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"Cannot find the file" error message when you open Excel files from outside of Excel

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Symptoms

When you attempt to open Microsoft Excel files from outside of Excel, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
Cannot find the file filename.XLS (or one of its components).

Make sure the path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are available.

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Cause

This behavior can occur when Excel is not properly registered.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Quit Excel and all other programs.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run.
  3. Type excel /unregserver, and then click OK.
  4. Click Start, and then click Run.
  5. Type excel /regserver, and then click OK.
  6. Start Excel.
  7. Quit Excel.
These steps unregister and then re-register Excel.

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References

291288 Startup switches for Microsoft Excel

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Keywords: KB296055, kbprb, kbpending, kberrmsg, kbopenfile

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Article Info
Article ID : 296055
Revision : 6
Created on : 1/31/2007
Published on : 1/31/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 347