Excel problem

[Bruce Barbour]

Running XP and had full Microsoft Office 2000 installed and working. But
in trying to open Excel today, Windows Installer program came up and
then "Installation Source for this product is not available. Verify
Source exists and that you can access it"

Same messages appear when attempting to re-install Excel from CD. CD
will not autoplay and quits after little music intro. In list of all
programs installed, Excel listed with other Microsoft 2000 programs,
Word, PowerPoint, etc, all of which work fine and launch properly, but
clicking on Excel produces aforesaid message.

Went in with explorer.exe and launched Excel from Excel icon in folder.
Works fine and old data still there from previous use. However, that is
the only way I can launch Excel. Can this be fixed or is CD spoiled? Tnx

 

[db]

if i remember correctly,
there is a service in admin tools
referencing msoffice installation
source or engine or something to
that affect.

check it out and see if it was
disabled or something...

(I wouldn't be surprised if a
so called critical update caused
the issue)

- db
Running XP and had full Microsoft Office 2000 installed and working. But
in trying to open Excel today, Windows Installer program came up and
then "Installation Source for this product is not available. Verify
Source exists and that you can access it"

Same messages appear when attempting to re-install Excel from CD. CD
will not autoplay and quits after little music intro. In list of all
programs installed, Excel listed with other Microsoft 2000 programs,
Word, PowerPoint, etc, all of which work fine and launch properly, but
clicking on Excel produces aforesaid message.

Went in with explorer.exe and launched Excel from Excel icon in folder.
Works fine and old data still there from previous use. However, that is
the only way I can launch Excel. Can this be fixed or is CD spoiled? Tnx

 

[Bruce Barbour]

Thanks, I think you pointed me in the right direction and I'll have to
do a lot of looking around in it to get the problem fixed but that's great!!

 

[db]

you're welcome

- db
Thanks, I think you pointed me in the right direction and I'll have to
do a lot of looking around in it to get the problem fixed but that's great!!