Cannot open excel file. Excel has caused an error in EXCEL..

PK · External Since: Sep 07, 2003 Posts: 2

When I open an Excel file I get the following
message "Excel has caused an error in EXCEL.EXE. Excel
will now close. If you continue to experience problems
try to restarting your computer." The only option is to
click the "close" button on the message. I get an
hourglass when I attempt any other action. This only
occurs on one file. My other excel files function fine.
This error message started after computer "froze" while
file was open and computer was rebooted.
I have:
Rebooted
Updated all Microsoft ME and Microsoft Office 2000 patches
Updated Norton virus definitions.
Ran Scan-Disk
Ran Norton Virus Scan
Can anyone help?

Jennifer · External Since: Sep 06, 2003 Posts: 4

>-----Original Message-----
>When I open an Excel file I get the following
>message "Excel has caused an error in EXCEL.EXE. Excel
>will now close. If you continue to experience problems
>try to restarting your computer." The only option is to
>click the "close" button on the message. I get an
>hourglass when I attempt any other action. This only
>occurs on one file. My other excel files function fine.
>This error message started after computer "froze" while
>file was open and computer was rebooted.
>I have:
>Rebooted
>Updated all Microsoft ME and Microsoft Office 2000 patches
>Updated Norton virus definitions.
>Ran Scan-Disk
>Ran Norton Virus Scan
>Can anyone help?
>

In Help try choosing Detect and Repair.

Jennifer

PK · External Since: Sep 07, 2003 Posts: 2

>>-----PK's Original Message-----

When I open an Excel file I get the following
message:

"Excel has caused an error in EXCEL.EXE.
Excel will now close.
If you continue to experience problems try to restarting
your computer."

The only option is to click the "close" button on the
message. I get an hourglass when I attempt any other
action. This only occurs on one file. My other excel files
function fine. This error message started after
computer "froze" while file was open and computer was
rebooted.
I have:
Rebooted
Updated all Microsoft ME and Microsoft Office 2000 patches
Updated Norton virus definitions.
Ran Scan-Disk
Ran Norton Virus Scan
Can anyone help?
-PK

>-----Jennifer's Reply Message-----

In Help try choosing Detect and Repair.

Jennifer

>>-----PK's Reply Message-----

Wow. I am so glad someone is trying to help me! I see so
many unanswered problems. I am very grateful Jennifer.

Here is what happen when I tried your suggestion.
As soon as the 'bad' file is opened the (above) error
message appears. The cursor is an hourglass unless
directed over the error message box. I cannot select
anything except the "close" button located in the error
message box. I tried to use shortcut keys (alt H, R)
instead of cursor but I was not able to perform Detect and
Repair on the file in question. I did perform "Detect and
Repair" on other excel files just to see if it would fix
the 'bad one' but it did not.

This file is very important. Please reply with any helpful
suggestions.
-PK

fyz · Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 29

Hi,

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Hope this will help.

Alan

Lacyjee · Joined: Aug 24, 2009 Posts: 2

Your files are fully corrupted and thus got damaged, so make out some recovery process with the Repair Excel File software.
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Lacyjee · Joined: Aug 24, 2009 Posts: 2

Your files are fully corrupted and thus got damaged, so make out some recovery process with the Repair Excel File software.
The Repair Excel File is such a wonderful software which can efficiently recover all the corrupt and damaged Microsoft Excel Files. This make use of the advanced technology for repairing methods. This is used to repair corrupt Excel Files and Spreadsheets or fix XLS files.
Very Happy

Davidpoul · Joined: May 04, 2009 Posts: 4

Your files get corrupted due to which you are not able to open it. You need the recovery software to repair your excel file. Excel Repair from Stellar is a wonderful software which can efficiently recover all the corrupt and damaged MS Excel Files.