Excel No Longer Working

[John C Harris]

Ok. This one has me stumped. I have adding the compatibility pack to systems
in my office with no problem, until yesterday. Added the pack to an Office
2003 Pro system. Everything works great except for Excel. Now when we start
excel it acts like it is trying to do an initial setup, then says it needs
the disc. I put the disc in, but it will not find the CAB file. Weirder than
that is every time I retry it the CAB designation changes. I have tried to
do a repair and the same thing happens. I have tried a reinstall and the
same thing happens. Anyone have ANY ideas????

 

[Guest]

I don't know if it's the same thing or not, but recently, I had an Excel
program written in Excel97 on a WinXP machine that would not run in Excel2000
on a WinXP machine unless the Windows Compatibility was set to WinMe. But
honestly, the whole ordeal gave me so much grief I finally gave in and
re-wrote the Excel program so it would work without the Windows Compatibility
thing. All in all, I find the Windows Compatibility thing to be just too
much trouble for me to support.

I know that don't help, but at least you know now you're not alone.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3