Microsoft KB Archive/107786

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Microsoft Excel Workbook May Not Activate from Object Packager

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Q107786

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
If you insert a Microsoft Excel 4.0 workbook into a Word for Windows document using the Windows Object Packager, Microsoft Excel may open and then close if you attempt to activate the workbook. A Microsoft Excel 4.0 workbook file cannot be inserted, linked, or embedded directly into a Word document.

WORKAROUND
Switch to File Manager, choose Associate from the File menu, and associate XLW files with EXCEL.EXE.

STATUS
This problem was corrected in Excel version 5.0 for Windows.

Additional query words: winword2 2.0 6.0 word6 winword w4wexcel

Keywords : kbinterop

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