Excel 2000 "Can't Find files"

[ITTtek]

Hello everybody,

I am having problems with my Excel 2000. For example, when I open any spreadsheet document I have worked on, it would have an error stating "Can't find files" or something like that in bold red.

When I open excel by itself, it works fine. The way I get around this is I open excel and from there I click File > Open and I look for the excel spreadsheet and it works fine.

Can anybody help me find a solution so I can get rid of the error message.

Thanks....

 

[sawedoff]

It sounds like your shortcuts are pointing to a file that has been moved or deleted. The easiest way to cure is to just recreate the shortcuts.

Sawedoff

 

[ITTtek]

Sawedoff,

Thanks for the reply, but that was not the problem. The shortcuts are fine, but what happens is that ALL of the excel documents do that; irregardless, of where the files are.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!!!

 

[Lilliabeth]

when I open any spreadsheet document I have worked on, it would have an error stating "Can't find files" or something like that in bold red.

That isn't a very good description of the symptom.

Tell us what the error is, and please don't say "or something like that".

 

[ITTtek]

Lilliabeth, sorry about that:

The error message says this:

Cannot find the file 'location of the file' (or one of it's components. Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.

I tried registering it through a search I did on google, but no luck.

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

 

[ITTtek]

This is how I register it through, forgot to mention:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /Regserver

Still no luck...

 

[Lilliabeth]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296055

 

[ITTtek]

Lilliabeth,

Thanks for your suggestion. I fixed it already. Yup, you're supposed to unregister and re-register the problem. Afterwards, from Tools > Options > General Tab > de-select the 'ignore other applications' = working fine now...

Thanks!!!