How-to: Internet Explorer 7.0 menu

For those of you who now have Internet Explorer 7.0 (intentionally or otherwise), here is a tip to place the menu bar at the top of the window instead of under the browser controls (back/forward buttons & address).

I came across these instructions from Shauna Hensala & Betty Besson in the ITD/MIS Newsletter from the State of Wyoming MIS Support Center. I found similar instructions from Chris Hanscom on his blog, Unhandled Perception. Take your pick.

1. Close IE.
2. Open Notepad, copy and paste the following:
   
   
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\]
   "ITBar7Position"=dword:00000001


3. Save the file as toolbar.reg.
4. Double click the file to merge it into the registry.
5. Open IE. The menu bar should be at the top of the window.

Note: If the menu bar is completely missing, right click on any of the toolbars, unlock the toolbars, and check the menu bar to make it appear.