XL2002: Excel Uses Microsoft OLE DB Provider for OLAP Services 8.0 for All OLAP Queries

If you configure an Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) query to use the older version of the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for OLAP Services, Excel 2002 continues to use the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for OLAP Services 8.0.

This article describes how to configure Excel to use the older OLE DB Provider.

Microsoft Office 2000 and all stand-alone versions of the Office 2000 products include the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for OLAP Services, which is version 7.0.

To force Excel 2002 to use this older provider, add the MSOLAPVersionDependent entry to the registry. To do this, follow these steps.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type Regedt32.exe, and press ENTER.
2. In Registry Editor, locate and open the following subkey (folder):
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Excel\Options
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value.
4. In the Value Name box, type MSOLAPVersionDependent.
5. In the Data Type list, click REG_DWORD. Click OK.
6. In the Value box, type 1.
7. Under Radix, click Binary. Click OK.
8. On the Registry menu, click Exit.

This change takes effect the next time that you start Excel 2002.