Re: Excel Starting problem

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From: R. McCarty (PcEngWork-NoSpam__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 13:51:35 GMT

Is your PC an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), like
a Dell or Gateway ? If so, did you receive a packet with a copy
of Small business Office XP (Should have been a two disk set) ?

 There are a number of things that can trigger a Office setup.
Did you notice a message that relates to "You are attempting to
use a feature that is not installed, would you like to install it now?"

 This is a common issue that comes up quite a bit. To use Office
Update you have to have your original disks or a disk/network
install path. Microsoft uses this as a countermeasure to stop
"Casual Copying", where Office is installed but no source media
or hard drive source is available.

 I suspect that this comes about when certain types & versions
of other .msi installer packages are run.

 Can you open any other Office components ?, If so then you
could do a Help/Detect & Repair operation, but that would also
require access to the source media.

"bmcp" <bmcp@whsmithnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uH5W5bY9EHA.2680@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> WHat happens if you go "start", Run, type "excel.exe"?
>
>
> "Kamal" <Kamal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D59467B7-E13B-4433-95DF-93B59A712536@microsoft.com...
>>I have windows XP home edition installed since last 2 years. Everything
>>was
>> fine untill now. Last week when I clicked "Excel" Icon in my start up
>> menu,
>> The system started installing "XP Small Busines" software. (I have never
>> installed it before) It is asking to insert system disk to install small
>> business. And at that stage if I click "Cancel", it stops but never opens
>> Excell spread***. I tried to open it from the icon c:\program
>> files\Microsoft Office\office10\Excel.exe... It opened the spread***
>> but
>> also started an ataempt to install Small Busines software.
>>
>> I remember last week we downloaded Mozila browser. I am not sure that
>> could
>> have prompted such change.
>>
>> In nut shell how can I get my excel normal functioning back.
>>
>> please help
>>
>>
>
>

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