XL2000: AutoSave Settings Are Not Retained Between Sessions of Excel 2000

ID: Q231117

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Excel, the settings that you previously specified for the AutoSave feature are not retained.

RESOLUTION

An upgraded version of the AutoSave Add-in that fixes this problem is now available from Microsoft.

Downloading the AutoSave Add-in Upgrade

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

ASUpdate.EXE

Release Date: Sep-09-1999

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

Installing the AutoSave Add-in Upgrade

In Windows Explorer, double-click the Asupdate.exe file to install the AutoSave Add-in upgrade on your computer.

NOTE: You may need to insert your Microsoft Office 2000 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive in order to install this upgrade. If you need to update your administrative installation point, follow these steps:

In Windows Explorer, create a folder named Autosave in the root directory.

On the Start menu, click Run.

In the Open box, type path\Asupdate.exe /t:c:\autosave /c, where path is the full path to the Asupdate.exe file, and then click OK.

Click Yes to accept the license agreement.

Copy the Autosave.xla file from the C:\Autosave folder on your hard disk to the \Pfiles\Msoffice\Office\Library folder on your server.

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 : kbfile kbdta xladdins
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug