Microsoft Access missing menu bars

I had a problem where all my menu bars disappeared in access. I didn’t have any place to click so that I could customize the menu. In order to reset the interface back to default I did the following:

 

NOTE: Edit the registry at your own risk. I am not responsible if you break your machine by applying these modifications correctly, or incorrectly.

 

1)      Set a restore point if your running XP or Vista. This gives you a safe point in case you bork your registry.

2)      Open regedit.

3)      Navigate to HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Office/<version your using>/settings

4)      Export the key for backup purposes.

5)      Delete the “Command Bars” sub-key.

6)      Open Microsoft Access and your toolbars should be there.