This oddity began about two weeks ago. I don't know why. I'm on Windows 2000 and run Office XP for everything other than Outlook, which is 2003. Have always used the shortcut bar, but now I have two duplicate shortcut bars showing on startup.
I can close one, and it gives the prompt asking whether I wish it load automatically on Startup. I say no, and close it. The other one, which I suspect as the culprit, gives no prompt at all, but just closes.
If I restart at this point, then I usually only get one back upon restart. But normally, on startup, two appear side-by-side, exact duplicates - no variance in the programs at all.
The path to the two office shortcut bars:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINNT\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office Tools
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINNT\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
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I looked at the registry in both your suggested areas - only to find that there is no reference to the office shortcut bar.
I think I did determine that the problem is not the XP and 2003 versions of Office, rather it is Office XP and Publisher 2002 that are causing this issue.
I'm going to see if repairing both products will fix this issue.
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by: MASQUERAIDPosted on 2008-03-24 at 07:19:40ID: 21193662
Suspect you have two registry entries for the toolbar launch - possibly down to having the two version installed.
Try looking in:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Wi
and HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Wi
Rigght clicking on each toolbar and looking at Properties may also help locate where the rogue bar os coming from.