Microsoft KB Archive/193075

= XL98: Preferences Dialog Box Does Not Appear =

Article ID: 193075

Article Last Modified on 10/10/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q193075



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SYMPTOMS
The following problems may occur:  When you click Preferences on the Tools menu, the dialog box does not appear. -or-

 When you insert a module sheet, you may receive the following error message:

VBA English/Standard (VBAEN.OLB) object library not found





CAUSE
This behavior may occur when there is a corrupted global setting in the Preferences dialog box.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:  Quit Microsoft Excel. Remove the following files located in the System Folder:Preferences folder on the hard disk:

VBA Preferences

Excel Settings (8)

PPC Registration Database

 Restart Microsoft Excel.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: available unavailable doesn't appear nothing happens XL98

Keywords: kbdtacode kberrmsg kbprb KB193075

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