In VB6, if I run this and then I open an Editor I see 5 Rectangle tools and 5 Annotation tools:
TChart1.AddSeries scBar
TChart1.Series(0).FillSampleValues 8
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To 9
If (i Mod 2 = 0) Then
TChart1.Tools.Add tcRectangle
Else
TChart1.Tools.Add tcAnnotate
End If
Next i
Then, If I run this and I open the editor again after it, I only see the 5 Annotation tools:
For i = TChart1.Tools.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
If (TChart1.Tools.Items(i).ToolType = 25 And TChart1.Tools.Items(i).asRectangle.AllowDrag) Then
TChart1.Tools.Delete i
End If
Next i
So it seems to work fine for me here.
Have you tried it with different TeeChart ActiveX builds? Have you obtained different results with each them?
Please, edit your question adding an SSCCE so we can reproduce the problem here and try to figure if there's a problem in your code or in the component.