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Compilation error in hidden module
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I recently installed some software and deinstalled it after evaluating. Looks like this software installed a hidden module for MS Excel - and did not properly remove it - which now causes trouble. Each time I run Excel I get a series of error messages "System error - unknown error" which ends in the message "Compilation error in hidden module ThisWorkBook". I cannot access this module because it is hidden and password protected. This happens only for the user I used to install said software - other users on this computer can run Excel without problem. I'm using Excel 2000 and Windows 2000 - all service packs installed. Does anyone have an idea how to correct the situation? Will de-installing and re-installing Excel help? Many Thanks Bernd Kuerbs |
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Compilation error in hidden module
Get the password using the information at the following webpage
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html "Bernd Kuerbs" wrote: Hi, I recently installed some software and deinstalled it after evaluating. Looks like this software installed a hidden module for MS Excel - and did not properly remove it - which now causes trouble. Each time I run Excel I get a series of error messages "System error - unknown error" which ends in the message "Compilation error in hidden module ThisWorkBook". I cannot access this module because it is hidden and password protected. This happens only for the user I used to install said software - other users on this computer can run Excel without problem. I'm using Excel 2000 and Windows 2000 - all service packs installed. Does anyone have an idea how to correct the situation? Will de-installing and re-installing Excel help? Many Thanks Bernd Kuerbs |
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Compilation error in hidden module
Are you sure you uninstalled all of it?
I think I'd do some detective work to find the problem addin/workbook. 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 Essentially, you'll turn off all the addins/startup workbooks and then open excel. Make a change to the standard toolbar. And then turn on each addin (closing and reopening) one at a time to find the culprit. Bernd Kuerbs wrote: Hi, I recently installed some software and deinstalled it after evaluating. Looks like this software installed a hidden module for MS Excel - and did not properly remove it - which now causes trouble. Each time I run Excel I get a series of error messages "System error - unknown error" which ends in the message "Compilation error in hidden module ThisWorkBook". I cannot access this module because it is hidden and password protected. This happens only for the user I used to install said software - other users on this computer can run Excel without problem. I'm using Excel 2000 and Windows 2000 - all service packs installed. Does anyone have an idea how to correct the situation? Will de-installing and re-installing Excel help? Many Thanks Bernd Kuerbs -- Dave Peterson |
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Many Thanks for your help. This certainly looks like an interesting
option, but I solved my problem using the hints given by Dave Peterson (see post below). Regards Bernd Kuerbs Joel wrote: Get the password using the information at the following webpage http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html "Bernd Kuerbs" wrote: Hi, I recently installed some software and deinstalled it after evaluating. Looks like this software installed a hidden module for MS Excel - and did not properly remove it - which now causes trouble. Each time I run Excel I get a series of error messages "System error - unknown error" which ends in the message "Compilation error in hidden module ThisWorkBook". I cannot access this module because it is hidden and password protected. This happens only for the user I used to install said software - other users on this computer can run Excel without problem. I'm using Excel 2000 and Windows 2000 - all service packs installed. Does anyone have an idea how to correct the situation? Will de-installing and re-installing Excel help? Many Thanks Bernd Kuerbs |
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Compilation error in hidden module
Many Thanks for these links. The tips given by Chip Pearson were very
useful: I disabled one add-in and now Excel starts without any error message. The add-in is a Euro-Conversion tool, I have installed for a long time. So it looks like the software I installed, corrupted this add-in or left some remnants which just don't co-operate with it. Many Thanks Bernd Kuerbs Dave Peterson wrote: Are you sure you uninstalled all of it? I think I'd do some detective work to find the problem addin/workbook. 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 Essentially, you'll turn off all the addins/startup workbooks and then open excel. Make a change to the standard toolbar. And then turn on each addin (closing and reopening) one at a time to find the culprit. Bernd Kuerbs wrote: Hi, I recently installed some software and deinstalled it after evaluating. Looks like this software installed a hidden module for MS Excel - and did not properly remove it - which now causes trouble. Each time I run Excel I get a series of error messages "System error - unknown error" which ends in the message "Compilation error in hidden module ThisWorkBook". I cannot access this module because it is hidden and password protected. This happens only for the user I used to install said software - other users on this computer can run Excel without problem. I'm using Excel 2000 and Windows 2000 - all service packs installed. Does anyone have an idea how to correct the situation? Will de-installing and re-installing Excel help? Many Thanks Bernd Kuerbs |
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