Microsoft KB Archive/296055

= &quot;Cannot find the file&quot; error message when you open Excel files from outside of Excel =

Article ID: 296055

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q296055



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open Microsoft Excel files from outside of Excel, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Cannot find the file .XLS (or one of its components).

Make sure the path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are available.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when Excel is not properly registered.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Quit Excel and all other programs.
 * 2) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 3) Type excel /unregserver, and then click OK.
 * 4) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 5) Type excel /regserver, and then click OK.
 * 6) Start Excel.
 * 7) Quit Excel.

These steps unregister and then re-register Excel.

