Double-check your recycle bin, in case it ha been deleted. Try using partial
filenames to search, such as filename.*, file*.* or *.xls in case the file
has somehow been renamed. If this fails, try taking the enquiry to a Windows
XP newsgroup as this is not an Excel-specific problem.
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Ian
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"m2babs" wrote in message
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Due to problems with new Windows XP, I lost an excel file. The shortcut
still
points to the location of the file, but is unable to find any file with
that
name. I have tried a search function but still am unable to find the file