Toolbar Docking Mystery

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Slickdock

Hello there!
I distributed an mde file, version accessxp, windows xp service pack
3, access runtime 2002 w/art2002 patch. There are 20 computers at the
location. 18 computers launch correctly, with the toolbar docked at
the top of the screen, just as I set it in the master mdb file before
creating the mde file. PROBLEM: One computer launches with the toolbar
docked on the bottom, and one computer launches with the toolbar
docked on the left side. Hardware looks to be the same as other
computers that are working fine.



My mde has a custom toolbar called LP. Before distributing, I set the
properties of LP as follows:

Type: menu bar

Docking: Can't change

All the following options unchecked: show on toolbars menu, allow
customizing, allow resizing, allow moving allow show/hiding



If I temporarily allow moving on these 2 computers, and move the
toolbar to the top, when I close and re-launch, the toolbar goes back
to the side or bottom.

Help!!! Thank you.
 
Slickdock said:
Hello there!
I distributed an mde file, version accessxp, windows xp service pack
3, access runtime 2002 w/art2002 patch. There are 20 computers at the
location. 18 computers launch correctly, with the toolbar docked at
the top of the screen, just as I set it in the master mdb file before
creating the mde file. PROBLEM: One computer launches with the toolbar
docked on the bottom, and one computer launches with the toolbar
docked on the left side. Hardware looks to be the same as other
computers that are working fine.
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User-changes to menus and toolbars (including position) are stored in
the registry. I don't recall the exact key off-hand, but a Google
search should turn it up.

It's a registry folder that would be empty after a clean install so the
easiest thing to do would be to find that folder and empty its contents.
That should put everything back to the defaults.
 
User-changes to menus and toolbars (including position) are stored in
the registry.  I don't recall the exact key off-hand, but a Google
search should turn it up.  

It's a registry folder that would be empty after a clean install so the
easiest thing to do would be to find that folder and empty its contents.
That should put everything back to the defaults.
Click to expand...

Thank you so much for your reply. I have found the folder that stores
this info: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Access
\Settings\CommandBars
.. I see 3 items: default, acblp, and asc. It let me delete everything
except default. I did that and it worked. Thank you so much, Rick!
 
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