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Hi ,

My user is using Excel 97 and when she tries to open the file it says
Program Error but i can open the file at my own machine which i am using
Excel 2002

is there any way i can do to reolve this issue ? or do i need to re-install
Excel 97 for hewr but it seems to me that Excel program itself is ok

tks & rdgs
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If you open it in xl2002 and then save it, can xl97 open it?

Does it open on any other pc that has xl97?

If that user starts excel in safe mode:

close excel
windows start button|Run
Excel /safe

then File|open the workbook

does it open?

maxzsim wrote:

Hi ,

My user is using Excel 97 and when she tries to open the file it says
Program Error but i can open the file at my own machine which i am using
Excel 2002

is there any way i can do to reolve this issue ? or do i need to re-install
Excel 97 for hewr but it seems to me that Excel program itself is ok

tks & rdgs


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Hi Dave ,

I have tried to save it in xl97 but the user still cannot open and the user
has forwarded the converted excel file in xl97 format to another user who
also cannot open

plus i have tried the excel /safe it also can't open

kindly advise
tks & rdgs


"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you open it in xl2002 and then save it, can xl97 open it?

Does it open on any other pc that has xl97?

If that user starts excel in safe mode:

close excel
windows start button|Run
Excel /safe

then File|open the workbook

does it open?

maxzsim wrote:

Hi ,

My user is using Excel 97 and when she tries to open the file it says
Program Error but i can open the file at my own machine which i am using
Excel 2002

is there any way i can do to reolve this issue ? or do i need to re-install
Excel 97 for hewr but it seems to me that Excel program itself is ok

tks & rdgs


--

Dave Peterson

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It sounds to me that the workbook is corrupted enough so that xl97 can't open
it.

If it were me, I'd open it in xl2002 and start recreating it from scratch.

There are commercial recovery services. I've never used it, but you might want
to check into:
http://www.officerecovery.com

But if you can still open it in xl2002, I'd spend my time there--not my money.



maxzsim wrote:

Hi Dave ,

I have tried to save it in xl97 but the user still cannot open and the user
has forwarded the converted excel file in xl97 format to another user who
also cannot open

plus i have tried the excel /safe it also can't open

kindly advise
tks & rdgs

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you open it in xl2002 and then save it, can xl97 open it?

Does it open on any other pc that has xl97?

If that user starts excel in safe mode:

close excel
windows start button|Run
Excel /safe

then File|open the workbook

does it open?

maxzsim wrote:

Hi ,

My user is using Excel 97 and when she tries to open the file it says
Program Error but i can open the file at my own machine which i am using
Excel 2002

is there any way i can do to reolve this issue ? or do i need to re-install
Excel 97 for hewr but it seems to me that Excel program itself is ok

tks & rdgs


--

Dave Peterson


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Hai,

My user have some problem with execl file,

it's opeing but i can't see the data,because the data will be corrupted

i' tryed all options some recovery software and openoffice also i tried
can u send the soulitons ple.......


regards

palani

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you open it in xl2002 and then save it, can xl97 open it?

Does it open on any other pc that has xl97?

If that user starts excel in safe mode:

close excel
windows start button|Run
Excel /safe

then File|open the workbook

does it open?

maxzsim wrote:

Hi ,

My user is using Excel 97 and when she tries to open the file it says
Program Error but i can open the file at my own machine which i am using
Excel 2002

is there any way i can do to reolve this issue ? or do i need to re-install
Excel 97 for hewr but it seems to me that Excel program itself is ok

tks & rdgs


--

Dave Peterson



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It sounds like it may be time to bite the bullet and rebuild the workbook.

If everything else fails, there's not much left.

palani wrote:

Hai,

My user have some problem with execl file,

it's opeing but i can't see the data,because the data will be corrupted

i' tryed all options some recovery software and openoffice also i tried
can u send the soulitons ple.......

regards

palani

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you open it in xl2002 and then save it, can xl97 open it?

Does it open on any other pc that has xl97?

If that user starts excel in safe mode:

close excel
windows start button|Run
Excel /safe

then File|open the workbook

does it open?

maxzsim wrote:

Hi ,

My user is using Excel 97 and when she tries to open the file it says
Program Error but i can open the file at my own machine which i am using
Excel 2002

is there any way i can do to reolve this issue ? or do i need to re-install
Excel 97 for hewr but it seems to me that Excel program itself is ok

tks & rdgs


--

Dave Peterson


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