How do I permanently delete a toolbar

[Gilgamesh]

I created a custom toolbar that was in a file I put into my \Application
Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART directory and now I don't need it.
I have gone into customise and flagged the toolbar to be deleted and it
disappears but the problem is it reappears every single time I restart
excel, regardless of the file I open. I have also removed the file from my
XLSTART directory to try and remove the toolbar but this no doesn't help.

I'm using Excel XP. Someone at work who has Excel 2000 also had a look at
this file (putting it in their XLSTART directory) and they now have the same
problem in that they can't get rid of the toolbar.

Any suggestions to permanently remove the toolbar from my system (short of
reinstalling excel) would be appreciated.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Toolbars can live in separate files (*.xlb -- name and location vary with
versions of excel). But it's not usually located in xlstart.

For me (win98 and xl2002), it's:
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

The can also live in workbooks--you can attach them to a specific workbook.

And they can be brought to life on the fly--via code.

Since you did the Tools|Customize and deleted that toolbar, I don't think it's
the one living in your *.xlb file. But if you want to make sure, close excel,
rename all your *.xlb's to *.xlbOLD and restart excel.

If it still loads, then that toolbar could be in a workbook in your xlstart
folder (*.xla or *.xls) or it could be checked in Tools|Addins.

Chip Pearson has some instructions for finding problems at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm

Essentially, you're going to move stuff out of your XLStart folder and uncheck
everything under Tools|Addins. (But keep track!)

Then one by one, you'll add one back and restart excel to see if that caused the
problem.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Thank You

Toolbars can live in separate files (*.xlb -- name and location vary with
versions of excel). But it's not usually located in xlstart.

For me (win98 and xl2002), it's:
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

The can also live in workbooks--you can attach them to a specific workbook.

And they can be brought to life on the fly--via code.

Since you did the Tools|Customize and deleted that toolbar, I don't think it's
the one living in your *.xlb file. But if you want to make sure, close excel,
rename all your *.xlb's to *.xlbOLD and restart excel.

If it still loads, then that toolbar could be in a workbook in your xlstart
folder (*.xla or *.xls) or it could be checked in Tools|Addins.

Chip Pearson has some instructions for finding problems at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm

Essentially, you're going to move stuff out of your XLStart folder and uncheck
everything under Tools|Addins. (But keep track!)

Then one by one, you'll add one back and restart excel to see if that caused the
problem.