OFFXP: Web Spreadsheet Component Toolbar Is Not Displayed as Expected (280662)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Web Components
This article was previously published under Q280662

SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to view a Microsoft Excel-based Web Spreadsheet Component in a Web page, the Web page may open as expected, but the Spreadsheet Component may not be displayed correctly. Specifically, the worksheet cells are displayed but the Web Spreadsheet Component toolbar is missing.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Mscomctl.ocx file is not registered correctly.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, register the Mscomctl.ocx file.

To do this, type the following at the command prompt:

regsvr32 mscomctl.ocx

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The Office Web Components are a set of Component Object Model (COM) controls that bring interactive spreadsheets, PivotTables, and charts to a number of control containers. The Office Web Components library contains four main components: Spreadsheet, Chart, PivotTable, and Data Source. The other two controls, largely dependent on the Data Source control, are the Expand and RecordNavigation controls.

These components are included with the Microsoft Office Standard Suite and the Microsoft Office Professional Suite, as well as with Microsoft Access. They are not included with any of the other stand-alone Microsoft Office products or with Microsoft Office Small Business Edition.

Regsvr32.exe is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or later, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) or later. Regsvr32.exe is installed in the System folder (Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition [Me], Windows 98, and Windows 95) or System32 folder (Windows NT).

Regsvr32.exe Usage

The following syntax and command-line options (switches) can be used with RegSvr32.exe: 
   Regsvr32 [/u] [/n] [/i[:cmdline]] dllname

   Switch  Function
      /u   Unregister server

      /i   Call DllInstall passing it an optional [cmdline];
           when used with /u, calls dll uninstall

      /n   Do not call DllRegisterServer; this option must
           be used with /i
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/12/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB280662
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