[WinPartners] Fwd: Re: MS Search Bar in IE

[Bob Kaynor]

Kerem:  That may well be it.  Spybot didn't alert me at the update, but I 
saw it on a scan the other day.  I retained it because it was IE-specific, 
and I didn't know what it was.  I'll try cleaning it out and see if that 
does it.

-RKK

At 06:33 PM 9/1/2004 -0400, Kerem B Limon wrote:
>Hmm...Spybotn tells me when I enable the MSN toolbar, a registry key is added,
>which is hard to read at the moment. I presume it may be that this is the
>persistent part (I deny the change). You could try the same tool.
>
>Kerem
>
>
>Quoting Bob Kaynor <bkaynor at MIT.EDU>:
>
> > Kerem:  Yes, the new MSN search toolbar.  Right-clicking allows me to
> > un-check it, but it doesn't stick (just quit and re-opened to 
> confirm).  It
> > also reappears with every new IE window I open.  I also have the Google
> > toolbar installed, but can't see where that would make a difference...
> >
> > -RKK
> >
> > At 01:18 PM 9/1/2004 -0400, Kerem B Limon wrote:
> > >Are you talking about the MSN toolbar that gets installed with MSN
> > Messenger
> > >6.2+? You can right click the toolbar and uncheck it, then quit IE. That
> > >sticks
> > >for me on any machines I use...
> > >
> > >Kerem
> > >
> > >Quoting Ginny Williams <ginnyw at MIT.EDU>:
> > >
> > > > I'm forwarding this for Bob who has just been added to the
> > > > Winpartners list.  Please see his question below.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > ginny
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> > > > >From: Bob Kaynor <bkaynor at MIT.EDU>
> > > > >Subject: MS Search Bar in IE
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> > > > >It appears that a new "search" tool bar comes with the most recent
> > > > >IE update.  I can figure out how to kill it when a new IE window
> > > > >opens, but its there any way to disable it completely so that it
> > > > >doesn't keep coming back - like the cat in the old song?
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > >-RKK
> > > >
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