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sophie_1003 | 18:43 Sat 04th Oct 2008 | How it Works
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in internet explorer 7 how can i get the 'File, Edit, View...' buttons in their normal position, i.e. above the address bar, its driving me mad!!
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In IE7 the normal position is below the address bar.

I don't think you can move it.
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aww that sucks!! thanks anyway
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no ive tried that but it doesn't seem to work! ah well stuck with it now! thanks anyway!
At the top of the IE7 page you'll see some faint dots in a vertical row on the extreme left.
If you move the curser over the ones to the left of 'File, Edit,view etc. it should change to a horizontal double headed arrow. You then left click (it'll change to a resizing bracket) and drag the row to the top of the page to just under the title bar, release and it should be back in its default position. Works for me, anyway. Hope this helps.
Although I got a bit of grief for using a "Beta" version, and becoming a Microsoft guinea pig, I've downloaded ...

... IE8 Beta 2

and I think it's fab. It has a "compatibility mode" so that you can get a normal display with old fashioned websites like AnswerBank.
>At the top of the IE7 page you'll see some faint dots in a vertical row on the extreme left.

The faint dots are not there by default.

To get the faint dots you need to select Tools, then Toolbars, then you see the option "Lock the Toolbars".

If it has a tick against it then select on "Lock the Toolbars" to remove the tick.

The faint dots will appear on the left.

But even doing that, I cannot get the File, Menu etc above the address bar (this is on XP).

It always sits just under the address bar, I cannot get it between the blue window title and the address bar.
It can be moved...But it involves modifying the registry

click start and run and type regedit into the run box

Find the registry path HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser

Right click in the right pane of the editor and select new value and then DWORD value

Right click the new key you have just created and select rename and then rename it to excatly �ITBar7Position� (without the quotes)

Double click the new key to open its properties and change the value data to 1 and put the tick in decimal under the base heading.

Close the registry editor and reload IE and the menu bar will be above the address bar

It can be moved...But it involves modifying the registry

click start and run and type regedit into the run box

Find the registry path HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ InternetExplorer \ Toolbar \ WebBrowser

Right click in the right pane of the editor and select new value and then DWORD value

Right click the new key you have just created and select rename and then rename it to excatly �ITBar7Position� (without the quotes)

Double click the new key to open its properties and change the value data to 1 and put the tick in decimal under the base heading.

Close the registry editor and reload IE and the menu bar will be above the address bar
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ChuckFickens thankyou so much!! You are a computer GENIUS!!! Everyone else thankyou too but the dragging thing didn't work for me!

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