Article ID: 905208 - Last Review: October 9, 2011 - Revision: 2.0

Part of a worksheet is missing when you run a VBA macro that uses the ScreenUpdating property to unhide a worksheet after you close the Document Recovery task pane in Excel 2002

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. You open a Microsoft Excel 2002 workbook that causes the Document Recovery task pane to open. Then, you close the Document Recovery task pane. Then, you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro that uses the ScreenUpdating property to unhide a worksheet programmatically.

In this scenario, the screen may not be updated correctly. Additionally, part of the worksheet is missing.

Note The part of the worksheet that is missing may appear as gray shading that has the same size and location as the Document Recovery task pane.

RESOLUTION

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated September 6, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
905207  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905207/ ) Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 6, 2005
To enable this hotfix, follow these steps.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
  1. Exit Excel 2002.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Excel\10.0\Options
  4. After you select the subkey that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
  5. Type DisableToolbarRedrawToggle, and then press ENTER.
  6. Right-click DisableToolbarRedrawToggle, and then click Modify.
  7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
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