Programatically load an IE toolband   

Scenario:
1. An instance of IE is running.
2. A new BHO/toolband extension is registered.
3. The toolband is not available to already running IE instances 
(right-clicking the rebar does not show the menu item for the new toolbar); 
in the new IE instances it does.

Question:
Is there any possibility to cause, in a running instance of Internet 
Explorer, to programatically instruct IE to load a toolband extension (or an 
extension of any kind) from registry?
(Just as IE probably does at startup, enumerate extension keys/values, 
instantiate the COM objects, add a band in parent rebar for each of the 
toolbars etc.)

A similar mechanism exists, for example, when the proxy settings are 
changes, using InternetSetOption function with
INTERNET_OPTION_REFRESH flag.

Is there a similar mechanism implemented for toolband objects?

Many thanks,
Cristian

date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 17:21:50 +0300   author:   Cristian Amarie

Re: Programatically load an IE toolband   

Any ideas?
Igor, help... :)

Thanks,
Cristian

date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:49:00 +0300   author:   Cristian Amarie

Re: Programatically load an IE toolband   

"Cristian Amarie"  wrote in message
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> Any ideas?
> Igor, help... :)

I don't know of any way to do that.
-- 
With best wishes,
    Igor Tandetnik

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not 
necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to 
land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly 
overhead. -- RFC 1925

date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:45:01 -0400   author:   Igor Tandetnik