Errors Opening Excel 2000 files in Windows 98 previously saved in

[Guest]

I work with excel 2000 files on several different computers - some using
Wndows XP and others still using Windows 98. I find that when opening a file
in Window 98 previously saved from another computer using Windows XP my
custom number and date formats are lost. I notice that Windows XP adds some
customised formats to Excel's default list of formats available - this never
happens under Windows 98.
Any light on this problem would be much appreciated.

 

[Jim Rech]

I would guess that your Windows regional settings are different on the
various machines. It could be the countries selected or the number/date
formats if the countries are the same. That's place to look anyway as the
number/date formats available in Excel keys off of the regional settings.

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Jim
|I work with excel 2000 files on several different computers - some using
| Wndows XP and others still using Windows 98. I find that when opening a
file
| in Window 98 previously saved from another computer using Windows XP my
| custom number and date formats are lost. I notice that Windows XP adds
some
| customised formats to Excel's default list of formats available - this
never
| happens under Windows 98.
| Any light on this problem would be much appreciated.
| --
| Paul Fraser