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Cannot open .xls file
A friend of mine has a file on a floppy disk that she couldn't open. I
tried it on my PC and can't open it either. The error message reads: 'filename.xls' cannot be accessed. The file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access a read-only location. Or the server the document is stored on may not be responding. I've tried copying it but it won't let me. Any thoughts? --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Cannot open .xls file
Hi
sounds like your file got corrupted. Therefore NEVER try opening a file directly froma floppy disk. this causes these kind of problems -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany A friend of mine has a file on a floppy disk that she couldn't open. I tried it on my PC and can't open it either. The error message reads: 'filename.xls' cannot be accessed. The file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access a read-only location. Or the server the document is stored on may not be responding. I've tried copying it but it won't let me. Any thoughts? --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Cannot open .xls file
uglyphd,
Try copying the file to a folder in your machine. Then open it from there. Opening or saving to a floppy with excel is troublesome. Works OK with small files and extra space on the floppy, but it's not a good idea. -- Earl Kiosterud mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net ------------------------------------------- "uglyphd " wrote in message ... A friend of mine has a file on a floppy disk that she couldn't open. I tried it on my PC and can't open it either. The error message reads: 'filename.xls' cannot be accessed. The file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access a read-only location. Or the server the document is stored on may not be responding. I've tried copying it but it won't let me. Any thoughts? --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Cannot open .xls file
Thanks. I did try making a copy but got an error message saying cylical
redundancy error. I have since found out that she got a new PC recently. I told her to fire up the old PC and try to open it there. I'm hoping she never closed the file in the old PC and just pulled the disk. If not, she has a lot of typing to do. We have a grade school reunion every 5 years and this is all the classmate info for everyone who ever went to our school. Thanks again. --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Cannot open .xls file
Uglyphd,
CRC error means it's not able to read the data on the floppy. Try another machine -- you might get lucky -- preferable her old machine, if still available. If it can read the file, copy it to a folder or to the desktop, then from there to another diskette. -- Earl Kiosterud mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net ------------------------------------------- "uglyphd " wrote in message ... Thanks. I did try making a copy but got an error message saying cylical redundancy error. I have since found out that she got a new PC recently. I told her to fire up the old PC and try to open it there. I'm hoping she never closed the file in the old PC and just pulled the disk. If not, she has a lot of typing to do. We have a grade school reunion every 5 years and this is all the classmate info for everyone who ever went to our school. Thanks again. --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Cannot open .xls file
There are commercial recovery services (I've never used them), but you may want
to ask: http://www.officerecovery.com/excel/index.htm And I'm sure you could find more via google. "uglyphd " wrote: Thanks. I did try making a copy but got an error message saying cylical redundancy error. I have since found out that she got a new PC recently. I told her to fire up the old PC and try to open it there. I'm hoping she never closed the file in the old PC and just pulled the disk. If not, she has a lot of typing to do. We have a grade school reunion every 5 years and this is all the classmate info for everyone who ever went to our school. Thanks again. --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ -- Dave Peterson |
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