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http://www.leonelson.com/2009/08/25/windows-cannot-access-the-specified-device-path-or-file-you-may-not-have-the-appropriate-permissions-to-access-the-item/ *Best Regards,* *Venkat * *Chennai* On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Cab Boose <swch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I am using Win7 and Excel 2000. > > Have never had problems for years, but now all of a sudden Excel will not > open. Comes up with : "Windows can not access the specified device, path > or file." > > I have been advised to reload Office 2000. A couple of questions: > > 1. Do I reload all of Office 2000 or is it best just to reload the > excel.exe file ? > 2. Will all the spreadsheet files be untouched ? > 3. If I reload Office 2000 or the excel.exe , will lose any add-in's that > exist at the moment. not really a problem as I can still reload the add-in > > 4. There maybe other options you can suggest. > > At about the same time I had downloaded ASAP Excel utility. I have now > removed from computer. No improvement though with opening Excel. > > I have tried to open Excel in 'safe' mode' no luck. Double clicked the > .exe file itself, no luck, did a registry clean with ccleaner no luck. Did > a virus scan on critical areas, no luck. > > Look forward to receiving good addvice to resolve my problem. > > Thanks > > Charlie Harris > NZ > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Some important links for excel users: > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link > http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > -- ** * * * * -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
