Command Line & Toolbars dissapearing

[georgebostock]

Hi Everyone,

I'm using AutoCAD 2013 LT. Until recently it has been runinng fine, but now I am finding that when I start up AutoCAD all the toolbars have dissapeared and I have to reload them all again. I know you can set up your own workspace which would make it easy, but they shouldn't be dissapearing in the first place. Any ideas?

On top of this there is no longer the prompt showing up next to the curser which tells you distance, angle, commands etc. I can't seem to find where to turn it off/on. I would like it back. I don't know where it went in the first place!

My final point is the command line. In previous versions the command line sat neatly at the bottom of the screen and you could read the command you were entering and previous commands. Now, it is there, but it does not sit properly in the screen and does not show the command i am typing in because it does not show properly. I can move the command line out but then it is in the way.

Does any of this make sense? It's a little hard to explain 😕

Cheers guys! 🙂

[Charles_Shade]

Any changes to the computer in the last several days?

Tried a System Resote to a week or month ago?

Windows Update or Registry Cleaner run?

[pendean]

Look up LOCKUI variable and turn it off.
Now properly dock your commandline: there are YouTube videos if you can't figure it out.
Turn on and position your toolbars where you want them. When you are done, start WORKSPACE command and save you chosen active workspace.
Now turn LOCKUI back on.
Finally, turn on DYNMODE for those cursor prompts you mentioned.
Post back if something was missed.

[georgebostock · Accepted solution]

Hi Pendean,

Thanks very much your solution seems to have worked. I have set up my own workspace and managed to get the propmts working.

Thanks very much!