Cannot find share.exe

[Mark]

I'm trying to assist a friend with re-installing Excel.
He has a old version of Excel (doesn't know for sure -
possibly 97) and is running Windows ME.

He previously had this installed but ended up
reformatting his system. He's now going back trying to
re-install his software.

He starts to install Excel using the licensed
installation disks but gets an error, "Cannot find
share.exe on system".

Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Is it just a matter
of getting a copy of this file? Where does it belong?
Etc.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Mark replied to another post that he got it working.

 

[sweet-soo]

Share.exe is an old dos 6.1 file needed to run excel 97/95.

Create folder c:\dos. Get a copy of dos 6.1 and copy
share.exe to that folder. Then edit autoexec.bat.

Sorry I cannot remember how to edit autoexec. But I do
have copy of share.exe if you need it.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Newer versions of windows don't require the guts of the file. They only require
that a file with that name exists.

In fact, the suggestion at the other post showed how to create a 0 byte (no guts
at all!) file with that name.

 

[jager]

*Share.exe is an old dos 6.1 file needed to run excel 97/95.

Create folder c:\dos. Get a copy of dos 6.1 and copy
share.exe to that folder. Then edit autoexec.bat.

Sorry I cannot remember how to edit autoexec. But I do
have copy of share.exe if you need it.

-
jage

 

[jager]

Create folder c:\dos. Get a copy of dos 6.1 and copy
share.exe to that folder. Then edit autoexec.bat.

I ALSO NEED TO KNOW HOW TO EDIT autoexec. I have copy of share.ex
from an old dos file.

Thanks,
Jager, (e-mail address removed)

-----Original Message-----
I'm trying to assist a friend with re-installing Excel.
He has a old version of Excel (doesn't know for sure -
possibly 97) and is running Windows ME.

He previously had this installed but ended up
reformatting his system. He's now going back trying to
re-install his software.

He starts to install Excel using the licensed
installation disks but gets an error, "Cannot find
share.exe on system".

Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Is it just a matter
of getting a copy of this file? Where does it belong?
Etc.

Any advice would be appreciated.
.
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-
jage

 

[bubblegum]

i cant find mi reformat disces wat do i do?????


-
bubblegu

 

[bubblegum]

help plese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


-
bubblegu

 

[Lady Layla]

You dont need them



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[Dave Peterson]

Use Notepad to create a file (nothing in it). Save it as Share.exe.

The bad news is where to put it. I think it goes in your x:\windows folder, or
x:\windows\system32 or any folder in your path.

Share.exe went away with Windows95 (IIRC). So you can fool excel by making an
empty one.

 

[Gord Dibben]

You don't need it, just fake it.

Following KB article shows how.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=161619

Gord Dibben Excel MVP