Need Help Initializing Excel Spreadsheet Program

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jb999

Hi,

I'm using Excel 2000 which is running on Windows ME. When I open the
menu spreadsheet of a workbook with macros, I keep getting the
following error:

-Run-Time Error .... The Program is not initialized. An administrator
must initialize the program by starting it once. -

I had no trouble installing the new Excel Add-In program. I am using a
personal laptop computer. I tried running the program in safe mode to
see if I could get around the error, but that didn't work.

I'm not sure what the error message means. Or how to correct it. I
would appreciate any help! Thanks!
 
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Dave Peterson

But if you don't try to load this addin, then excel behaves nice and normal?

If that's true, then I think you'll want to find an admin or the author of that
addin and ask what's going on?

Or you could post the name of the addin (and source URL if you got it off the
internet). Maybe someone has used it and can help.
 
J

jb999

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply. I did call the technical support group for it
They insist that all I need to do is to log onto my computer as th
administrator and run the add-in once and then all be fine. The proble
is that it's my personal laptop and I am the only user set up to run o
it so I don't think this can be the problem.

I can add or delete any program. I can change the security settings
etc. of any other program but this one. So it seems to me that ther
must be something hardwired into the coding that's causing the probem.


The only difference between this add-in and all my other add-ins (the
all work fine) is that it required me to download and install
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

The add-in is a specialized finance add-in that came on a CD-Rom in
finance book.

Could the runtime error be caused by something in the Microsoft.NE
Framework?

Thanks for your help!

P.S. - Is there a way to tell for sure whether I am logged in as th
administrator when my computer boots up? I'm running Windows ME
 
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Dave Peterson

I don't use Windows ME, but in WinXP (home), I can go to the control panel, then
User Accounts and check/change stuff there.

You may want to ask in a Windows Newsgroup if no one else jumps in.

Sorry, I can't help.
 
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