If you are experiencing problems with your address bar missing, there are a few different things that you can try to get things back on track. The resolution for two of the most common scenarios can be found on Microsoft’s website. We are going to go over these for you now.

First off, if you are using Internet Explorer 6 and the address bar still shows up find in windows explorer, then this issue may occur if the Toolbar settings are set to remove the Address bar, or if there is a problem with a registry key. Here is what you will need to do to fix this problem.

Start by checking to see if the Toolbar settings are correct. Once you have started Internet Explorer, click on view and then point to Toolbars. If there is not a check mark next to Address Bar, then click on Address Bar to place on there. If there is a check mark there then remove it and re-add it using the same technique. If the address bar is in the upper right corner and is not available, then right click on Address and click Lock the Toolbar to remove the check mark. Now you can click on Address and drag the Address bar to where you want it. If this has not resolved your problem, then you will need to try the next method.

There could be a problem with the WebBrowser registry key, and so we will have to delete it. Remember to backup your registry in case you accidentally chance something else and cause serious problems with your computer.

To get started click on Start, Run and then type regedit and hit OK. You are going to need to locate HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar. Now that you are here, right click on WebBrowser and delete it. Then click Yes to confirm. Now you are going to want to open up an Internet Explorer window, click on view and then point to Toolbars. The toolbar default settings are now restored and you should once again have an Address bar!

Another problem that can be encountered is when you do not have an Address bar in Internet Explorer or in the Windows Explorer. This is also caused by corrupt values in the Windows registry. Remember, once again, before doing anything in the registry to back it up in case you make and error.

To fix this problem you are going to have to edit the registry to remove the corrupt values. Start by closing all Internet Exploere and Windows Explorer windows and start the registry editor. Now find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar. For Windows Explorer find the Explorer sub-key and open it. In the right window pane, locate the ITBarLayout value and delete it. For Internet Explorer locate the WebBrowser sub-key and open it. Now in the right window pane locate ITBarLayout and delete it. Now you can quit the registry editor.

Now you can open any affected programs, such as Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer and verify that your Menu bar or Toolbar has been restored. If not you will need to close all Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer windows and repeat the steps above. Then locate the ShellBroswer sub-key, open it and delete the ITBarLayout value there. Also note that any Toolbar customizations that you have done will be lost.