How to customize Internet Explorer 6 tool bar?

You can choose which features you want on the Internet Explorer 6 tool bar. If you want to simplify the tool bar, you can remove icons, change to smaller icons, or remove the text labels displayed next to the icons. To customize the tool bar:

1. Right–click the Standard tool bar, and then click Customize.
2. In the Text options list, click No text labels to remove them.
3. In the Icon options list, click Small icons to change the default setting.
4. In the Current tool bars list, click any icon that you want to remove, and then click Remove.

To keep your changes safe, right–click the toolbar again, and make sure to select the Lock Toolbars check box.

How to Remove Internet Explorer 6.0 or Outlook Express 6.0 Before You Reinstall Windows (Q312474)

Before you reinstall Microsoft Windows, you must first remove Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0.

However, if you cannot remove Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0 with the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, you must rename the related migration dynamic link library (DLL) files and remove their associated registry keys before you reinstall Windows.

This article shows you how to remove Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0 by renaming the related migration dynamic link library (DLL) files and removing their associated registry keys.

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Increase your net browsing speed

Found this on dslreports forums:

This tip works on ALL Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000 systems with MS Internet Explorer 4/5/6 installed. This Registry tip speeds up internet/remote (using Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer) browsing process considerably on most MS Windows 32-bit machines connected to a network and/or remote computer(s).

This actually fixes a BUG in MS Windows OSes that scan shared (remote) folders/files across the network for Scheduled Tasks, and can add a delay as long as 30 seconds (!), because it uses extra time to search the remote computer(s).

To do this, open Regedit (Win95/98/ME) or Regedt32 (WinNT4/2000) and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace
Highlight this value:
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} and delete it.
To delete => right-click on it -> select Delete -> click OK.

RECOMMENDED:
Export (BACKUP) this Registry key to a REG file FIRST, to be able to restore it (by running the REG file) if necessary.

In Regedit:
highlight the key name in the left hand pane -> click "Registry" from the menu -> select "Export Registry File..." -> type a file name in the "File name" field -> browse to the destination of your choice -> push the Save button.

This Registry change takes effect immediately. Just start MS IE while connected to the network/internet to see the difference.

NOTE:
Upgrading to a newer MS Internet Explorer release may add this key to your Registry during Setup, therefore you may need to delete it again after installing MS IE.

I tried it myself, and so far it seems a little faster, I will update if I notcie a considerable difference on another machine.