XL2000: Error Message: &H00000001 Is an Invalid Key. The File Can Not Be Loaded

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• Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a file, you may receive the following error message:

&H00000001 is an Invalid Key
The file can not be loaded

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

• The file was originally created in either Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows or Microsoft Excel 7.0 for Windows.
  
  -and-



• The file was saved in the Microsoft Excel 2000 file format.
  
  -and-



• The file is stored on a Novell NetWare network server.

WORKAROUND

The file is damaged. You may be able to recover information from the file even though it is damaged. For additional information about recovering information from damaged files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179871 XL2000: Methods for Recovering Data from Damaged Workbooks

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbdta xlloadsave
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug