XL7: Error Message "There is no disk in the drive..."

ID: Q151104

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51

SUMMARY

When you open a Microsoft Excel version 7.0 file in Microsoft Windows NT you may receive the following error message:

There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive <drive letter>

where <drive letter> is a logical CD-ROM drive. If you click Retry or Ignore several times the workbook will eventually open.

CAUSE

This error message is caused by a reference to a file or library that is no longer valid.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, either have a CD-ROM in the drive or remove the references to the missing workbooks. To remove the references, do the following:

Select a Visual Basic module sheet.

On the Tools menu, click References.

Click to clear any references that have the word "MISSING:" before the name of the reference, for example:
MISSING: Summary.xls

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:7.0; winnt:3.51
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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