Change the Internet Explorer Logo 

If you don't like Internet Explorer's animated logo in the upper-right-hand corner -- and lets face it, who needs yet another Microsoft ad staring you in the face -- you can change it to any logo you want. First, find a logo you like. Then, you'll need to create four separate bitmap images in .bmp format, two that are 22 by 22 pixels, and two that are 38 by 38 pixels, to accommodate the two sizes of the logo. One bitmap in each set will be the static logo, and the other will be used to create the animation effect when the browser is at work. You can create the bitmaps with any graphics program. After you've created the logos: 

1. From a command line or from the Run line, run regedit. This opens the Registry Editor. 

2. Select the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the folder path \SOFTWARE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar. 

3. Create two string values named SmallBitmap and BigBitmap and give them each the value of their file name and location, for example, \Windows\smalllogo.bmp. Make sure these are the non-animated bitmaps. 

4. Create two string values named SmBrandBitmap and BrandBitmap and give them each the value of their file name and location, for example, \Windows\animatesmalllogo.bmp. 

5. Shut down and restart Internet Explorer. Your new logos should now be in place.

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