can't open excel file

[bill]

I get the message XLS File Format Is Not Valid when I try
to open a Microsoft Excel file on my computer even though
it opens without any problems on other computers. I have
Excel version 5.0a. Could it be a Windows XP problem? I
don't have access to the other computers anymore so I
don't know which versions they have. Does anyone have
ideas as to what the problem is? Thanks.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You installed Excel 5 on WinXp, and it works?

Bruce Chambers

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"bill" > wrote in message
...
>
> I get the message XLS File Format Is Not Valid when I try
> to open a Microsoft Excel file on my computer even though
> it opens without any problems on other computers. I have
> Excel version 5.0a. Could it be a Windows XP problem? I
> don't have access to the other computers anymore so I
> don't know which versions they have. Does anyone have
> ideas as to what the problem is? Thanks.
>

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message

> Greetings --
>
> You installed Excel 5 on WinXp, and it works?
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

I would expect it to work, but it won't open XLS files from a newer version
of Excel.

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[bill]

Mr. Chambers: Thanks for the comment. Do you mean the
excel 5a will never be able to open xls files? Must I get
a newer version of excel to open xls? Thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>"Bruce Chambers" > wrote
in message

>> Greetings --
>>
>> You installed Excel 5 on WinXp, and it works?
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>I would expect it to work, but it won't open XLS files
from a newer version
>of Excel.
>
>--
>Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
>Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>http://www.fjsmjs.com
>
>.
>

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"bill" > wrote in message

> Mr. Chambers: Thanks for the comment. Do you mean the
> excel 5a will never be able to open xls files? Must I get
> a newer version of excel to open xls? Thanks.


It probably cannot open XLS files from recent versions of Excel.

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