SBERET.MSI file missing - Excel/Office XP

[Mark D.]

All of my XP Office apps have been running fine since they were installed
years ago, until today. Suddenly and inexplicably...as of today when I try to
open Excel or any of my many Excel documents, Windows Installer initiates and
starts searching for set up files and then prompts me to insert the Office Xp
CD ROM, which I unfortunately cannot find. All my other Office Applications
(Word, Outlook, etc.) are still running fine.

Windows Installer directed me to a help file which indicates that the
SBERET.MSI file is missing - and needed.. I've tried searching in all folders
and sub-folders (both hidden and not hidden) on my hard drive but have not
been able to locate this file.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark DiRollo

 

[Jim Rech]

I don't know if it helps but that file is apparently from the Small Business
edition CD

http://www.ureader.com/message/1291376.aspx

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Jim
| All of my XP Office apps have been running fine since they were installed
| years ago, until today. Suddenly and inexplicably...as of today when I try
to
| open Excel or any of my many Excel documents, Windows Installer initiates
and
| starts searching for set up files and then prompts me to insert the Office
Xp
| CD ROM, which I unfortunately cannot find. All my other Office
Applications
| (Word, Outlook, etc.) are still running fine.
|
| Windows Installer directed me to a help file which indicates that the
| SBERET.MSI file is missing - and needed.. I've tried searching in all
folders
| and sub-folders (both hidden and not hidden) on my hard drive but have not
| been able to locate this file.
|
| Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Thanks,
| Mark DiRollo

 

[Mark D.]

Jim,
Thanks for the input. I cannot verify this as I do not have the CD's any
longer. They got lost at some point since the installation, many years a go.

I'm hoping there's a fix somewhere out there...

Thanks again,
Mark DiRollo

 

[handiport]

All of my XP Office apps have been running fine since they were installed
years ago, until today. Suddenly and inexplicably...as of today when I tryto
open Excel or any of my many Excel documents, Windows Installer initiates and
starts searching for set up files and then prompts me to insert the OfficeXp
CD ROM, which I unfortunately cannot find. All my other Office Applications
(Word, Outlook, etc.) are still running fine.

Windows Installer directed me to a help file which indicates that the
SBERET.MSI file is missing - and needed.. I've tried searching in all folders
and sub-folders (both hidden and not hidden) on my hard drive but have not
been able to locate this file.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark DiRollo

Try creating a folder called 'XLStart' in your Office10 programmes

Fixed mine also.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Sounds like a strange fix for this problem but whatever works<g>


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP