I also have the same problem as you describe below!

I need to remove the control E and view>explorer bar>search option...

I pretty much think its impossible..... from what i have read etc....

but i still find it hard to beleive there is no reg hack for this...



"Brent" wrote:

> Yes, I saw your last message and it managed to get rid of the FOLDERS option
> under the Explorer bar so that solved one problem. Now I need to get rid of
> the SEARCH option under the Explorer Bar. I have already set the group
> policy item that disables the F3 search and I even added NoFindFiles=1 to the
> registry like suggested. This disables F3 for searching, but CTRL-E still
> works and you can also click on VIEW-EXPLORER BAR-SEARCH. So the suggestions
> below did not work.
> -Brent
>
> "Rob Parsons" wrote:
>
> > Hi again Brent. Still at it. Did you view my last message on this topic
> > suggesting to delete the Explorer Bar CLSID from the HKLM key for explorer
> > bars.
> >
> > I must admit that I have a win2k machine and an XP removable disk that I
> > occasionally replace for testing so I have not tried this method myself.
> >
> > I followed this link
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...-us/gp/701.asp
> >
> > on msdn which advises that there is a Group Policy -
> >
> > Search: Disable Find Files via F3 within the browser
> >
> > that will achieve your required restriction. However when I view my GP
> > management console on my win2k machine there is no such entry! Agh! But I am
> > logged on a secondary administrative account, so maybe you have to log on as
> > administrator to view and manage these restrictions.
> >
> > This link
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;823057
> >
> > lists the following registry keys where you will find explorer restrictions
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Int ernet
> > Explorer\Restrictions
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Inte rnet
> > Explorer\Restrictions
> >
> >
> > This suggests the registry value to flip is
> >
> > NoFindFiles: Turns the F3 command and the Search bar.
> >
> > I just tried this and it works, though it does not hide the menu option or
> > toolbar button
> >
> > So open regedit and find the key
> >
> > HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions
> >
> > and create a value named NoFindFiles
> >
> > give it a value of 1.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Brent" <hulk@news.postalias> wrote in message
> > news:4FFECB34-6DDD-4501-9B97-E60B8FA6C400@microsoft.com...
> > > Win2k3 SP1 Terminal Server running IE 6 SP1 being used for public kiosk so
> > I
> > > am trying to lock it down as much as possible. I can't figure out how to
> > > disable the user from open the Search Bar by clicking on VIEW, EXPLORER
> > BAR
> > > and then SEARCH (or CTRL E).
> > > I have applied all the GPO settings and registry hacks that disable the
> > > search from Windows Explorer and also remove the Search BUTTON from IE,
> > but
> > > you can still get to it from the method described above. The main reason
> > > from removing it is that the user can search my Active Directory for
> > > computers or printers and I don't want them to see this. I have also
> > already
> > > removed Network Neighborhood, Network Favorites, etc but it is still
> > > searchable from IE. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Brent
> >
> >
> >