Microsoft KB Archive/284869

= Universal naming convention path of files in shared XLSTART folder points to local folder =

Article ID: 284869

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q284869



SYMPTOMS
When you view a link to a remote Microsoft Excel workbook in the formula bar, that link may point to a non-existent file in the XLSTART folder on the local computer.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when all of the following conditions are true:
 * You open a workbook that resides on a network share.
 * That workbook contains a link to another workbook in the XLSTART folder or a subfolder of the XLSTART folder on that remote computer.
 * The XLSTART folder on the remote computer is shared as XLSTART.

The path to XLSTART is virtualized. Therefore, external links to XLSTART, or any folders in XLSTART, refer to the current user's XLSTART folder.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, do not use the XLSTART folder to share files across a network.



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior affects only those files or folders stored in the XLSTART folder for a specific user profile. For example



where  is your user name on the computer.

Additional query words: XL2002 prb XL2003 XL2007

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb KB284869

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