Access 2007, some comboboxes revert to wrong cyan color instead ofwhite after update

I have a form with 30 combo boxes to let users make field and value
selections for a pivot chart. Only some of the comboboxes change back
to the default cyan color after update and the focus advances to the
next comboboxes. This only happens in my new Office 2007 desktop
install, it does not happen with the same db on my Office 2003
laptop. When the combobox color reverts back to the cyan instead of
staying white it appears that the combobox is locked or not available/
enabled when in fact it is not locked and it is available (the little
down arrow on the right of the box remains black). I have examined
the properties between the OK comboboxes and the problem ones and see
no difference. I have tried Format Painter from the OK boxes to reset
the problem boxes to no avail. I think this is a bug in Access 2007.
Does anyone have a solution to keeping the updated comboboxes white in
Access 2007?
I have even tried setting the focus back to the few problem comboboxes
to reset the background color to white but as soon as the focus
switches the problem boxes' background color goes to cyan.

Hi, I've got the same problem! Have you manged to solve this yet?

" wrote:

I have a form with 30 combo boxes to let users make field and value
selections for a pivot chart. Only some of the comboboxes change back
to the default cyan color after update and the focus advances to the
next comboboxes. This only happens in my new Office 2007 desktop
install, it does not happen with the same db on my Office 2003
laptop. When the combobox color reverts back to the cyan instead of
staying white it appears that the combobox is locked or not available/
enabled when in fact it is not locked and it is available (the little
down arrow on the right of the box remains black). I have examined
the properties between the OK comboboxes and the problem ones and see
no difference. I have tried Format Painter from the OK boxes to reset
the problem boxes to no avail. I think this is a bug in Access 2007.
Does anyone have a solution to keeping the updated comboboxes white in
Access 2007?
I have even tried setting the focus back to the few problem comboboxes
to reset the background color to white but as soon as the focus
switches the problem boxes' background color goes to cyan.

On Jun 16, 4:08*am, Julie Aldridge
wrote:
Hi, I've got the same problem! *Have you manged to solve this yet?

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Nope. But there is one thing I haven't tried yet - that is to convert
my database from .mdb to .accdb/.accde. In the mean time I am putting
up with the bad colors.

Hi, I converted the database to accdb but the problem remained. I then
deleted the comboboxes and re-inserted them and this corrected it, except on
subforms. On subforms the problem still remains!

" wrote:

On Jun 16, 4:08 am, Julie Aldridge
wrote:
Hi, I've got the same problem! Have you manged to solve this yet?

- Show quoted text -

Nope. But there is one thing I haven't tried yet - that is to convert
my database from .mdb to .accdb/.accde. In the mean time I am putting
up with the bad colors.

On Jun 27, 3:30*am, Julie Aldridge
wrote:
Hi, *I converted the database to accdb but the problem remained. *I then
deleted the comboboxes and re-inserted them and this corrected it, except on
subforms. *On subforms the problem still remains!


Julie, this is from "Microsoft Office Access 2007 Bible", Wiley
publisher, page 844:
"You will find one problem with combo boxes... Access..needs to
determine the data type of the combo box.
...this paint delay is an issue..when you have an unbound combo box
that has its RowSource set programmatically."