I've wasted days with my frustrated users not only on the "missing bell"
problem, but on many of the changes in Office 2007. Could MS not just
implement an XP mode? (as my users call it) Where Office 2007 appears and
appears to behave identical to 2003 with maybe a few more buttons?

I have more useful things to work on for my company than being a sounding
board for 2007 frustrations.