Worf,

That sounds like a media error. If you're trying to open it directly from a
diskette, CD ROM, etc., try copying it to the hard drive (Desktop, My
Documents, wherever). Open from there.
--
Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com

"worf65" wrote in message
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When trying to open an existing Excel file. I am getting "unable to read
message"