Recently migrated from Excel 2000 / Win 2000 to Excel 2002 / Win XP (but not
by choice : )

I saved and moved my old .xlb file over to the new PC and Excel 2002 is
using it, but I now cannot make any menu changes that will persist, nor can
I get rid of the .xlb.

I've tried deleting it before opening Excel, but when I open Excel, the
customizations are there. I tried opening Excel, deleting the .xlb and
changing the menu, but the .xlb that is created when I close the spreadsheet
doesn't have any of the changes.

Where is Excel storing this info and how can I kill it!!!!!!!

I even tried deleting and re-installing Excel, then making sure there was no
..xlb in C:\ (yes, I checked in hidden folders) - and it still came back....
(sigh)

Thanks in advance for any help!

This article shows you the default location for the xlb file:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;291074
XL2002: Default Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons Seen Instead of Customizations

this article also has locations and tells you the Excel 2002 xlb is named
excel10.xlb while the excel 2000 xlb is named excel.xlb, so putting it in
the right location doesn't mean it will be used.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;280659
XL2002: Custom Toolbars Missing After Upgrade from Earlier Version


here are some cautions:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;287037
XL2002: Custom Menu Causes Irregularities in Standard Menus and Toolbars

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



"James Cox" wrote in message
...
Recently migrated from Excel 2000 / Win 2000 to Excel 2002 / Win XP (but
not
by choice : )

I saved and moved my old .xlb file over to the new PC and Excel 2002 is
using it, but I now cannot make any menu changes that will persist, nor
can
I get rid of the .xlb.

I've tried deleting it before opening Excel, but when I open Excel, the
customizations are there. I tried opening Excel, deleting the .xlb and
changing the menu, but the .xlb that is created when I close the
spreadsheet
doesn't have any of the changes.

Where is Excel storing this info and how can I kill it!!!!!!!

I even tried deleting and re-installing Excel, then making sure there was
no
.xlb in C:\ (yes, I checked in hidden folders) - and it still came
back....
(sigh)

Thanks in advance for any help!