MXL: Error Inserting Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a Microsoft Excel Worksheet object in a client application, Microsoft Excel version 5.0 may start in the background, and you may receive the following error message:

   The server application, source file, or item cannot be found. Make sure
   the application is properly installed, and that it has not been deleted,
   moved, or renamed.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you have Microsoft Excel versions 4.0 and 5.0 installed on your computer, and one of the following is true:

• You installed version 4.0 most recently

  -or-

• The Embedding Preferences file and the Registration Database file are missing from the Preferences folder in the System folder or these files are damaged.

Note that if the Microsoft Excel version 5.0 information is not present in the Registration Database file, the information is not entered automatically when you start Microsoft Excel. You must run the Microsoft Excel version 5.0 Setup program again in order for these entries to be written correctly.

WORKAROUNDS

To work around this problem, run the Microsoft Excel version 5.0 Setup program again so that Microsoft Excel version 5.0 is registered correctly. When you insert a Microsoft Excel Worksheet object, a Microsoft Excel version 5.0 worksheet object is inserted.