OFF2000: Error Message: Windows Cannot Find <Program> (249958)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: To temporarily work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Associate the Office File Extensions

To associate the Office file extensions with the appropriate executable file (.exe) in Office 2000, use the following steps:

NOTE: The following is a list of the file extensions for Office.

Office Program          Program File Type                  Extension 
--------------          -----------------                  ---------
Microsoft Access        Microsoft Access Application       .mdb
Microsoft Excel         Microsoft Excel Worksheet          .xls        
Microsoft PowerPoint    Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation  .ppt        
Microsoft Word          Microsoft Word Document            .doc        
				

1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, and then click Windows NT Explorer.
2. On the View menu, click Options.
3. Click the File Types tab.
4. In the Registered file types list, click Microsoft Access Application. Click Edit.
5. In the Actions list, click Open. Click Edit.
6. Edit the path in the Application used to perform action edit box to read "<Drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Msaccess.exe" (including the quotation marks).
7. Click OK, and then click Close.
8. Repeat Steps 4 through 7 for the remaining Office programs.

NOTE: If Microsoft Access Application is not listed in the Registered file types list, skip to Microsoft Excel Worksheet.

Method 2: Reinstall Office 2000

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, double-click Microsoft Office 2000 <Version>.
4. Click Repair Office, select Reinstall Office, and then click Finish.