Hello,

I am using Access 2003, Windows XP SP3.

On one of my forms, there are several sub-forms held on pages of a tab
control.
I have replaced the in-built tab buttons with a combination of a
rectangle, image and text box.
The tab control settings are: Back Style - Transparent, Multi Row -
No, Style - None.

This works when the mdb is made into an mde, and when it is viewed
using A2003 runtime with either mdb or mde.

I put this on to a machine with Vista Business SP2, and it worked as
expected, with the rectangle/image/text box combination bring up the
required page on the tab control.

I made some updates (on other parts of the database), version 2, and
the tab control replacements continue to work properly on my XP
machine both as mdb and mde, and through runtime. However, on the
Vista Business SP2 machine the tab control replacements are not
visible. Not any part of it, not the image, text box or rectangle.
However, if I click where they 'should' be, it still brings up the
required page on the tab control. So, it is there, just not visible?

I'm thinking I must have done something to change it. I have looked
at the properties for each element in the first and second versions
and they are identical. There are no new procedures on the elements
or on the form.

I'm stuck as to where to look next?
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Franc.

On Aug 25, 7:34*pm, franc sutherland <franc.sutherl... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com>
wrote:
A quick update.

I've also imported the form from the first version, which worked on
the vista machine, into the second version, and it no longer worked.
The tab control replacements were no longer visible, although they
still worked when clicked upon, as with the original version 2.

So, is it possible, there has been a change in the database which
vista is not liking?

Any help would be great, this is driving me mad!

Thanks,

Franc.

On Aug 27, 3:14*pm, franc sutherland <franc.sutherl... (AT) googlemail (DOT) com>
wrote:
Hi all,

Hmm, no replies yet. Am I leaving something obvious out?

Would really appreciate someone's help!

Franc.

franc sutherland <franc.sutherland (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in
news:11c69767-7840-46cf-882a-e52e65a62ceb (AT) x25g2000yqj (DOT) googlegroups.co
m:

I think very few people do what you're doing, so won't have
encountered the problem.

--
David W. Fenton http://www.dfenton.com/
contact via website only http://www.dfenton.com/DFA/

franc sutherland wrote:

I believe Davis is right.

Make a copy of the form, save as archive. Then open up the form (on the
Vista machine) and start deleting some controls. Save the form, open
it. ANy change? Keep deleting controls, see if there is a change where
things suddenly work.

Or create a new form and start building it as the one that doesn't work.
Does it work partway?