Want more control?
Want to jazz up the way IE looks by using a custom background to replace the usual gray? First, you need a bitmap (.bmp) graphic to use for the background. Warning: if you choose a dark background, the black letters on the toolbars won't show up, so we recommend you use a light colored graphic. The instructions are different depending on whether you use XP Pro or Home:
XP Pro
- Click Start | Run
- Type gpedit.msc in the Run box. This opens the Local Group Policy editor.
- In the left pane, under User Configuration, click to expand Windows Settings, then click to expand Internet Explorer
- Maintenance.
- Click Browser User Interface.
- In the right pane, double click Browser Toolbar Customization.
- In the dialog box, click the Customize toolbar background bitmap option button.
- Click the Browse button and navigate to the bmp file you want to use as your background. Select it and click Open.
- Click OK.