Microsoft KB Archive/327856

= &quot;Gwxl97.xla could not be found&quot; error message when you start Excel 2000 =

Article ID: 327856

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q327856



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Microsoft Excel, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Gwxl97.xla could not be found.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the registry contains one or more registry keys from an earlier installation of Excel.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

 Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. In Registry Editor, locate and then expand the following key:

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Office

 Expand the 8.0, 9.0, or 10.0 subkey.

These numbers represent versions. 8.0 is the Microsoft Office 97 subkey, 9.0 is the Office 2000 subkey, and 10.0 is the Office XP subkey.) Right-click Excel, then click Rename. In the box that appears, type ExcelOld, and then press ENTER.</li> Repeat steps 4 through 6 to rename each Excel subkey in each version subkey.</li> Quit Registry Editor, and then start Excel.</li></ol>

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB327856

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