Printer not connected Msge

[Alan Brown]

Why won't a file (excel 97) from another PC open up and
work on my laptop?

I take a file from desktop PC to alptop (via a memory
card) and double click on it to open it up.

I got a message at first saying that a printer was not
installed.. i installed one and got rid of that message...
now i'm away from the desk/printer I get a
message.. 'Printer not connected'

Can't take a printer with me...

any ideas? we are using Office 97

thanks in advance

 

[Dave Peterson]

You don't actually have to have a physical printer--installing the printer
driver is sufficient.

If I had the choice, I'd install the driver for the same physical printers that
I use. Then maybe the print previews on the laptop would match the print
previews and prints on the pc with the real printer.

 

[Alan Brown]

Thanks Dave.. but the problem is not print preview, but
the fact that the file won't open at all!


any other ideas?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Did you install a printer driver to try it?

If no, I'd try that first.

(The printpreview was really just an aside.)

If you have a printer driver already installed...

Does the file open if you do it via File|open (within excel)?

If yes, I'd try reregistering excel (it can sometimes fix problems), but this
may not work, too.

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

If that didn't help, I'd start excel in safe mode to see what happens:

close excel
windows start button|Run
excel /safe

file|open your file.

If that worked, then Chip Pearson has some things to check when there are start
up problems.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm