Microsoft KB Archive/152521

= XCLN: Can Not Open MS Excel for Macintosh Four Attachments =

Article ID: 152521

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q152521



SYMPTOMS
File type definitions for Microsoft Excel 4.0 for the Macintosh do not get set when you install the Microsoft Exchange client. Without the correct entries in the registry these Macintosh files cannot be opened on the IBM- compatible computers because the correct extension for the file can not be determine.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

This works correctly in Microsoft Exchange version 5.0.



MORE INFORMATION
The following file types are missing from the EXCHNG.STF file and are not added when you run the Setup program:

XCEL:XLC4

XCEL:XLS4

XCEL:XLW4

XCEL:XLB4

For the Windows 3.x client - the following lines can be added to the EXCHNG.INI file:

[Mac File Types] XCEL:XLC4=.xlc XCEL:XLS4=.xls XCEL:XLW4=.xlw XCEL:XLB4=.xlb

For the Windows 95 and Windows NT clients - the following lines can be added to the registry:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95 or Windows NT. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Microsoft\Exchange\Client\Mac File Types Value Name = XCEL:XLC4 Data Type REG_SZ String .xlc

Value Name = XCEL:XLS4 Data Type REG_SZ String .xls

Value Name = XCEL:XLW4 Data Type REG_SZ String .xlw

Value Name = XCEL:XLB4 Data Type REG_SZ String .xlb

Additional query words: MAC file attachments macintosh 4.00

Keywords: KB152521

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