Problem with embedded Excel Object in Word 2

[lhuegele]

I'm having a strange problem that I hope someone here can help me with.

We are running Office 2003 Enterprise with all the latest patches applied. We have a Word document that has an embedded Excel object. For all but 2 users, when you double-click on the Excel object, the spreadsheet opens up for editing.

For the other 2 users, they get the following errors:
"Microsoft Office Word can't start the application required to open this object. An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Would you like to repair this feature now?"

If you click YES, then you get "Installing components for Microsoft Office Word - Installing: Application server". This process then fails with the error "This object was created in Excel. This application is not available to open this object. Make sure the application is properly installed and that it has not been deleted, moved, or renamed.". This is also the same error you get if you click NO above to repairing the feature.

Office has been removed and reinstalled and still this problem persists. Any ideas on what this might be caused by or how we might fix this?

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[lhuegele]

I can not seem to recreate the C++ runtime error. Very strange. Having Excel open while working in these types of Word documents is a good work-around for now, but I would still like to figure this one out. I'll check out that KB article, thanks again!

No "Works in Word" is installed btw. I am removing MELL Microsoft Office 2000 (whatever that is!).

Thanks again to all for your help.

 

[McDonnellDouglas]

Hello

Reg prob:
"For the other 2 users, they get the following errors:
"Microsoft Office Word can't start the application required to open this object. An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Would you like to repair this feature now?""

- Close office applications!

then try

Start -> run -> regsvr32 ole32.dll

worked for me

good luck!

 

[lhuegele]

Thanks, I will give that a try and report back if it works for us or not.

Would it work for me to run "regsvr32 ole32.dll" before trying again, or does this solution require me to get the error first before running this command?

Thanks,

 

[lhuegele]

Thanks for trying, but registering in the DLL worked, but did not solve the problem. We still have to have Excel running before the embedded Excel sheet in the word document can be edited INSIDE the Word document itself when you double-click on it.

Thanks anyway. The work-around is working for us for now.

 

[xlhelp]

Hi. We have done the use DDE and DDE message part. But would you be averse to listing what you have in all the boxes when you go to Windows Exolorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types, select XLS, click Advanced, select Open, click Edit?

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[lhuegele]

The system doesn't have a problem opening Excel files from Windows Explorer. The problem is when there are embedded Excel objects inside a Word document. Also, the problem is only for a couple of workstations. Everyone else has no problem editing embedded Excel objects.

Following the path you stated, we have the following:

Action: &Open
Application used to perform action:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE is checked
DDE Message: [open("%1")]
Application: Excel
DDE Application Not Running: is blank
Topic: system

Thanks,