Toolbars disappear while using Virtual Desktop Manager

[Guest]

The tool bars keep disappearing in Excel 2003 whenever I switch desktops
using the Microsoft Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy for XP.

Steps to reproduce the problem:

1. Enable MSVDM, and disable "Shared Desktop".
2. Open Excel.
3. Switch to another virtual desktop.
4. Switch back to the desktop Excel is running on

Lo and behold, all the tool bars are missing!

This is a very annoying problem. Have there been any patches for Excel that
will resolve this issue?

Thanks!

 

[Nick Hodge]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it's not Excel that needs updating,
it's the powertoys which is a sort of learning tool for young developers at
MS. It is clearly marketed as not supported on the download, so if it
doesn't work, unfortunately that's the limit...sorry

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
(e-mail address removed)
www.nickhodge.co.uk

 

[Guest]

Bah...that's typical. Someone writes an extremely useful piece of software,
but they won't support it. This really grinds my gears. Microsoft should
release their PowerToys to the open source community, so that we can fix and
improve them.

Thanks for your help.

 

[andrei]

The only good thing about Microsoft VDM is that it is free...
I would suggest competition products instead:
http://www.download.com/sort/3150-2346_4-0-1-3.html

 

[mrleaffan]

Solution!!!

Here's the solution to your (and my problem) with Excel 2003 and Microsoft Virtual Desktop manager:

"When you get back to the desktop w/ Excel on it, minimize Excel.

Switch desktops http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_computer .

Switch Back

Restore Excel

Menu's and toolbars should be there."

Credit goes to user: BobRubin from

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/36570-45-powertoy-virtual-desktop-manager-msdvm