What is an Excel "class not registered" error.

Every time I open Microsoft Excel I get a "Class Not Registered" error.

It states "Looking for object with CLSID:{*********************}

What is this?

It would seem that Excel has fouled up its own internal
registration. Close Excel, go to the Windows Start menu, choose
Run, and enter

Excel.exe /regserver

Excel will start, do its internal housekeeping task, then exit.
Now try to start Excel normally.
--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com





"weberts2" <weberts2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69CE5569-C26A-432C-BB0C-099CC7C69310@microsoft.com...
> Every time I open Microsoft Excel I get a "Class Not
> Registered" error.
>
> It states "Looking for object with
> CLSID:{*********************}
>
> What is this?

Hey Chip, thanks for you help but it didn't work.

I ran the Excel.exe regserver at the Start, Run Command and it did exactly
as you said it would do but when I reopened it, I still get the same error.

Any more help?

Elise

"Chip Pearson" wrote:

> It would seem that Excel has fouled up its own internal
> registration. Close Excel, go to the Windows Start menu, choose
> Run, and enter
>
> Excel.exe /regserver
>
> Excel will start, do its internal housekeeping task, then exit.
> Now try to start Excel normally.
> --
> Cordially,
> Chip Pearson
> Microsoft MVP - Excel
> Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
> www.cpearson.com
>
>
>
>
>
> "weberts2" <weberts2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:69CE5569-C26A-432C-BB0C-099CC7C69310@microsoft.com...
> > Every time I open Microsoft Excel I get a "Class Not
> > Registered" error.
> >
> > It states "Looking for object with
> > CLSID:{*********************}
> >
> > What is this?
>
>
>

weberts,
You didn't give the entire message but if its one of these i have a solution for you.

Looking for object with CLSID:{AC9F2F90-E877-11CE-9F68-00AA00574A4F}
Looking for object with CLSID:{C62A69F0-16DC-11CE-9E98-00AA00574A4F}

Go here for the answer:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=182500

Dave

Originally Posted by weberts2

Every time I open Microsoft Excel I get a "Class Not Registered" error.

It states "Looking for object with CLSID:{*********************}

What is this?