Repair the Office Shortcut Bar (All Windows)

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Repair the Office Shortcut Bar (All Windows)
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This tweak will resolve problems where you are unable to customize buttons on the Office XP Shortcut Bar or the buttons appear blank.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Delete the "Shortcut Bar" sub-key and restart any Office applications.

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Shortcut Bar]

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: August 9, 2002

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