Microsoft KB Archive/185009

= XL97: ErrMsg: '&H00000001 Is an Invalid Key' When Opening a File =

Article ID: 185009

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q185009



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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a file, you may receive the following error message:

&H00000001 is an Invalid Key

The file can not be loaded



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
 * The file was originally created in either Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows or Microsoft Excel 7.0 for Windows. -and-


 * The file was saved in the Microsoft Excel 97 file format. -and-


 * The file is stored on a Novell NetWare network server.



WORKAROUND
The file has become damaged. You may be able to recover information from the file even though it is damaged. For additional information about recovering information from damaged files, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

142117 Excel: Summary of Methods to Recover Data from Corrupted Files

147216 Linking to Data in a Damaged File (5.0 and Later)



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

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB185009

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