To re-clarify, are you saying when you add a new workbook its vbProject is
automatically locked?

To avoid any misunderstanding -

close all Excel instances
start a new instance
you should see "Book1", right?
open the VBE, Alt-F11
In project explorer, the top left panel (if necessary ctrl-R), right-click
on Book1
click "VBAProject Properties..."
Are you prompted for a password ?

If the project is NOT locked but all the items in VBE's Insert menu are
greyed, that could have been done as a one-off by a macro - if so
In the VBE, customize toolbars (rt-click a black area on a toolbar)
activate the Toolbars tab
select MenuBar
Reset

If that works, close & restart Excel and look again, ?

Regards,
Peter T


"JG" wrote in message
...
Peter,

1. The XLSTART folder is empty. Yes, my computer it set to show all
hidden
files.

2. There are no add-ins installed.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

"Peter T" wrote:

There's no "setting" in the VBE that would lock all projects.

Search for a file named "book.xlt" located in the XLSTART folder. If
someone
has saved a template there with that name (or language dependant
alternative
name) that's had it's project locked all new workbooks will start with
same.
Simply move the file to a different location.

If that doesn't prevent new workbooks opening with their projects
locked -

Uninstall addins one by one until new workbooks open unlocked. In theory
it'd be possible for an addin to trap application level events. Ie when a
new workbook is opened in Excel an "event" gets triggered that could go
on
to lock a new workbook, or any other workbook it feels like locking say
subject to part of its name. Personally I have never come across such an
addin but as I say it would be possible.

Regards,
Peter T


"JG" wrote in message
...
I did try searching but since this originally happened in late 2008,
early
2009, I haven't found it.

The problem is that the programmers in my office write macros meant for
specific spreadsheets. The macros do various things from disabling
built-in
menus, to preventing users from being able to insert rows and columns,
use
the save as option, etc.

I am the one who usually gets to test the spreadsheets and try to crack
them.

Sometimes what happens is that the macros get to be too good as they
seem
to
affect any workbook, new or existing, that I open in Excel thereafter.
Meaning if I open a totally unrelated workbook that does not use those
macros, I still cannot use save as, insert, etc.

When I originally posted this before, someone gave me a code that gets
inserted into the VB editor that would reset everything.

I'm not a programmer and know very little about the VB end of Excel,
thus
I
really appreciate your help.

P.S. I've seen this happen in Excel 2000 and 2003, but haven't
experienced
it in 2007 yet.

"Peter T" wrote:

Did you try searching for the for your post and the answer you were
given.
If you can't find it give some more details and I will try to find it
for
you. If between us we still can't find it, I'll suggest some possible
reasons your all your workbooks are locked. But as there are a number
of
reasons much better to find the one you already know will is relevant
for
your situation.

Regards,
Peter T


"JG" wrote in message
...
I've posted this before, just forgot the answer...sorry.

One of our programmers created a macro to prevent insert option,
save
as
option etc. for a specific workbook.

The macro has, however, now infected all workbooks. Even if you
create
a
brand new workbook, all of these options are grayed out.

I know there is a reset code. Could someone share it with me.
Thanks.


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