Excel files don't open anymore

[Bernd]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel

Since two days I receive "file could not be found" messages when trying to open several different Excel files.
These files work just fine on my daughter's Mac and on PC as well.
I de-installed Office and re-installed with different product key - to no avail.
When checking in Excel its actually says that the file is opened.

Did anybody see this before and knows how to help?
Bernd

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel

Since two days I receive "file could not be found" messages when trying to
open several different Excel files.
These files work just fine on my daughter's Mac and on PC as well.
I de-installed Office and re-installed with different product key - to no
avail.
When checking in Excel its actually says that the file is opened.

Did anybody see this before and knows how to help?
Bernd

You'll need to provide a little more information. If you attempt to open the
file from the recent file list, you may get the file can not be found, if
the file has been moved. Does File-Open work? If not, what happens when you
try? If the file is indeed open, and appears in Excel's Window menu, try
windows-Arrange to move the file back on screen.

Remember that on the Macintosh, it is hardly ever necessary to uninstall and
reinstall as it is on Windows. Save yourself a lot of time and grief and try
other solutions first.

 

[Bernd Kraemer]

Version: 2004 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) > Processor:

Intel > > Since two days I receive "file could not be found" messages
when trying to > open several different Excel files. > These files work
just fine on my daughter's Mac and on PC as well. > I de-installed Office
and re-installed with different product key - to no > avail. > When checking
in Excel its actually says that the file is opened. > > Did anybody see
this before and knows how to help? > Bernd You'll need to provide a little
more information. If you attempt to open the file from the recent file
list, you may get the file can not be found, if the file has been moved.
Does File-Open work? If not, what happens when you try? If the file is
indeed open, and appears in Excel's Window menu, try windows-Arrange to
move the file back on screen.





Remember that on the Macintosh, it is hardly ever necessary to uninstall
and reinstall as it is on Windows. Save yourself a lot of time and grief
and try other solutions first.





-- Bob Greenblatt [MVP], Macintosh bobgreenblattATmsnDOTcom






Bob, thanks for your answer.

When I try file open or from the recent list, the same thing happens.
When I Do "get info" from the files directly, Excel says that the file was last opened at exactly the time I tried to open it.

Interestingly, Word doesn't work anymore either (Entourage and Powerpoint do work). When I try to open a Word doc it tells me that the file used by another user (my Mac is standalone). Also, it tells me that it doesn't find the normal template....

This happened all of the sudden. The only thing I changed recently was that I installed "Silverkeeper" from LaCie and backed up my system. But then, it worked for two weeks after the first backup and I can't see any relation to this.

Best regards,
Bernd

 

[Bernd Kraemer]

On 9/3/08 7:14 PM, in article (e-mail address removed)9absDaxw, >

: > > > Version: 2004 > > Operating System:
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) > > Processor: Intel > > > > Since two days I receive
"file could not be found" messages when trying to > > open several different
Excel files. > > These files work just fine on my daughter's Mac and on
PC as well. > > I de-installed Office and re-installed with different
product key - to no > > avail. > > When checking in Excel its actually
says that the file is opened. > > > > Did anybody see this before and
knows how to help? > > Bernd > You'll need to provide a little more information.
If you attempt to open the > file from the recent file list, you may get
the file can not be found, if > the file has been moved. Does File-Open
work? If not, what happens when you > try? If the file is indeed open,
and appears in Excel's Window menu, try > windows-Arrange to move the
file back on screen. > > Remember that on the Macintosh, it is hardly
ever necessary to uninstall and > reinstall as it is on Windows. Save
yourself a lot of time and grief and try > other solutions first. > >
-- > Bob Greenblatt [MVP], Macintosh > bobgreenblattATmsnDOTcom > > Bob,
thanks for your answer.





When I try file open or from the recent list, the same thing happens.
When I Do "get info" from the files directly, Excel says that the file
was last opened at exactly the time I tried to open it.





Interestingly, Word doesn't work anymore either (Entourage and Powerpoint
do work). When I try to open a Word doc it tells me that the file used
by another user (my Mac is standalone). Also, it tells me that it doesn't
find the normal template....





This happened all of the sudden. The only thing I changed recently was
that I installed "Silverkeeper" from LaCie and backed up my system. But
then, it worked for two weeks after the first backup and I can't see any
relation to this.





Best regards, Bernd






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