Cannot Open Excel File from Internet Explorer More Than Once (200623)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q200623

SYMPTOMS

When you click a link to a Microsoft Excel 97 file a second time while the Excel file is already open, you may receive the following error message:
Could not open file name.xls. Server execution failed.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of problems in Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 1.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain and install Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2, or upgrade to Internet Explorer 5. For information about how to do so, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/15/2005
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB200623