Program.xls cannot be found error

[R Weeden]

Every time Excel opens I get an error message that advises it cannot find
Program.xls. After clicking OK on this error a second error comes up
advising it cannot find 'Files\Microsoft.xls. This occurs no matter how I
open Excel. If I log in as Administrator on the local domain I do not get
the error. I have Administrator rights on my computer both through the
local domain and the Main domain.

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Weeden

 

[Gord Dibben]

This is generally caused by not having double quotes around the shortcut command
line.

You can try the usualy fix(es)

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"

Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

One more thing to try if none of the above brings joy.........

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Every time Excel opens I get an error message that advises it cannot find
Program.xls. After clicking OK on this error a second error comes up
advising it cannot find 'Files\Microsoft.xls. This occurs no matter how I
open Excel. If I log in as Administrator on the local domain I do not get
the error. I have Administrator rights on my computer both through the
local domain and the Main domain.

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Weeden

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[R Weeden]

I had already tried the unreg and re reg. I also tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the app. I tried deleting and recreating the file association
as admin domain following your suggestions and that did not work either. I
have done a search on my system and these two files do not exists even in
hidden or system folders. Any other ideas?

Bob Weeden

This is generally caused by not having double quotes around the shortcut
command
line.

You can try the usualy fix(es)

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"

Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

One more thing to try if none of the above brings joy.........

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the
<sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message
box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Every time Excel opens I get an error message that advises it cannot find
Program.xls. After clicking OK on this error a second error comes up
advising it cannot find 'Files\Microsoft.xls. This occurs no matter how I
open Excel. If I log in as Administrator on the local domain I do not get
the error. I have Administrator rights on my computer both through the
local domain and the Main domain.

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Weeden

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Gord Dibben]

No more suggestions from me.

At least one of those three should have solved the problem, so I am now out of
ideas.

If there are no double quotes in the command line, you will get the messages you
see.

Try opening from Start>Run by entering this.......

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE"


Gord

I had already tried the unreg and re reg. I also tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the app. I tried deleting and recreating the file association
as admin domain following your suggestions and that did not work either. I
have done a search on my system and these two files do not exists even in
hidden or system folders. Any other ideas?

Bob Weeden

This is generally caused by not having double quotes around the shortcut
command
line.

You can try the usualy fix(es)

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"

Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

One more thing to try if none of the above brings joy.........

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the
<sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message
box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Every time Excel opens I get an error message that advises it cannot find
Program.xls. After clicking OK on this error a second error comes up
advising it cannot find 'Files\Microsoft.xls. This occurs no matter how I
open Excel. If I log in as Administrator on the local domain I do not get
the error. I have Administrator rights on my computer both through the
local domain and the Main domain.

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Weeden

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[R Weeden]

Nope same thing but thank you for the help...

Bob

No more suggestions from me.

At least one of those three should have solved the problem, so I am now
out of
ideas.

If there are no double quotes in the command line, you will get the
messages you
see.

Try opening from Start>Run by entering this.......

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE"


Gord

I had already tried the unreg and re reg. I also tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the app. I tried deleting and recreating the file
association
as admin domain following your suggestions and that did not work either.
I
have done a search on my system and these two files do not exists even in
hidden or system folders. Any other ideas?

Bob Weeden

This is generally caused by not having double quotes around the shortcut
command
line.

You can try the usualy fix(es)

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"

Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

One more thing to try if none of the above brings joy.........

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then
"Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the
<sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message
box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


Every time Excel opens I get an error message that advises it cannot
find
Program.xls. After clicking OK on this error a second error comes up
advising it cannot find 'Files\Microsoft.xls. This occurs no matter how
I
open Excel. If I log in as Administrator on the local domain I do not
get
the error. I have Administrator rights on my computer both through the
local domain and the Main domain.

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Weeden


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Dave Peterson]

You didn't say what happened if/when you tried Gord's first suggestion.

I had already tried the unreg and re reg. I also tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the app. I tried deleting and recreating the file association
as admin domain following your suggestions and that did not work either. I
have done a search on my system and these two files do not exists even in
hidden or system folders. Any other ideas?

Bob Weeden

This is generally caused by not having double quotes around the shortcut
command
line.

You can try the usualy fix(es)

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"

Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

One more thing to try if none of the above brings joy.........

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the
<sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message
box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Every time Excel opens I get an error message that advises it cannot find
Program.xls. After clicking OK on this error a second error comes up
advising it cannot find 'Files\Microsoft.xls. This occurs no matter how I
open Excel. If I log in as Administrator on the local domain I do not get
the error. I have Administrator rights on my computer both through the
local domain and the Main domain.

Any ideas or suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Bob Weeden

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP