When Excel Shortcut is accessed tries to reinstall

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mlubrant

I have a problem with Excel that invovles the program
attempting to re-install itself. Whenever I click on my
desktop shortcut or try to launch an attachment from e-
mail, I get a message that basically tells me it is
looking for the Data01.msi to reinstall. If I drill down
in Explorer and find the Excel executable, it opens with
no problem. Also I get the same result if I double click
any excel file. My OS is Win2000 and Office version is
2000. Any ideas?
 
Hi mlubrant!

Try to re-register Excel in the Registry using the following routine.



Close Excel
On the Windows Taskbar
Start > Run

Type the following exactly including the space between exe and /

excel.exe /regserver

OK.

You might have to designate a full path to the excel.exe file

You'll have to locate the Excel.exe file using

Start > Search > For Files and Folders

Search for the excel.exe file and note down its location


Then

Start > Run

Type the regserver command using the path you found.

C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver



If you have multiple versions of Excel installed you will have a
choice of which version to use as the default.


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Regards
Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
Sydney, Australia
(e-mail address removed)
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