Hi Have justg made a discovery. If I open Win7 in SAFE mode I can access Excel files! It did ask if I wangted to load an add=in , I said no, and everything wortked fine. It is possible there is an add-in file somewhere causing a problem. Where do I find Add-In file. St the moment I have reinstalled and would not expect any add-in to be there.
Thnaks Charlei On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Cab Boose <swch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everybody > > Thankyou for all your suggestions. > > Still no success. Have tried new 'user', have reinstalled Office 2000, > have tried changing the settings in IE as per earlier email. > > Could it be a file that is causing a problem. How would I change all the > Excel file extension so that Excel would not recognise any of the files, try > it, and then bring the files back in one by one to see what happens. > > Any other ideas would be much appreciatted. > > Thanks > > Charlie Harris > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Rajan_Verma <rajanverma1...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> *Follow The Link For your Answer :* >> >> * * >> >> >> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/does-microsoft-word-and-excel-2000-work-on-windows/845d0337-1348-4db3-a123-061c12cb26de >> ** >> >> * * >> >> *From:* excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> excel-macros@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Venkat CV >> *Sent:* Friday, August 05, 2011 2:20 PM >> *To:* excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Excel 2000 will not Open - Advice needed* >> *** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Hi **Charlie,***** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Please try with some Others UserAccount Logins else Create a New Login >> Account and try...***** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Best Regards,***** >> >> *Venkat ***** >> >> *Chennai***** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Cab Boose <swch...@gmail.com> wrote:**** >> >> Hi Venkat**** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks for the reference. I was pretty sure that it would work. >> Unfortuanately no. I still get the same message.**** >> >> **** >> >> Any other options ? I am sure we will find it eventually.**** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks**** >> >> **** >> >> Charlie**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Venkat CV <venkat1....@gmail.com> wrote:* >> *** >> >> Hi,**** >> >> **** >> >> Look below links See if helps...**** >> >> **** >> >> >> http://www.leonelson.com/2009/08/25/windows-cannot-access-the-specified-device-path-or-file-you-may-not-have-the-appropriate-permissions-to-access-the-item/ >> **** >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *Best Regards,***** >> >> *Venkat ***** >> >> *Chennai***** >> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Cab Boose <swch...@gmail.com> wrote:**** >> >> Hi**** >> >> **** >> >> I am using Win7 and Excel 2000.**** >> >> **** >> >> Have never had problems for years, but now all of a sudden Excel will not >> open. Comes up with : "Windows can not access the specified device, path >> or file."**** >> >> **** >> >> I have been advised to reload Office 2000. A couple of questions:**** >> >> **** >> >> 1. Do I reload all of Office 2000 or is it best just to reload the >> excel.exe file ?**** >> >> 2. Will all the spreadsheet files be untouched ?**** >> >> 3. If I reload Office 2000 or the excel.exe , will lose any add-in's >> that exist at the moment. not really a problem as I can still reload the >> add-in**** >> >> **** >> >> 4. There maybe other options you can suggest.**** >> >> **** >> >> At about the same time I had downloaded ASAP Excel utility. I have now >> removed from computer. No improvement though with opening Excel.**** >> >> **** >> >> I have tried to open Excel in 'safe' mode' no luck. Double clicked the >> .exe file itself, no luck, did a registry clean with ccleaner no luck. Did >> a virus scan on critical areas, no luck.**** >> >> **** >> >> Look forward to receiving good addvice to resolve my problem.**** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks**** >> >> **** >> >> Charlie Harris**** >> >> NZ**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> -- >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Some important links for excel users: >> 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : >> http://twitter.com/exceldailytip >> 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 >> 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com >> 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com >> 5. 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