How to make IE6 always display the status bar

May 26, 2003 · 4 comments

in tech

I finally found a fix to glitch in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP that drives me crazy. It seemed impossible to have IE6 consistently display the status bar at the bottom of the browser window. I always like having the status bar visible, mostly so I can see where a link is going to take me (by hovering over the link and checking the status bar) before I click-through. To have IE6 always display the status bar, do the following:


  • With (only one) IE window open, click View and select: Status Bar
  • Hold down the Ctrl key and click the close button (red X, upper right corner)
  • Open Windows Explorer (File Explorer), click View and select: Status Bar
  • Click Tools > Folder Options > View tab
  • Click the “Apply to all folders” button

I’d like to give credit for the tip but when I found it, I copied it into an Outlook note without noting the source. Apologies to the author.

  • heidi

    Never had that problem…….but would have driven my nuts, if I had!! :)

    Sis

  • Grateful

    Thank you so much for that fix — it works like a charm! I have been trying to fix this for months for many of the same reasons you mentioned.

    Grateful1

  • Warren

    You ARE the Man!!! Thanks sooo much.

  • Babs

    I can’t believe it! Finally a solution to this never ending problem! Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!