this is the error I get

[chris]

cannot find the file "c:\desktop\new master inventory.xls'
(or one of its components). Make sure the path and
filename are correct and that all required librairies are
available.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Maybe one of these will help.

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

An alternative might be to do:
Try Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

 

[chris]

I did the second option you mentioned 1st and it fixed the
problem. however, I thought it wouldn't hurt to do the
1st option and reset the registry to its factor settings
so I wouldn't see this problem again. to my
disappointment the problem got worse and it gave me three
errors when I tried to open the files from the desktop.
the errors were

cannot find the file "c:\desktop\new master inventory.xls'
cannot find the file "c:\desktop\master.xls'
cannot find the file "c:\desktop\inventory.xls'

I can still open the files if I open it through excel. I
also found I can open the files from the desktop if I
rename the file with no spaces in the file name. However,
I still can not open an excel file emailed to me from
Outlook. I have to save it 1st.

I would also like to be able to save excel files with
spaces in the future.

I am running win 95 and excel 97. thanks

 

[Dave Peterson]

I'd try the registry stuff once more (both /unregserver and /regserver).

then make sure that the check mark is missing.

If that fails, here's a link that Ken Macksey posted that worked for him:
http://google.com/groups?threadm=#F#[email protected]

(But later he came back and posted that when he did /unregserver followed by
/regserver, it worked ok.)

 

[Dave Peterson]

By the way, I've done a few /unregserver and /regserver just to play around and
they've never caused that problem with me (win98 and xl97 & xl2002).

So except for it not working, I don't think you did anything really wrong. (Now
that didn't help much, huh?)