Microsoft KB Archive/814672

= XL2000: Links in OLE Object Do Not Automatically Update When You Open a File in Windows Explorer =

Article ID: 814672

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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For a Microsoft Excel 2002 version of this article, see 812647.



SYMPTOMS
When you open an Excel file in Windows Explorer that contains an OLE object with links to another file, the OLE object's link may not update. This symptom may occur although you click Update to update the links.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office 2000 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date          Time       Version      Size        File name --  09-Feb-2003   20:39:20   9.0.0.6604   6,856,745   Excel.exe 09-Feb-2003  20:50:04   9.0.0.6604     417,836   Xlintl32.dll This fix is a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed. For additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office 2000 SP-3 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 Updates and Patches Released After November 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not double-click the file in Windows Explorer or right-click the file, and then click Open to open the Excel file. Instead, open the file directly in Excel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbenv kbprb kbhotfixserver KB814672

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