Hi Beth,
Anytime I choose to open a file either through Explorer or
through Outlook that is an .xls, I recewive an error
message that kernel32.dll has caused an error and will now
close.
I cannot open any files in Excel - tells me path name/file
not specified.
Anytime I click on Explorer I get the forementioned
"kernel32.dll" error message.
This is a default list of things-to-do when Excel exhibits startup
problems.
Try opening Excel without any addins or hidden workbooks:
Start, Run,
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /Automation
Quotes mandatory, Note you may have to change the path.
If your error disappears, there is either an add-in or a (hidden)
workbook that is loaded upon XL's start, which bothers you.
- Try locating the XLSTART directory, move everything from there.
- In XL: Tools, Addins, note the ones checked and uncheck them one at
the time, each time restarting XL
- In XL, Tools, options, general. Check if a path is entered after
"Alternate startup file location". Clear it.
Another option is to open XL in Safe mode:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /Safe
Also, you might try:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /Regserver
Yet another possible problem is a corruption of your toolbar
customisation file. Locate all files with extension .xlb and rename the
extension(s) to something like .old
Now try and start XL again.
Also, NAV has shown to cause "Excel caused an invalid page
fault in module VBE6.DLL".
You might try disabling the Office plug in of NAV.
Other causes may be a full TEMP folder:
In Windows 95/98 and ME
Delete all files in C:\Windows\Temp
In Windows NT/2000/XP
Find and Select C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\local settings\temp
and delete all files in there.
They are often left behind by installing programs but Excel needs the
space.
This is what MS has to say about startup problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q280504
And this about startup switches:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q211481
Regards,
Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
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