26th July 2002

For anyone who has ever installed America Online (AOL), they have noticed that the logo in Internet Explorer mysteriously changes to an AOL logo. Even if you uninstall AOL, the logo is still there, mocking you in the upper right hand corner. You can fight back if you have Windows 2k/XP, with the help of the "Group Policy Editor." You open the "Group Policy Editor" by going to "Start," then "Run...", and then from there, type in "gpedit.msc" (sans quotes) and hit the OK button. Once inside the editor you need to navigate to User Configuration \ Windows Settings \ Internet Explorer Maintenance \ Browser User Interface... in this window you have the power to change the Internet Explorer logo or title. You can also add buttons to your browser (how about adding one for your IM client?) or removing those nasty third-party add-on buttons that you haven't been able to get rid of. Now what have we learned today class? Ah yes, knowledge is power... and you just got a heavy dose of it!