"Virus scanner has detected problem with the file"

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Anon

I recently downloaded Office 2003 from a CD-Rom that
Microsoft sent me after signing up at a conference. I
previoulsy had Office installed on my laptop, and had saved
many Excel files. However, now that I have downloaded this
new version of Excel 2003, I can no longer access my old
Excel files. When I try to open these older files, I
receive the error message "The file cannot be opened
because your virus scanner has detected a problem with the
file." I do have Norton Internet Security installed, but I
cannot figure out if that is the problem, or if the Excel
2003 has prevented older files from being opened.

Please advise.
 
This solution fixed the same exact problem that I was having as you
are. I also installed Office from a CD received from a conference.

find the excel.xlb file and rename it. then launch excel and your
files should be able to open with no error message.
 

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