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Win32 error on mixed office software
Hi there,
I have a mixture of office products - Excel, Word, Outlook 2003 - Ppt 2007 (reason is that Dell sent wrong package, without ppt, so sent extra CD but that didn't have Outlook). The only way I can keep PPT and Outlook is to have this mixture, and I really want to use 2003 as it's the same as my 2 other Pcs. Everything actually works fine - EXCEPT - if I try to open (2003) excel files by double-clicking the file, or via a desktop link I get 'not a valid win32 application' and it won't open. However, if I launch Excel 2003 and then open the file from within the application - it's fine. I really want to be able to open the files via a desktop link. I've tried 'save as' and saved it as a 97-2003 file format, then tried to open again - no good. And I've tried 'open with' Excel 2003 - no good. No prob with Word or anything else, just this excel problem. Running XP, 1 gig RAM, everything else normal and all software is legal. Any ideas ? -- carole UK |
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The first thing I would try is running Excel with the "/regserver" command.
This will cause Excel to start, re-write all its registry keys back to the factory defaults, and then quit. From the Windows Start menu, choose Run and enter "Excel.exe" /regserver You may need to provide the full file name for Excel.exe, as shown below. Of course, your actual path may be different: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Excel.exe" /regserver See also my page on startup errors in Excel http://www.cpearson.com/excel/startuperrors.htm . -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting www.cpearson.com (email on the web site) "Carole UK" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have a mixture of office products - Excel, Word, Outlook 2003 - Ppt 2007 (reason is that Dell sent wrong package, without ppt, so sent extra CD but that didn't have Outlook). The only way I can keep PPT and Outlook is to have this mixture, and I really want to use 2003 as it's the same as my 2 other Pcs. Everything actually works fine - EXCEPT - if I try to open (2003) excel files by double-clicking the file, or via a desktop link I get 'not a valid win32 application' and it won't open. However, if I launch Excel 2003 and then open the file from within the application - it's fine. I really want to be able to open the files via a desktop link. I've tried 'save as' and saved it as a 97-2003 file format, then tried to open again - no good. And I've tried 'open with' Excel 2003 - no good. No prob with Word or anything else, just this excel problem. Running XP, 1 gig RAM, everything else normal and all software is legal. Any ideas ? -- carole UK |
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Thanks for this - I can't try it for about a week as my partner has
disappeared for a break and taken the laptop in question with him. I'll try it as soon as he returns and put a post up letting you know if it worked. Thanks again. -- carole UK "Chip Pearson" wrote: The first thing I would try is running Excel with the "/regserver" command. This will cause Excel to start, re-write all its registry keys back to the factory defaults, and then quit. From the Windows Start menu, choose Run and enter "Excel.exe" /regserver You may need to provide the full file name for Excel.exe, as shown below. Of course, your actual path may be different: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Excel.exe" /regserver See also my page on startup errors in Excel http://www.cpearson.com/excel/startuperrors.htm . -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting www.cpearson.com (email on the web site) "Carole UK" wrote in message ... Hi there, I have a mixture of office products - Excel, Word, Outlook 2003 - Ppt 2007 (reason is that Dell sent wrong package, without ppt, so sent extra CD but that didn't have Outlook). The only way I can keep PPT and Outlook is to have this mixture, and I really want to use 2003 as it's the same as my 2 other Pcs. Everything actually works fine - EXCEPT - if I try to open (2003) excel files by double-clicking the file, or via a desktop link I get 'not a valid win32 application' and it won't open. However, if I launch Excel 2003 and then open the file from within the application - it's fine. I really want to be able to open the files via a desktop link. I've tried 'save as' and saved it as a 97-2003 file format, then tried to open again - no good. And I've tried 'open with' Excel 2003 - no good. No prob with Word or anything else, just this excel problem. Running XP, 1 gig RAM, everything else normal and all software is legal. Any ideas ? -- carole UK |
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