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If you receive Microsoft Excel cannot access the file, There are several possible reasons error message you can use the following suggestions to resolve the issue.

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This happens for any Word document when I open it up via a shortcut or by double-clicking, even if I just started Windows 2000.<P>BTW, this does not happen to me under Excel 97.