Microsoft KB Archive/172967

= Reset method of CommandBars rebuilds menu bar only =

Article ID: 172967

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 6.0
 * Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Access 2003

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This article was previously published under Q172967



SYMPTOMS
When you reset a menu on a built-in menu bar using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code, none of the menu items are available.



CAUSE
This problem can occur after deleting a built-in menu from a built-in menu bar, adding it back to the built-in menu bar, and then using the Reset method to attempt to restore the built-in menu back to its default settings.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, choose one of the following methods.

WARNING: Using either of these methods will reset all custom menus and menu items on the specified menu bar.

Method 1: Use the Customize Toolbar dialog box

 * 1) On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.
 * 2) In the Customize dialog box, click the Toolbars tab.
 * 3) Click the name of the toolbar you want to reset, and then click Reset.
 * 4) Click Close.

Method 2: Use Visual Basic for Applications code
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For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

 Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor. (In Microsoft Access, open a database.) On the View menu, click Immediate Window. (In Microsoft Access, click Debug Window on the View menu.  In the Immediate or Debug window, type the following code, and then press ENTER.

In Microsoft Excel: Application.CommmandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Reset In other Microsoft Office programs: Application.CommmandBars("Menu Bar").Reset 

NOTE: The name of the CommandBar object will vary according to the product and its built-in menu bar.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

