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How do I get the default Internet Explorer Logo back?
Tired of having your browser window running an animated logo of an ISP you bailed out of last year? Wish your browser's title bar didn't reveal that you are--gasp!--an AOL user? It's easy to return Internet Explorer to its native, nonbranded state. All you do is choose Start, Run, type rundll32.exe iedkcs32.dll,Clear in the Open field, and press Enter.
But how about creating your own personal browser branding? Doing so entails editing the Registry, so be sure to make a Registry backup beforehand.
Once you have your Registry backed up, select Start, Run, type regedit in the Open field, and press Enter to launch the Registry editor. Press Ctrl-F, type BrandBitmap in the 'Find what' field, and press Enter. The search should land on the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Toolbar\BrandBitmap.
Double-click the key in the pane on the right to open the Edit String dialog box. Edit the path in the Value Data field so that it points to the bitmap image of your choice. Click OK, and repeat the steps for the SmBrandBitmap and BackBitmap keys. If the keys don't exist, you'll need to create them by navigating to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar key, right-clicking in the right-hand pane, and choosing New, String Value.
Create a 38-by-22-pixel, 11-frame animated .bmp file for the BrandBitmap key; a 22-by-22-pixel, 31-frame image for the SmBrandBitmap key; and any small, low-contrast image for the BackBitmap key. To customize Internet Explorer's window title text, navigate to or create the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title, double-click it, and retitle as you wish.
Taken from PC World May 2001