All the compatibility pack does is allow Excel 2003 and 2002 to open and
save files in the new formats.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924074
Nothing else is changed as far as I know. I've had the pack installed since
it became available and have not encountered any problems I could attribute
to it. Certainly not the only Excel issue you cite, menu redrawing.
So I'm not so sure your problems are related to the pack, but anything is
possible. I did notice that the stock market dipped right after I installed
it...<g
--
Jim
"ArielZusya" wrote in message
...
| I've got a problem and I think I know the source but I wanted to check in
and
| see first if I'm alone and second if I'm not, what others have done to
solve
| it.
|
| Here's the problem: My employer just rolled out installation of the 2007
| office compatibility pack from Microsoft to our entire user-base
(apparently
| they intend to upgrade users in waves over the next year to 2007 but for
| users now using 2000 and 2003 they wanted to prepare us). I've written a
| handful of applications in VBA (some in Excel and some in Access) which
have
| been useful for a number of people here at work. Since the "upgrade" this
| last weekend to the compatibility pack, I've noticed some serious problems
| and some less than serious problems. First, in word (a less than serious
| problem) I've noticed that the little squiggly lines under misspelled
words
| are now randomly closer together for certain words in a document...
instead
| of seeing the vvvvvvvv under the misspelled word I'd see more like a
darker
| thicker red underline... though not through the document... just under
random
| words.
|
| Then in excel, I've used the VBA function to suppress screen updates while
| the code is running and then re-enable screen updates when the code
| completes. This used to work really well. Post-update the system still
| works though the menus and buttons across the top of the screen no longer
| update when the code finishes running (something it used to do).
|
| Finally, in access, I've noticed that on forms where I have a field for a
| hyperlink, if the hyperlink is to a location locally (like
".\filename.doc")
| I have no problem but if the link is to a web address (like
| "http:\\www.google.com\") the font doesn't map right to the cursor
location.
| If I place the cursor in front of a given letter in the address and
attempt
| to change something I invariably select the wrong character (ie not the
| character displayed on the screen as selected).
|
| Our network techs had never seen anything like this before. They've
offered
| to uninstall the compatibility pack on my system... but this wouldn't help
| anyone else. They've offered to install 2007 on my system now and not
wait
| for the rollout later but again, only helps me and not the users of my
apps.
| Before I capitulate to one of their whack-a-mole solutions I thought I'd
| check with the board and see if anyone else has seen anything like this
and
| if anyone else has a solution to these problems. I'm intending to cross
post
| in an access.gettingstarted and a Word list as well... but if you have any
| suggestions of where better than "prorgamming" to place this post, please
| respond with that info as well. Thanks!
|
| -Ariel