Error message on opening Excel after deleting add-in file
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From: Gord Dibben on 1 May 2010 10:56 Apologies for not directing you to the Add-ins manager in 2007. But happy to hear you're fixed up. Gord On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:43:49 -0700, Prof Wonmug <wonmug(a)e.mcc> wrote: >On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:40:57 -0700, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> >wrote: > >>Are you asked if you want to delete it? > >Nope > >>Is AddinB still still checked in Tools>Add-ins? >> >>Uncheck it and answer Yes. > >Thnak you. That did it. Problem solved. > >This is Excel 2007, so there's no Tools option. I tried the Add-In tab >on the magical ribbon, but no joy. I guess that was too logical. > >Next, I tried File | Options | Add-Ins. At the top, under Active >Add-Ins, AddinB was still listed. Of course, there is no check box to >uncheck and no Delete option. That would be too easy. Then I noticed >the Manage: box with Excel Add-ins and clicked Go. Finally, there is a >list with checkboxes to uncheck. Uncheck the box and away it goes. > >Thanks for the tip. > >I wonder if the Microsoft developers get extra credit for making >things arcanel If so, the Excel developers must all be billionaires. > >>Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP >> >>On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:01:53 -0700, Prof Wonmug <wonmug(a)e.mcc> wrote: >> >>>On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:39:08 +0100, "Peter T" <peter_t(a)discussions> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>Do you have a reference to the old addin, Tools References, or some other >>>>Link perhaps. >>> >>>Well, if I do, I can't find it. Where do I look? All searches for the >>>string "AddinB" say "not found". >>> >>> >>>>Regards, >>>>Peter T >>>> >>>>"Prof Wonmug" <wonmug(a)e.mcc> wrote in message >>>>news:oislt5p2b3p6jdh1soad21ucl1673ga00m(a)4ax.com... >>>>>I have two add-in files (AddinA.xlam & AddinB.xlam). I decided to >>>>> consolidate them into one file with several different modules. So, I >>>>> moved all of the modules in AddinB to AddinA and deleted AddinB.xlam. >>>>> >>>>> Now, every time I open Excel, even with a new workbook, I get this >>>>> error message: >>>>> >>>>> 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data >>>>> \Microsoft\AddIns\AddinB.xlam' could not be found. ... >>>>> >>>>> I have searched all of the relevant workbooks, none of which are open >>>>> when I get the error message, and cannot find the string "AddinB" >>>>> anywhere. >>>>> >>>>> How do I get rid of this error message? >>>>
From: Prof Wonmug on 1 May 2010 14:17
On Sat, 01 May 2010 07:56:17 -0700, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote: >Apologies for not directing you to the Add-ins manager in 2007. > >But happy to hear you're fixed up. Well, how could you know? I forgot to mention that I was using 2007. Again, thanks for the tip. |