PUB: Deleting BorderArt Removes Pattern from .bdr File (179211)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Publisher 2000
Microsoft Publisher 98

This article was previously published under Q179211

SYMPTOMS

If you delete a border by clicking the Delete button on the BorderArt tab in the Borders dialog box, the border will be deleted from the current publication and it will no longer be available to use in future publications.

In addition, you cannot rerun the Microsoft Publisher Setup program to reinstall the border pattern(s) that you deleted.

CAUSE

The borders used by Publisher are stored in .bdr files in the Office\Borders folder. Publisher includes more than 160 border patterns. These are stored in 15 .bdr files. If you delete a border in the Borders dialog box, Publisher modifies the .bdr file that contains that pattern. However, Publisher does not delete the file. If you rerun the Publisher Setup program and click Reinstall, Publisher only replaces missing files; it does not reinstall the modified .bdr files.

RESOLUTION

To restore deleted borders, follow these steps:

Determine which .bdr file has been modified by checking the dates of all the .bdr files in the PubBrd folder. If the .bdr file has not been modified, its date will be December 8, 1997.
Delete or rename the file(s) that you identified in step 1.
Copy the original .bdr file(s) from the PubBrd folder, located on the Publisher CD-ROM, to the Office\Borders folder on your hard disk.

MORE INFORMATION

When you click the Delete button on the BorderArt tab in the Borders dialog box, to delete the selected border in the Borders list, you receive the following message:

Deleting this border will remove it from your computer.

If you click OK, the selected border will no longer be available in any Publisher file.

If you rerun Publisher Setup in maintenance mode and click Reinstall, the Setup program will not restore the deleted border.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/8/2003
Keywords:	kbprb kbusage KB179211