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From: Dave Peterson on 18 Feb 2010 09:48
I have no idea.

I'd try a reinstall once more.

Jerry wrote:
>
> Well, now I'm back to:
> I had already tried the "ignore other applications" option without success.
> Now I tried your second recommendation to run excel /unregserver and
> excel /regserver again and I got a curious error message considering all of
> the times
> I have reinstalled from my disc. The message is:
> One of your object libraries (stdole32.tlb) is missing or damaged. Please
> run setup to install it.
> This just keeps going back and forth. Why in the world would this have
> worked so well for 3 or more years and now become a problem. I've repaired,
> uninstalled, reinstalled, unregserver, regserver many time now and it's still
> broke.
>
> Thanks for any help
> Jerry
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > But what you wrote in the previous message didn't match what I suggested.
> >
> > If it worked once, I'd try it again.
> >
> > Jerry wrote:
> > >
> > > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> > >
> > > > What are you typing into that run dialog. I've never seen excel open any file
> > > > when I do this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jerry wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I did the help>repair and then ran the excel /unregserver and then the excel
> > > > > / regserver.
> > > > > I did not get the error message this time but when I ran each of the excel
> > > > > /unregserver and then the excel / regserver
> > > > > it opened up a new workbook. Not a problem though. At least there are no
> > > > > error messages AND I rebooted and opened Excel without a problem. This may
> > > > > well have been the fix.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the help!
> > > > > Jerry
> > > > >
> > > > > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I've never seen this as a result of reregistering excel--in fact, I've never
> > > > > > seen this error at all.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you can still open excel, I'd try Help|detect and repair
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or if that doesn't work, I'd try re-installing excel.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jerry wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I don't have a guess why you get the installation process starting, but you can
> > > > > > > > try this to see if it helps with the doubleclicking on the file.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Saved from a previous post:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double
> > > > > > > > clicking on the file in windows explorer:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Tools|Options|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications"
> > > > > > > > (xl2003 menus)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > Office Button|Excel Options|Advanced|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications
> > > > > > > > that use DDE"
> > > > > > > > (xl2007)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- or ---
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Close Excel and
> > > > > > > > Windows Start Button|Run
> > > > > > > > excel /unregserver
> > > > > > > > then
> > > > > > > > Windows Start Button|Run
> > > > > > > > excel /regserver
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets some of the windows registry to
> > > > > > > > excel's factory defaults.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jerry wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Office Pro 2003 Excel
> > > > > > > > > Windows Vista Home Premium
> > > > > > > > > Often, especially after a reboot when I click on an excel to open it I get a
> > > > > > > > > message:
> > > > > > > > > Windows Cannot find (the filename) Make sure you typed the name correctly
> > > > > > > > > and then try again". The installer for Office opens and starts running but
> > > > > > > > > stops and opens a new excel file. Then I have to go to file>open.> and find
> > > > > > > > > the file.
> > > > > > > > > This is very frustrating. I have repaired, completely reinstalled Office
> > > > > > > > > from the original Disc (twice), tried the unchecking ignore other programs
> > > > > > > > > box (it wasn't checked) There's just nothing else I know to try.
> > > > > > > > > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > > > > > > > > Jerru
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Dave Peterson
> > > > > > > > .
> > > > > > > > I had already tried the "ignore other applications" option without success. Now I tried your second recommendation to run excel /unregserver and
> > > > > > > excel /regserver I got a curious error message considering all of the times
> > > > > > > I have reinstalled from my disc. The message is:
> > > > > > > One of your object libraries (stdole32.tlb) is missing or damaged. Please
> > > > > > > run setup to install it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any ideas what to do now? Apparently the reinstall is missing the problem. I
> > > > > > > might add that I have been using this copy of the Office Disc for at least 3
> > > > > > > years and this is a new problem.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for any help!!
> > > > > > > Jerryu
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dave Peterson
> > > > > > .
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Dave Peterson
> > > > .
> > > > I was typing excel /unregserver and excel /regserver as you recommended. I opened up a new excel workbook both times.
> > > Well it did work for awhile as I said in my last reply but it's broke again,
> > > getting the same error messages as original problem. I think I have incidents
> > > left on my original Office purchase but I'm not sure Microsoft still supports
> > > it.
> > > Any more ideas?
> > >
> > > Thx
> > > Jerry
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
> > .
> >

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