

I have changed the ...LOCAL_MACHINE and ...CURRENT_USER keys together but
still can not see any effect.

....Jim Hughen
 
You'll need to call the function everytime you boot up. Obviously by
default the start bar and task bar will be visible until the function
is envoked.
 
you ll need to inoke it every time you boot. so you will see the start
button and task bar until you call you .exe
 
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