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IE Titlebar Changer
'
' Based on column by Walter Mossberg <mossberg@wsj.com>. Check out his
' page at http://pctech.wsj.com
'
Dim strName
Dim WshShell
Dim strOldTitle
Dim strNewTitle
Dim intTemp
' Display first box
strName = "IE Titlebar Changer v1.00"
MsgBox "This little VB script changes the titlebar for Internet Explorer.", vbOKOnly, strName
' Get key
Set WshShell = Wscript.GetObject("","Wscript.Shell")
on error resume next
strOldTitle = WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title")
' check if the titlebar exists
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
intTemp = MsgBox("You do not have the Internet Explorer titlebar set in your computer. Do you wish to set it?", vbYesNo, strName)
If intTemp = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Not in the mood today? Alrighty then, see ya!", vbOKOnly, strName
Wscript.Quit
End If
Err.Clear
Else
intTemp = MsgBox("Do you wish to remove the Internet Explorer titlebar?", vbYesNo, strName)
If intTemp = vbYes then
WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title"
MsgBox "Some things just gotta go... See ya!", vbOKOnly, strName
Wscript.Quit
End If
End If
' Ask the user to change it
strNewTitle = InputBox("Change the title of Internet Explorer to what you want and click OK", strName, strOldTitle)
' If the user changed it, verify it and change it.
If strNewTitle <> "" Then
intTemp = MsgBox("Are you sure you want to change the titlebar?", vbYesNo, strName)
If intTemp = vbYes then
WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title", strNewTitle
MsgBox "Titlebar changed to " & strNewTitle & ". See ya!"
else
MsgBox "Guess you changed your mind! See ya!", vbOKOnly, strName
End If
End If
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