Article ID: 184900
Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q184900
SYMPTOMS
When you try to double-click or update a Microsoft Excel worksheet object that is contained in a file that was created in another program, such as Microsoft Word, you may receive the following error messages:
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CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
- The Excel worksheet contains a PivotTable. -and-
- You have created the Excel worksheet in an earlier version of Excel. -and-
- You are opening the embedded Excel object in Excel 97.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 2 (SR- 2).
For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).
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