# Problems with buttons at tool menu

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** icons, toolbar\
**Created:** [October 9, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916 "2017-10-09T08:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Tomtefarm76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tomtefarm76](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tomtefarm76)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916/1 "2017-10-09T08:43:40Z")

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Hi!  
I have problems with the icons at the toolbar. The icons are misplaced. They all show something else than they should.  
When choosing a tool and when I go out the symbol changes to a correct on. But the toolbar is mismatched.  
How to solve this?

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**Author:** ![spawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/spawn/32/37792_2.png) [@spawn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/spawn)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916/2 "2017-10-09T09:15:50Z")

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Hi @Tomtefarm76

Did you installed it using the option **run as administrator**?

> [@Why the installer must be "run as administrator"](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-the-installer-must-be-run-as-administrator/38759):
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> Since the release of SU 2017, there has been a tidal wave of posts from people who encountered problems with SU because they did not install it properly on Windows. The only correct way is to right-click the installer and select “Run as Administrator”. It is not enough to be logged on as an adminstrator. This requirement (which is not unique to SketchUp) is because modern OS’s have upped their security requirements to protect against malicious code that tries to modify crucial system areas su…

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**Author:** ![Tomtefarm76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tomtefarm76](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tomtefarm76)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916/3 "2017-10-09T09:24:05Z")

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No I didnt! do i need to reinstall the program?

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**Author:** ![spawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/spawn/32/37792_2.png) [@spawn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/spawn)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916/4 "2017-10-09T09:26:00Z")

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Try running the installer again as the post told you using “ **Run as administrator** ” option and then choose **repair**.

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**Author:** ![Tomtefarm76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tomtefarm76](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tomtefarm76)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916/5 "2017-10-09T09:26:25Z")

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Thank you I will try!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problems-with-buttons-at-tool-menu/52916/6 "2018-01-09T01:26:35Z")

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Closed on January 9, 2018, 1:26am UTC

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