Internet Explorer Not Hosting MS Excel File (159415)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q159415 SYMPTOMS
When you open a Microsoft Excel file in Microsoft Internet Explorer version
3.0, the file is opened in a new instance of Microsoft Excel instead of
activating in-place inside of the browser.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when either of the following conditions are true:
- The Docobj.dll file is not properly registered. Docobj.dll is installed
with Microsoft Office 7.0.
-or-
- The file that you open was saved with a module sheet as the active
sheet. Internet Explorer 3.0 cannot open or edit module sheets within
a Microsoft Excel workbook.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.
The Docobj.dll File Is Not Properly Registered
If you are running Windows 95 and the problem occurs because the Docobj.dll
file is not being properly registered, use the following steps to
reregister the file:
- Click the Start button, and then click Run.
- Type the following in the Open box, and then click OK:
Note: Regsvr32.exe is installed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0.
The following message should now appear:
DllRegister Server in docobj.dll succeeded
The File Was Saved with a Module Active
If the problem occurs because the file was saved with a module sheet as the
active sheet, use the following steps to save the file with a worksheet
active:
- On the File menu, click open, and select the file in question.
- After the file is open, click a worksheet tab to select a
worksheet instead of a module sheet.
- On the File menu, click Save.
NOTE: If you have files in the XLSTART folder or the Alternate Startup
Folder that are saved with a module sheet active, including Add-In files
(.xla), you can expect the same results. Even though you do not attempt to
host those files, they still open when you start Microsoft Excel, and will
therefore cause the same symptoms as described earlier in this article.
REFERENCES
For additional information on in-place activation with Internet Explorer,
please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162059 Office Documents Open in Internet Explorer
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB159415 |
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