Hi

Not sure if this is the right ng, but here goes.

I have a user who is trying to edit a custom toolbar icon in Excel 97
(archaic I know, but it is necessary for compatability with various
proprietary apps). When she right clicks and goes in to the button editor,
and changes some of the pixels in the icon, then closes the window, the icon
just reverts to a blank grey icon. This happens with buttons that she has
added, and existing standard Excel icons.

I have tried removing her xlb and allowing Excel to recreated it, I have
even tried uninstalling all off Office, stripping residual regkeys out and
reinstalling, but this also has not worked. If I can't figure this out by
Monday I am going to have no choice but to rebuild the machine, which I
don't want to do for such a silly problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark

Mark, try changing the color qualtity of the screen via right clicking on
the desktop and selecting properties, settings.

Robert Flanagan
Macro Systems
Delaware, U.S. 302-234-9857
http://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel

"Mark Ashley" wrote in message
...
Hi

Not sure if this is the right ng, but here goes.

I have a user who is trying to edit a custom toolbar icon in Excel 97
(archaic I know, but it is necessary for compatability with various
proprietary apps). When she right clicks and goes in to the button editor,
and changes some of the pixels in the icon, then closes the window, the
icon
just reverts to a blank grey icon. This happens with buttons that she has
added, and existing standard Excel icons.

I have tried removing her xlb and allowing Excel to recreated it, I have
even tried uninstalling all off Office, stripping residual regkeys out and
reinstalling, but this also has not worked. If I can't figure this out by
Monday I am going to have no choice but to rebuild the machine, which I
don't want to do for such a silly problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark

Another thing you can look at is in the control panel, look at the
disabilities option and make sure high contrast isn't selected. Just
something else to look at.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Mark Ashley" wrote in message
...
Hi

Not sure if this is the right ng, but here goes.

I have a user who is trying to edit a custom toolbar icon in Excel 97
(archaic I know, but it is necessary for compatability with various
proprietary apps). When she right clicks and goes in to the button editor,
and changes some of the pixels in the icon, then closes the window, the
icon
just reverts to a blank grey icon. This happens with buttons that she has
added, and existing standard Excel icons.

I have tried removing her xlb and allowing Excel to recreated it, I have
even tried uninstalling all off Office, stripping residual regkeys out and
reinstalling, but this also has not worked. If I can't figure this out by
Monday I am going to have no choice but to rebuild the machine, which I
don't want to do for such a silly problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark

Do you mean increase the bit depth? This is not something that occurred to
me. I will try it on Monday and report back.

Thanks
Mark


"Bob Flanagan" wrote in message
...
Mark, try changing the color qualtity of the screen via right clicking on
the desktop and selecting properties, settings.

Robert Flanagan
Macro Systems
Delaware, U.S. 302-234-9857
http://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel

"Mark Ashley" wrote in message
...
Hi

Not sure if this is the right ng, but here goes.

I have a user who is trying to edit a custom toolbar icon in Excel 97
(archaic I know, but it is necessary for compatability with various
proprietary apps). When she right clicks and goes in to the button
editor,
and changes some of the pixels in the icon, then closes the window, the
icon
just reverts to a blank grey icon. This happens with buttons that she has
added, and existing standard Excel icons.

I have tried removing her xlb and allowing Excel to recreated it, I have
even tried uninstalling all off Office, stripping residual regkeys out
and
reinstalling, but this also has not worked. If I can't figure this out by
Monday I am going to have no choice but to rebuild the machine, which I
don't want to do for such a silly problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark

Do you mean increase the bit depth? This is not something that occurred to
me. I will try it on Monday and report back.

Thanks
Mark


"Bob Flanagan" wrote in message
...
Mark, try changing the color qualtity of the screen via right clicking on
the desktop and selecting properties, settings.

Robert Flanagan
Macro Systems
Delaware, U.S. 302-234-9857
http://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel

"Mark Ashley" wrote in message
...
Hi

Not sure if this is the right ng, but here goes.

I have a user who is trying to edit a custom toolbar icon in Excel 97
(archaic I know, but it is necessary for compatability with various
proprietary apps). When she right clicks and goes in to the button
editor,
and changes some of the pixels in the icon, then closes the window, the
icon
just reverts to a blank grey icon. This happens with buttons that she has
added, and existing standard Excel icons.

I have tried removing her xlb and allowing Excel to recreated it, I have
even tried uninstalling all off Office, stripping residual regkeys out
and
reinstalling, but this also has not worked. If I can't figure this out by
Monday I am going to have no choice but to rebuild the machine, which I
don't want to do for such a silly problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark

Thanks, I will try this on Monday too and let you know the outcome.

Mark


"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
...
Another thing you can look at is in the control panel, look at the
disabilities option and make sure high contrast isn't selected. Just
something else to look at.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Mark Ashley" wrote in message
...
Hi

Not sure if this is the right ng, but here goes.

I have a user who is trying to edit a custom toolbar icon in Excel 97
(archaic I know, but it is necessary for compatability with various
proprietary apps). When she right clicks and goes in to the button
editor,
and changes some of the pixels in the icon, then closes the window, the
icon
just reverts to a blank grey icon. This happens with buttons that she has
added, and existing standard Excel icons.

I have tried removing her xlb and allowing Excel to recreated it, I have
even tried uninstalling all off Office, stripping residual regkeys out
and
reinstalling, but this also has not worked. If I can't figure this out by
Monday I am going to have no choice but to rebuild the machine, which I
don't want to do for such a silly problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Mark