here's how to get rid of the annoying toolbars, that don't seem to have UI setting to enable/disable.
Customizing IE7 toolbars...
Restore the File Menu Bar:
A.) Go Tools->Menu Bar to display it permanently.
B.) Press the Alt key to temporarily display the menu bar.
Moving the Menu Bar to the Top:
1.) Press Windows + R and type in regedit followed by pressing Enter.
2.) Browse to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser.
3.) Right-click anywhere in the right pane and choose to create a new DWORD named ITBar7Position.
4.) Double-click ITBar7Position and change the value to 1.
5.) Restart IE7 for the changes to take effect.
Removing the Tabbed Browsing Toolbar:
1.) Go Tools->Internet Options.
2.) Click the Settings button under Tabs.
3.) Uncheck the box to “Enable Tabbed Browsing.”
4.) Restart IE7 for the changes to take effect.
Removing the Command Bar:
1.) Press Windows + R and type in regedit followed by pressing Enter.
2.) Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\CommandBar.
3.) Right-click anywhere in the right pane and choose to create a new DWORD named Enabled.
4.) Restart IE7 for the changes to take effect.
Removing the Search Bar:
1.) Press Windows + R and type in regedit followed by pressing Enter.
2.) Browse to HKEY_ CURRENT_USER \Software\Policies\Microsoft.
3.) Right-click Microsoft and choose to create a new Key named Internet Explorer.
4.) Right-click Internet Explorer and choose to create a new Key named Infodelivery.
5.) Right-click Infodelivery and choose to create a new Key named Restrictions.
6.) Right-click anywhere in the right pane and choose to create a new DWORD named NoSearchBox.
7.) Double-click NoSearchBox and change the value to 1.
8.) Restart IE7 for the changes to take effect.