How to permanently remove toolbars in Outlook 2007? or at least Lock them?

[project109x]

Everytime I click Mail, Calendar, or Contacts in Outlook I get a new
standard toolbar. I end up with about 15-20 before I know it! I can
right click and turn them off but they keep coming back. I can't figure
out how to lock toolbar or delete all of them. I reinstalled Outlook and
it didn't help. Even when they are turned off I still have hundreds of
instances of the standard toolbar to select on or off in the customize
toolbar menu. I can see where the delete button is but it is grayed
out. Anyone know of a reg key or file I can manipulate? Or at least a
hack to lock toolbar in Outlook 2007 so they don't turn keeping coming
up? Thanks! Barbie

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I haven't seen this problem since Outlook 2002:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312331/

The cure at that time was to find and delete outcmd.dat (there would be
multiple copies). outcmd.dat is a hidden system file, so you'll need to
enable viewing hidden/system files to find it/them.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What add-ins do you have installed? Google Desktop Search was known to create a load of extra toolbars but a recent update fixed that issue. Start Outlook one time in Safe Mode and see if you get the same behavior. If not, then restart Outlook normally, disable all add-ins and start adding them back one by one until you find the culprit.

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After furious head scratching, project109x asked:

| Everytime I click Mail, Calendar, or Contacts in Outlook I get a new
| standard toolbar. I end up with about 15-20 before I know it! I can
| right click and turn them off but they keep coming back. I can't
| figure out how to lock toolbar or delete all of them. I reinstalled
| Outlook and it didn't help. Even when they are turned off I still
| have hundreds of instances of the standard toolbar to select on or
| off in the customize toolbar menu. I can see where the delete button
| is but it is grayed out. Anyone know of a reg key or file I can
| manipulate? Or at least a hack to lock toolbar in Outlook 2007 so
| they don't turn keeping coming up? Thanks! Barbie