Microsoft KB Archive/835162

Knowledge Base

You receive a "The list cannot be imported because a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible spreadsheet application is not installed" error message when you try to import an Excel 2003 spreadsheet in your Windows SharePoint Services site

Article ID: 835162

Article Last Modified on 2/6/2007

---

APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Excel 2003
• Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

---

SYMPTOMS

When you try to import a Microsoft Office Excel 2003 spreadsheet in your Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site, you may receive the following error message:

The list cannot be imported because a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible spreadsheet application is not installed.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if Microsoft Excel 2002 is the last Microsoft Excel program that you started when you have both Excel 2002 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003 installed on your computer.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, start Office Excel 2003 and then try to import your Excel 2003 spreadsheet in your Windows SharePoint Services site.

Additional query words: XL2003 XL2002

Keywords: kbimport kberrmsg kbpending kbprb KB835162

---

Send feedback to Microsoft

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.