Unable to Hide Start Menu Subfolders with Poledit

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use Policy Editor to enable the "Hide Start Menu subfolders" feature for a computer running Internet Explorer version 4.x, Start Menu subfolders may not be hidden.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, uninstall the Windows Desktop Update component:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.



2. Click the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.



3. Click Remove Windows Desktop Update, but keep the Internet Explorer 4.0 Web browser and then click OK.



4. If there are any files in the Recycle Bin, you receive the following message:

   Internet Explorer 4.0 has modified the format of the Recycle Bin.
   
   If you want to keep any of the items currently in the Recycle Bin, open the Recycle Bin and move the items to a different location.
   
   To permanently delete all items from the Recycle Bin and continue, click OK.

   Click OK when you are sure there are no files in the Recycle Bin that you want to restore.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about System Policies, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft Windows 95

Q147381 How to Use System Policies On a Standalone Computer

Microsoft Windows NT

Q168579 How to Set Up Locally-Based System Policies

Additional query words: 1.0 1.00 2.0 2.00 4.00

Keywords          : kbenv kbtool kbui msiew95 msient 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: August 8, 1999