cant get rid of I.E Skins

I installed an app that changes the I.E skin, but it has no reversable option to get rid of the skins, So i was wondering if i could get rid of it through the registry, if anyone can help me on this

thanks

take a look at the attached images

 

(notice the bownish-yellow background with the astrounut, thats the skin im talking about)

 

I'd reinstall the software.. return the skin to the default and then uninstall the software.

 

Try clicking on TOOLS from your browser and see if TOOLBAR WALLPAPER is an option on that list or anything that resembles managing skins.

The actual picture should be located somewhere around c:\program files\Internet Explorer in bitmap format.

You could also just remove the program too after doing what Kodo suggested if you definitely don't want that skin program anymore. That's what I would do, too.

 

already tried removing the app, didnt revert back, also bitmap folder is empty

 

didnt work either

 

please re-read my post.. that's not what I suggested.

 

I said bitmap FORMAT, not bitmap FOLDER. A bitmap format has a .bmp file extension. And that directory can't possibly be empty. It has at least 4 subdirectories under it and that's where IE stores what you see on your toolbar.

I think I'm getting too technical, though, so if you don't understand it, please don't mess with it. You could make it worse. Do what Kodo suggested or email the site where you downloaded it from.

 

lol ok first of all , you guys are not getting too "technical" , and I Misunderstood, I checked the I.E folder there are 4 folders under it, but I did not find any bitmap Images, the skinning app I used was "Easy IE Skin WorkShop" I reinstalled it but this time gave me Runtime Errors everytime I ran it, whoever coded it did a real bad job, but it didnt ever have any option to turn off the Skins, I'm guessing if I searched the registry I might find the value, and I can turn it off.

 

I found this method, your program (Easy IE Skin Workshop) is listed toward the bottom and steps to remove.

This "branding" or skinning of IE can be removed by following these
steps:

Click Start
Click Run
In the box, copy and paste:
rundll32.exe iedkcs32.dll,Clear
Click OK (or press Enter)

That removes IE branding but you may also have to do this:

Click Start
Click Run
Type Regedit
Click OK (or hit Enter)
Click the arrow next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Scroll down to find Software.
Click the arrow next to that.
Scroll down to find Microsoft.
Click the arrow next to that.
Scroll down to find Internet Explorer.
Click the arrow next to that.
Scroll down to Toolbar and click on that folder.

In the right hand pane they're may be two values called:
BrandBitmap
SMBrandBitmap

Delete those two keys (values) if they are there.

Restart the computer. The skin should be gone.

If it is gone then that's it! If not this might be useful:

If it is not gone then I have an idea that you may have a program
called Easy IE Skin Workshop which allows you to change your IE skins
from Econg and that may overrule the settings we undid above. If that
is the case you can disable it from starting at startup (when you turn
your computer on) by clicking:

Click Start
Click Run
Type msconfig
Click OK (or press Enter)
Click Startup

Find the program that's called EZ IE Skin Workshop (or Econg, or is
something similar to that) and then uncheck it. Now if that program
undid the settings we did already then redo the above by removing the
customization and the registry entries. Then restart one more time. If
it is gone this time then great, but if not it might be some other
cause which is unlikely (but nothing's impossible) to occur, and in
that case you can ask for more help here.

If you see that disabling the EZ IE Skin Workshop works, you may want
to uninstall it as well (instead of just disabling it).

Steve

 

thanks dude the registry trick worked

 

Your welcome.

Like Halo said, " The name of the app maybe extremely helpfull to know " really helps in finding and solving problems like this. Glad we got it fixed for you.

Steve