Invalid Picture Error

[Dennis Hancy]

I am working with someone who is getting the following error when she
starts MS Excel:

"Invalid Picture"

The only two choices she has are OK and HELP.

Clicking Help, she gets this message:

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Invalid picture (Error 481)

An invalid graphics format was assigned to the Picture property. This
error has the following cause and solution:

- You tried to assign a graphics format other than a bitmap, icon, or
Windows metafile to the Picture property of a form or control.

Ensure that the file you are trying to load into the Picture property
is a valid graphics file supported by Visual Basic.
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I am at a loss as to where to begin finding the problem.

The picture property of what?

Any help would be appreciated.


Dennis Hancy
Eaton Corporation
Cleveland, OH

 

[Dave Peterson]

If it happens when she's starting excel, I'd guess that it was in an addin
(under tools|addins) or in her XLStart folder. These are the things that excel
starts each time it loads.

I'd uncheck all the addins and move things out of her xlstart folder.

Then, one-by-one, add each back. See which one causes the trouble.

Oh, and one more spot to look:

Tools|Options|General Tab:
"at startup, open all files in:" <xl2002 wording>
"Alternate Startup File location" <before xl2002 wording>

Clear out that box. (I've never seen anyone really use this.) And some fill it
in by mistake.

Chip Pearson has some additional notes to help diagnose this kind of problem at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm