Location of XLB file?

[Doug Kanter]

I'm moving to a new machine, and want to take my XLB file with me (for Excel
2000). I've modified the toolbar lots of times, so the file has to be here,
but a full search of the hard disk turns up nothing. This machine's running
XP Pro, if that offers any clues.

[Bob Umlas]

include the command to look for hidden files.

"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:WSIMf.1354$kg.518@news02.roc.ny...
> I'm moving to a new machine, and want to take my XLB file with me (for
Excel
> 2000). I've modified the toolbar lots of times, so the file has to be
here,
> but a full search of the hard disk turns up nothing. This machine's
running
> XP Pro, if that offers any clues.
>
>

[Dave Peterson]

Or you could use an old DOS command:

Windows start button|Run
cmd (windows 2k/xp)
command (windows 98)

At the DOS prompt:
C: (to get to the C: drive)
cd\ (to get to the root directory)

dir *.xlb /s

the /s means to search through subdirectories.



Doug Kanter wrote:
>
> I'm moving to a new machine, and want to take my XLB file with me (for Excel
> 2000). I've modified the toolbar lots of times, so the file has to be here,
> but a full search of the hard disk turns up nothing. This machine's running
> XP Pro, if that offers any clues.

--

Dave Peterson

[Doug Kanter]

It was already set that way. I ended up finding it using the DOS command
Dave suggested. What's interesting is that once I found it, I tried
searching for it again in Explorer. Again, not found. The file was NOT
hidden.

"Bob Umlas" <Excel_Trickster@msn.com> wrote in message
news:u$AmAl9OGHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> include the command to look for hidden files.
>
> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:WSIMf.1354$kg.518@news02.roc.ny...
>> I'm moving to a new machine, and want to take my XLB file with me (for
> Excel
>> 2000). I've modified the toolbar lots of times, so the file has to be
> here,
>> but a full search of the hard disk turns up nothing. This machine's
> running
>> XP Pro, if that offers any clues.
>>
>>
>
>

[Dave Peterson]

Maybe the folder is hidden?



Doug Kanter wrote:
>
> It was already set that way. I ended up finding it using the DOS command
> Dave suggested. What's interesting is that once I found it, I tried
> searching for it again in Explorer. Again, not found. The file was NOT
> hidden.
>
> "Bob Umlas" <Excel_Trickster@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:u$AmAl9OGHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > include the command to look for hidden files.
> >
> > "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:WSIMf.1354$kg.518@news02.roc.ny...
> >> I'm moving to a new machine, and want to take my XLB file with me (for
> > Excel
> >> 2000). I've modified the toolbar lots of times, so the file has to be
> > here,
> >> but a full search of the hard disk turns up nothing. This machine's
> > running
> >> XP Pro, if that offers any clues.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

--

Dave Peterson

[Dave Peterson]

When I click on Windows|start button|search, I can choose the advanced Options
and see a few more options.

This is what I have clicked (and I find my *.xlb files under winXP Home and
xl2003):

Search system folders
search hidden files and folders
search subfolders

Doug Kanter wrote:
>
> It was already set that way. I ended up finding it using the DOS command
> Dave suggested. What's interesting is that once I found it, I tried
> searching for it again in Explorer. Again, not found. The file was NOT
> hidden.
>
> "Bob Umlas" <Excel_Trickster@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:u$AmAl9OGHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > include the command to look for hidden files.
> >
> > "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:WSIMf.1354$kg.518@news02.roc.ny...
> >> I'm moving to a new machine, and want to take my XLB file with me (for
> > Excel
> >> 2000). I've modified the toolbar lots of times, so the file has to be
> > here,
> >> but a full search of the hard disk turns up nothing. This machine's
> > running
> >> XP Pro, if that offers any clues.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

--

Dave Peterson