Re: Excel Startup Problem

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From: Nigel Barraclough (nngbarraclough_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 12/04/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:58:26 -0000

Thanks. I discovered a virus in my registry which was causing the problem.

Nigel
"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
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> Nigel
>
> Make sure you have double quotes around the path.
>
> "c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\excel.exe"
>
> Windows needs these when spaces in pathnames.
>
> Gord
>
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:21:57 -0000, "Nigel Barraclough"
> <nigelbarraclough@nospam.f2s.com> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for your prompt reply. I have tried everything you said and it
>>makes
>>no difference. It looks to me as though something has corrupted whatever
>>code is used in starting Excel (and Access and IE) up so that it is
>>searching for things in the wrong directory. I noticed another error
>>message when starting Excel which reads 'Office\Office10\Excel.exe' could
>>not be found. The path to Excel.exe on my machine is c:\program
>>files\microsoft office\office10\excel.exe.
>>"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
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>>> Nigel
>>>
>>> The standard fixes for this problem.......
>>>
>>> Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
>>> Exit Excel and try again
>>>
>>> If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel
>>>
>>> Close Excel first and
>>> On the Windows Taskbar
>>>
>>> 1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
>>> 2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
>>> See the space between exe and /regserver
>>>
>>> You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
>>> In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
>>>
>>> One more thing to try if any of the above brings no joy.........
>>>
>>> Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
>>> Work***. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.
>>>
>>> If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then
>>> "Advanced">Open>Edit.
>>>
>>> In Command line the path should be similar to this....
>>>
>>> "C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the
>>> <sp>/e if
>>> you want Book1 to open.
>>>
>>> You must have the double quotes.
>>>
>>> Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message
>>> box....[open("%1")]
>>>
>>> Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)
>>>
>>> Your other program errors will have to be addressed elsewhere. I
>>> suggest
>>>
>>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
>>>
>>> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:12:23 -0000, "Nigel Barraclough"
>>> <nigelbarraclough@nospam.f2s.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have just installed SP2 and various other updates. It may or may not
>>>>be
>>>>a
>>>>coincidence that when I start Excel XP I now get an error box. It reads
>>>>"Files\Microsoft.xls could not be found" Despite this error box Excel
>>>>does
>>>>open and works OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone know how to cure this please?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I also get errors opening Access, Internet Explorer and various
>>>>non-Microsoft programs.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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