Mike

To search for a file you must go to StartSeachFiles and Folders.

Do not search from the Command prompt

Make sure that your settings are to "Not" hide known file extensions in My
ComputerToolsFolder OptionsView


Gord

On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:38:00 -0700, Mike Rogers
<Mike060349@NoxSpamxAOLDOTcom wrote:

Dave

Yes, I can still start in safe mode. But I still can not find the .xlb
file. In the command prompt search all I got was "Volume in drive C has no
label. Volume serial number is 23AC-4107". Which means absolutly nothing to
me. I am with you on trying to repair windows. This laptop came with all
programing installed and no back up disks. The back up is on a separate
drive (D:). Can I do a repair without formating and starting over?

Mike Rogers

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I'm not sure what you'll have to do with this problem. I googled and didn't
find anything that would help.

(I would have tried repairing, reregistering or reinstalling.)

It kind of looks like this is a windows file--not necessarily excel (just a
guess!). Maybe it's time to think about repairing windows?

(or maybe the problem will go away once you clean up that *.xlb???)

And can you still start excel in safe mode?

Mike Rogers wrote:

Dave

Here is another new one, when I tried to re-register it get the following
error: "One of your object libraries (stdole 32.tlb) is missing or damaged.
Please run set up to istall it". I have run set up twice and it is not
getting installed/repaired.

All other MS programs that are in the disk work just fine. Access, Power
point, Word, Publisher, and Outlook

Mike Rogers

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just an initial guess...

First, with excel closed.
Clean up your window temp folder
Windows start button|run
type:
%temp%
and clean up as much as you can.
Then try opening excel.


If that didn't work, maybe it's your excel toolbar file that's causing the
trouble.

With excel closed
windows start button|search
look for *.xlb
Keep track of what you find and where you find them and move the files to a
temporary folder.
Then try opening excel.


If that didn't work, maybe it's an addin that's causing the trouble.

Chip Pearson has some notes on how to diagnose startup errors:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm

And Jan Karel Pieterse has more notes:
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Articles/StartupProblems.asp

Mike Rogers wrote:

I get the following error when I start excel:

"Microsoft excel for windows has stopped working. A problem caused the
program to stop working correctly, windows will close the program and notify
you if a solution is available."

This is XL2K running on Vista Home

I have tried:

1. Uninstalling and reinstalling
2. Repairing
3. Unreg & reg
4. Restore
5. it will load in safe mode

I have not add any new programs, but the normal updates are done
automatically.

Any one got any ideas?

Mike Rogers

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Dave Peterson


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Dave Peterson