regsvr32 reregisters shell32.dll in the registry. Doing this can remove the
Common Tasks pane form the Desktop, if that is what the white bar is.
Apparently that straightens out
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\
shellex\ExtShellFolderViews\{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}
I do not know if it fixes the PersistMoniker value so that it points to
file://%userappdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop.htt, fixes
Desktop.htt or what, but it works.
The string {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} identifies either the
CLSID of the COM object responsible for the Web view mode and the Web view
service itself.
It probably still would be nice to have a one sentence explanation of why.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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