Microsoft KB Archive/298007

= OFFXP: Error Message: Cannot Start the Program Needed to Open This File =

Article ID: 298007

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
 * Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q298007



For a Microsoft Office 2000 version of this article, see 224110.



ERROR MESSAGE
When you reference hyperlinks in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), you may receive the following error message:

Cannot start the program needed to open this file.



CAUSE
This error message can occur for one of the following reasons. See the &quot;What to Try&quot; section for the resolution that applies to your situation:  You are using one of the following VBA methods:  Doc.FollowHyperlink Hyperlink.Follow Document.Reload

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 There is a problem starting the program associated with the type of file you are trying to open for one of the following reasons:  The program may not be installed.</li> Some of the necessary program files may be missing or damaged.</li> The program may not be correctly registered in the Windows registry.</li></ul> </li></ul>

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RESOLUTION

 * Install the program that you have to have to open this type of file.
 * If the program is already installed, try reinstalling the program to replace any missing files and to correctly register the program in the Windows registry.

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Additional query words: OFFXP OfficeErrorMessages 10003

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB298007

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