After going things over again, I found a second item to uncheck in the view
menu, to show hidden files. Once I did that I found 2 .xlb files. They are
both on my C drive under documents and settings but 2 different
subdirectories, one under my name and one under administrator. I looked at
the dates so I know which one is the revised one, but what I still don't get
is why excel resets at times. Or is that got something to do with our server?

Thanks for your assistance.

Sheldon

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

You will have an *.xlb file.

Before searching, make sure My ComputerToolsFolder OptionsView "hide
known file extensions" is unchecked.

When found, back it up so's you can replace when things go bad.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:17:00 -0700, JT Spitz
wrote:

I have added some icons to excel 2000 toolbars in order to more quickly work
on my spreadsheets. All the customizations disappear every so often. I
tried to locate the .xlb file per an article I read in this forum but I can't
locate the file. Also, I read that the file or the toolbar can become
unstable if too many icons are added, yet my customizations last for a long
period of time before they disappear.

Is there any way to make my customizations permanent? Can I back up the
customizations and make it easier to replace or insert the file, rather than
going through the trouble of having to start from scratch?

Thanks.