Microsoft KB Archive/197793

= Internet Explorer Fails with "Server Execution Failed" Error =

Article ID: 197793

Article Last Modified on 8/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q197793



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Directory Security Basic Authentication on Internet Information Server 4.x, Windows NT Server 4.x, Internet Explorer 4.x, and Excel 97 to access an Excel file that has been placed on the Wwwroot directory of the Internet Information Server computer, you may receive the following errors:

Using Internet Explorer 4.x, error number 1:

Microsoft Excel cannot access the file 'http://localhost/Samples.xls'.

There are several possible reasons:


 * The file name or pathname does not exist.
 * The file you are trying to open is being used by another program. Close the document in the other program, and try again.
 * The name of the workbook you're trying to save is the same as the name of another document that is read-only. Try saving the workbook with a different name.

Error number 2:

Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site

http://localhost/Samples.xls.

Server execution failed

NOTE: If you click OK Internet Explorer 4.x, will not open the file.

Using Internet Explorer 3.x, error number 1:

Microsoft Excel cannot access the file 'http://localhost/Samples.xls'.

There are several possible reasons:


 * The file name or pathname does not exist.
 * The file you're trying to open is being used by another program. Close the document in the other program, and try again.
 * The name of the workbook you're trying to save is the same as the name of another document that is read-only. Try saving the workbook with a different name.

NOTE: If you click OK, Internet Explorer will open the file.



WORKAROUND
On the Internet Information Server computer, set Directory Security to Allow Anonymous Access or Windows NT Challenge/Response. In Internet Explorer, empty the cache or set the option in Settings to Never. Delete the Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x and 4.x.

Keywords: kbprb KB197793

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