Using a DOT workspace the Main tool box is empty, I have permissions, how can i get it back?

I recently started doing work for CDOT and using their workspace for Microstation SS4. As a consultant I have permissions to all of the support files. I believe this workspace intentionally removed the main toolbox tool as I cannot get it to show up following the advice from many other forums. How can I go about getting it back? As you can see from the image below, the main toolbox is just empty. Thank you

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  • Site.dgnlib

    The MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST variable points to all *.dgnlib files in the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\Standards\dgnlib location and all its sub folders.

    The folder ...\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\Standards\dgnlib contains 5 folders in it

    The attached file is the .dgnlib from the C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\Standards\dgnlib\GUI folder. It is the only .dgnlib in the GUI folder. Did you want me to include all of the .dgnlibs in the dgnlib folder also?

  • It appears someone may have incorrectly modified the _USTN_SYSTEMROOT variable.

    This is supposed to point to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System and typically gets its parent folder from the _USTN_WORKSPACEROOT variable. This can happen when someone redefines  _USTN_WORKSPACEROOT to another location but neglects to redirect  _USTN_SYSTEMROOT back to its default location.

    If this is the case you probably aren't seeing the default Task menus either.

    The system GUI dgnlibs are found here..

    C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System\GUI

    You usually don't find these dgnlibs in MS_GUIDGNLIBLIST, but rather _USTN_SYSTEM_GUIDGNLIBLIST

    Rod Wing
    Senior Systems Analyst

  • Rod,

    The _USTN_SYSTEMROOT variable is unchanged and points to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\system\. Also the _USTN_WORKSPACEROOT points to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\  

    and I am seeing task menus. 

    I checked the  _USTN_SYSTEM_GUIDGNLIBLIST variable and it is pointing to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\System like you say but the weird thing is that I do not have that folder!

    So i created that folder and placed the default .dgnlibs in it from the out of the box microstation files and it worked. Thanks for your help Rod Wing!!!!