Status bar settings keep changing..help!

[philzee]

I have windows XP pro but in internet explorer (ver6 with all updates applied) The status bar keeps turning itself off....no matter how many times i goto view/status bar and apply the tick?.

can anyone help me, I know its not a major problem but I like to see where I'm going BEFORE I click the links on a web page...and the status bar is an easy way to do this.

[rahulkothari]

1) With (only one) IE open, click View, select: Status Bar
2) Right-click on IE's Toolbar and select: "Lock the Toolbars"
3) Hold down the Ctrl key and click the close button (upper right)
4) Right click on the Start Button to open Windows Explorer, click View, select: Status Bar
5) Right-click on Explorer's Toolbar and select: "Lock the Toolbar"
6) Click Tools | Folder Options | View tab
7) Click the "Apply to all folders" button. (Click OK if this gives you another dialogue question)
8) Hold down the Ctrl key and click the close button (upper right)
9) Reopen IE to any page, right-click on a link and select: "Open in New Window" The Status Bar should remain visible.
10)Click on the Start Button, select RUN, and type REGEDIT

11) Verify that these Registry entries exist:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
"Show_StatusBar"="yes"
"Show_URLinStatusBar"="yes"

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another way after showing the status bar. by doing this you will deny computer to change this settings..

1. go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
2. select "Show_StatusBar"
3. go to 'Permissions...' from Edit menu
4. click 'Advanced'
5. find your user name in the list & click 'edit' button
6. put a check next to 'Set value' under 'Deny'
7. OK, OK, OK, OK.

this should do.

Source:: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/..._20585748.html

[philzee]

thanx ...problem solved