Microsoft KB Archive/266747

= PRB: Toolbox or Menu Items Are Missing in the Visual Basic IDE =

Article ID: 266747

Article Last Modified on 1/14/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q266747



SYMPTOMS
When you open a Visual Basic Project, either you are not able to see the toolbox or several items are missing from the menu options.



CAUSE
One possible cause of this problem is a Registry corruption.



RESOLUTION
To reset the options to their default settings, follow these steps:


 * 1) Right-click the main menu bar and select Customize. The Customize dialog box opens.
 * 2) Select the Toolbars tab and click the Reset button.
 * 3) Keep the Customize dialog box open, right-click every menu option you want to reset on the main menu bar (such as File, Edit, and so forth), and then select the Reset option.
 * 4) Close the Customize dialog box.

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Keywords: kbmenu kbide kbprb KB266747

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