Microsoft KB Archive/249958

= OFF2000: Error Message: Windows Cannot Find  =

Article ID: 249958

Article Last Modified on 3/20/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q249958



SYMPTOMS
When you double-click any Microsoft Office file that was created in Microsoft Office version 4.3, the following error message may appear:

Windows cannot find .

This program is needed for opening files of type 

where  is the name of the executable file (.exe), and  is the name of the program's file type.



CAUSE
This issue occurs if the following are true:


 * You previously installed Microsoft Office version 4.3. -and-


 * You previously installed Windows Installer version 1.1. -and-


 * You upgraded to Microsoft Office 2000.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

To temporarily work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Associate the Office File Extensions
To associate the Office file extensions with the appropriate executable file (.exe) in Office 2000, use the following steps:

NOTE: The following is a list of the file extensions for Office. Office Program         Program File Type                  Extension --         -                  - Microsoft Access        Microsoft Access Application       .mdb Microsoft Excel        Microsoft Excel Worksheet          .xls Microsoft PowerPoint   Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation  .ppt Microsoft Word         Microsoft Word Document            .doc


 * 1) On the Start menu, point to Programs, and then click Windows NT Explorer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Options.
 * 3) Click the File Types tab.
 * 4) In the Registered file types list, click Microsoft Access Application. Click Edit.
 * 5) In the Actions list, click Open. Click Edit.
 * 6) Edit the path in the Application used to perform action edit box to read ":\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Msaccess.exe" (including the quotation marks).
 * 7) Click OK, and then click Close.
 * 8) Repeat Steps 4 through 7 for the remaining Office programs.

NOTE: If Microsoft Access Application is not listed in the Registered file types list, skip to Microsoft Excel Worksheet.

Method 2: Reinstall Office 2000

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 3) On the Install/Uninstall tab, double-click Microsoft Office 2000 .
 * 4) Click Repair Office, select Reinstall Office, and then click Finish.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords: kbbug KB249958

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