Re: Would like to view,print, and edit Excel files on XP Home PC

From: Chris Karges (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:56:05 -0800

 Phil,

I installed ONLY Excel from my old MS Office Professional & Bookshelf CD onto my newer PC w/ XP Home.

Now when I double click on an Excel file I get an error message on the Excel desktop that says:

"(name of file).xls is not valid"

Should I have installed the entire Office disc?

Do I need to download some additional updates etc? I went to officeupdate.com but wasn't sure what to do there . . .

 I really want to be able to create and edit excel files as well as view and print them.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Chris Karges
     
     ----- Phil (a.k.a. purplehaz) wrote: -----
     
     Office 97 programs work fine on xp. Just put cd in and install. Then update
     and patch from officeupdate.com
     
     
     Chris wrote:
> I would appreciate it if someone could tell me how I can install
> Excel on my newer PC running XP Home. I have an installation disc for
> Excel 97 that came with my old PC. . . Thanks, Chris
     
     
     

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