[mso] Re: cannot find file error in Excel (looking for component?)
- From: Linda Johnson <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 13:20:58 -0400
Ok...well like I said, since I'm on Windows XP now, this is so different
and it's hard for me to remember
But I know it was an issue I dealt with a few times when I worked help
desk and I know it was fixed either in the registry or in File Types
Try this.....go back to the registry and go to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8
This is the Excel.Sheet.8 that is waaaaaaaaaaaay down inside this
key.....not the one that is inside the .xls folder.....if you scroll
down past all the extensions, you will come to all the programs....just
keep scrolling til you get to Excel.Sheet.8.....double click on that and
compare whats in there with whats in the machines that work....also,
inside this folder you will also see subfolders (click on the + sign
beside Excel.Sheet.8).....double click on every one of these subfolders
and compare their contents too with the other machines.....particularly
the folder named "Shell" and all of its subfolders
Make sure Excel is closed when you do all this.
Or.....go to one of the machines that's working and click on their
Excel.Sheet.8 folder once to select it, then go to the File menu inside
the Registry Editor and choose to Export this key....put it on a
floppy....then go to your machine, backup the registry, then highlight
your Excel.Sheet.8 folder and delete it.....then copy the key from the
floppy to your desktop...then double click it....this will import their
key into your registry.....shut down the registry editor and try opening
an Excel file again...since you backed up the registry, if this doesn't
fix it, you can just load the old registry back in
Just make sure you have the right Excel.Sheet.8 folder.....remember it
is not the one that is a subfolder of the .xls folder....it's the one
that's way further down in the list of programs
If you don't know how to backup or restore your registry, you can read
Vic's article on this here:
http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/vic5.htm
If that doesn't do it, then I'm clueless. Sorry
Linda
Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers
Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop
www.personal-computer-tutor.com
Author/Teacher ~ MS Office EBooks/Classes
www.personal-computer-tutor.com/services.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Peoria Adult Ed
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:58 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: cannot find file error in Excel (looking for
component?)
Wilson & Linda -- Thanks for the input.
Registry key was fine (same as other computers that work).
*************************************************************
PLEASE READ!!!!
You are receiving this mail because you either subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
or to it's earlier version, MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
a subject line that says "unsubscribe" (without the quotes). Do not put
unsubscribe IN CAPS. Screaming doesn't get you out any faster and the caps
prevent the function from working.
To change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail), visit the
group's homepage for full instructions.
//www.freelists.org/webpage/mso
*************************************************************
Other related posts:
