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Menu Bar Missing when You Start Word 2000

Start->Run->type regedit.exe
Using the navigation tree on the left side of the registry editor window, navigate to this registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\Data
Delete everything in that... Restart word it should work fine. For more information about the problem see Microsoft Knowlegebase KB 242368.

Lost Internet Explorer Content Advisor Password

If you have lost the IE content advisor password follow these instructions:
Start->Run->type regedit.exe
Using the navigation tree on the left side of the registry editor window, navigate to this registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Ratings]
Click on the key to highlight it, then press the Delete key. You have just deleted the registry key that contains the content ratings and password.

Changing desktop icons

Before starting this it is a good idea to make a backup copy of System.dat and User.dat which are in the \Windows folder. After that double-click Regedit.exe in the \Windows folder. Click the + signs in the left panel to get to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT_CLSID and click the + sign by CLSID. Scroll down the left panel until you get to the Class ID for the icon you want to change. Some of the Class ID's are:
Inbox {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Network Neighborhood {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Briefcase {85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-0/002B30309D}
Internet Explorer {FBF23B42-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}
Recycle Bin {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
When you find the Class ID for the icon you wish to change, click the + sign and highlight Defaulticon in the left panel. Double-click Default in the right panel. Type the name including the complete path of the file which contains the icon you want to use. Place a comma after this (no space) and the number representing the location of the icon in the file. (Just count from the left with the first icon counted as 0.) Click OK and exit the Registry editor. (The Recycle Bin has two icons - one for empty and one for full. Just double-click these in the right panel to assign new icons.)
Another way to do this is by using the complete sets of icons which are on the Microsoft Plus! CD-ROM.

Last modified on 15 Jul 2004.

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