Files can't be read

[glehew]

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

I send weekly file to folks and save them as Excel 4.0 worksheets. Most people who get the files have PC's with older versions of excel. I recently installed the 11.4.1 update and now several people tell me they can't read the files. Any ideas of how to fix this.

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

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

I send weekly file to folks and save them as Excel 4.0 worksheets. Most people
who get the files have PC's with older versions of excel. I recently installed
the 11.4.1 update and now several people tell me they can't read the files.
Any ideas of how to fix this.

How are you sending them? What does "can't read the files" mean? Is there an
error? What is the error? How are they trying to open the files - double
click or file-Open?

 

[Dr. J]

How are you sending them? What does "can't read the files" mean? Is there an
error? What is the error? How are they trying to open the files - double
click or file-Open?

Hi, I have a similar problem. After installing the 11.4.1 (080219)
update, I am unable to open an excel file sent to me by email (other,
older files open fine). Excel starts up OK, but no file data appears.
A progress bar momentarily flashes, but nothing else happens. The
system console reports the following error:

3/26/08 9:07:10 AM [0x0-0x42042].com.microsoft.Excel[494] monitor:
task_for_pid failed (os/kern) failure

This sounds similar to gle's problem. I'm running OS X 10.5.1 on a new
Mac Desktop (2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel; 2 GB RAM). Any thoughts?
Thanks.

 

[Alan]

How are you sending them? What does "can'tread the files" mean? Is therean
error? What is the error? How are they trying toopenthe files - double
click or file-Open?

Hi, I have a similar problem. After installing the 11.4.1 (080219)
update, I am unable toopenanexcelfile sent to me by email (other,
older filesopenfine).Excelstarts up OK, but no file data appears.
A progress bar momentarily flashes, but nothing else happens. The
system console reports the following error:

3/26/08 9:07:10 AM [0x0-0x42042].com.microsoft.Excel[494] monitor:
task_for_pid failed (os/kern) failure

This sounds similar to gle's problem. I'm running OS X 10.5.1 on a new
Mac Desktop (2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel; 2 GB RAM). Any thoughts?
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Hi,

Your file is probably corrupt or damaged. I think you can try a
utility called Advanced Excel Repair to repair your Excel xls file. It
works rather well for my corrupt Excel xls files. Its web address is
http://www.datanumen.com/aer/ Hope this helps.

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Your file is probably corrupt or damaged. I think you can try a
utility called Advanced Excel Repair to repair your Excel xls file. It
works rather well for my corrupt Excel xls files. Its web address is

Alan, you're an idiot.

 

[CyberTaz]

Actually, I think Alan is a web crawler I've been tempted to send them a
message through their web site but I'm afraid I'll contract an incurable
Asian plague worse than what we had to contend with in '69... And I'm sure
it would serve no purpose whatsoever.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac