I have the same custom desktop on a number of computers. Created using Frontpage it includes a spreadsheet. Until recently it displayed correctly on all computers but recently the one older computer running Windows 2000 stopped showing the spreadsheet and instead shows the outline where it should be and some default icon.

Any idea what might cause this failure? I tried posting this to a Win2000 general group but got no useful answer so I am hoping somebody here might know. My best guess is that a recent securit update to Excel or Windows 2000 is preventing IE from displaying it but that is a pure guess and I do not know where to start looking for a solution.

some possibly relevant info:
- the desktop htm file displays fine on other computers running XP
- alternative desktop designs with the spreadsheet also fail (I have 3 alternative designs available)
- when I open the htm file in Frontpage the spreadsheet shows up on the design tab but not on the preview tab
- the failure affects all users that can log on to the problem computer
- Windows 2000 and Office 2000 both auto update to the latest bug releases by Microsoft
- not certain when it first failed as the users said nothing until recently, but I think about 3 or 4 weeks ago
- using Office 2000
- tried deleting the spreadsheet and reinserting it using frontpage to no avail.