I have an older laptop with XP and 2007 Office / Excel this works, with the
new laptop doesn't work?

basically - I open a new spreadsheet - blank - just basic

I used to be able to click the data tab, then click From Access, then enter
my URL to an access database on my website and BAM my data would populate in
cell A1

with VISTA - I get the same error over and over again, tried a different XP
machine, no problem? What gives?

error box states: Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file
"http://www....mdb" there are several possible reasons.

the file name or path does not exist
the file is being used
workbook has the same name

I'm starting to really hate VISTA after about 3hrs with this new laptop!!!!

Perhaps its a firewall issue or protection software issue thats not
allowing the connection!

Stu;231595 Wrote:
I have an older laptop with XP and 2007 Office / Excel this works, with
the
new laptop doesn't work?

basically - I open a new spreadsheet - blank - just basic

I used to be able to click the data tab, then click From Access, then
enter
my URL to an access database on my website and BAM my data would
populate in
cell A1

with VISTA - I get the same error over and over again, tried a
different XP
machine, no problem? What gives?

error box states: Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file
"http://www....mdb" there are several possible reasons.

the file name or path does not exist
the file is being used
workbook has the same name

I'm starting to really hate VISTA after about 3hrs with this new
laptop!!!!


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I'm able to use MS FrontPage without any problems - same website that I try
to connect the spreadsheet to?

and does Vista have a built in firewall?


"Simon Lloyd" wrote:


Perhaps its a firewall issue or protection software issue thats not
allowing the connection!

Stu;231595 Wrote:
I have an older laptop with XP and 2007 Office / Excel this works, with
the
new laptop doesn't work?

basically - I open a new spreadsheet - blank - just basic

I used to be able to click the data tab, then click From Access, then
enter
my URL to an access database on my website and BAM my data would
populate in
cell A1

with VISTA - I get the same error over and over again, tried a
different XP
machine, no problem? What gives?

error box states: Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file
"http://www....mdb" there are several possible reasons.

the file name or path does not exist
the file is being used
workbook has the same name

I'm starting to really hate VISTA after about 3hrs with this new
laptop!!!!


--
Simon Lloyd

Regards,
Simon Lloyd
'The Code Cage' (http://www.thecodecage.com)
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NO FIREWALL ENABLED






"Simon Lloyd" wrote:


Perhaps its a firewall issue or protection software issue thats not
allowing the connection!

Stu;231595 Wrote:
I have an older laptop with XP and 2007 Office / Excel this works, with
the
new laptop doesn't work?

basically - I open a new spreadsheet - blank - just basic

I used to be able to click the data tab, then click From Access, then
enter
my URL to an access database on my website and BAM my data would
populate in
cell A1

with VISTA - I get the same error over and over again, tried a
different XP
machine, no problem? What gives?

error box states: Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file
"http://www....mdb" there are several possible reasons.

the file name or path does not exist
the file is being used
workbook has the same name

I'm starting to really hate VISTA after about 3hrs with this new
laptop!!!!


--
Simon Lloyd

Regards,
Simon Lloyd
'The Code Cage' (http://www.thecodecage.com)
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