Excel 2003 articles, fixes and updates - letter E

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Excel 2003 starts with letter E that have been released. The list is daily updated.

• 918295 Error message when you use an .odc file to connect to a specific table in a mail merge data source in a 2007 Office program or in Office 2003: "Record 'number' contained too few data fields" Q918295 KB918295 January 26, 2021
• 3210991 Excel link in PowerPoint doesn't work in different language versions Q3210991 KB3210991 January 25, 2021
• 213983 Error message when you open or save a file in Microsoft Excel: "Filename is not valid" Q213983 KB213983 January 14, 2021
• 305568 Error message: To prevent possible loss of data, Microsoft Excel cannot shift nonblank cells off the worksheet Q305568 KB305568 December 17, 2020
• 299958 Errors that the RegClean utility finds after you install Microsoft Office Q299958 KB299958 December 17, 2020
• 967950 Error message "Do you want to download the converter?" when you try to open a file in Excel, Word or PowerPoint Q967950 KB967950 August 20, 2020
• 292482 Error message when you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Excel: "Method 'SaveAs' of object '_Worksheet' failed" Q292482 KB292482 August 20, 2020
• 214326 Excel incorrectly assumes that the year 1900 is a leap year Q214326 KB214326 August 30, 2019
• 922850 Error message in Office when a file is blocked by registry policy settings Q922850 KB922850 May 28, 2019
• 218153 Error message when clicking hyperlink in Office: "Cannot locate the Internet server or proxy server" Q218153 KB218153 May 27, 2019
• 286017 Error message when you open a file in Excel or in Word: "The document <Filename> caused a serious error the last time it was opened" Q286017 KB286017 September 25, 2018
• 290347 Error message when you use Web query to a secure Web page (HTTPS://) in Excel: "Unable to open" Q290347 KB290347 April 21, 2018
• 277596 Error message when you update a data query on your Excel worksheet: "This Web query returned no data" Q277596 KB277596 April 21, 2018
• 829389 Euro Currency Character Is Not Displayed Correctly in Excel 2003 Q829389 KB829389 April 20, 2018
• 828678 Excel statistical functions: Representing ties by using RANK Q828678 KB828678 April 20, 2018
• 828528 Excel statistical functions: LOGEST Q828528 KB828528 April 20, 2018
• 828526 Excel statistical functions: GROWTH Q828526 KB828526 April 20, 2018
• 828313 Excel statistical functions: CHIINV Q828313 KB828313 April 20, 2018
• 828234 Excel statistical functions: INTERCEPT Q828234 KB828234 April 20, 2018
• 828232 Excel statistical functions: STEYX Q828232 KB828232 April 20, 2018
• 828131 Excel statistical functions: RSQ Q828131 KB828131 April 20, 2018
• 827467 "Error 25090" error message when you start an Office program Q827467 KB827467 April 20, 2018
• 818234 "Error 1311: cannot locate source file" error message when you install a 2007 Office suite or Office 2003 Q818234 KB818234 April 20, 2018
• 817137 Error message when you open a Word document or an Excel worksheet: "The document caused a serious error the last time it was opened" Q817137 KB817137 April 20, 2018
• 815356 Excel may not automatically fit the worksheet to the page after you set the "Fit to" option Q815356 KB815356 April 20, 2018
• 290537 EXD files are created when you insert controls Q290537 KB290537 April 20, 2018
• 827358 Excel statistical functions: NORMINV Q827358 KB827358 April 19, 2018
• 321147 Error message: "The password you supplied is not correct" Q321147 KB321147 April 19, 2018
• 284876 Excel fails when Automation add-In loads Q284876 KB284876 April 19, 2018
• 835234 Error message when you try to save an Excel 2003 workbook that was opened from a mapped drive location: "cannot be accessed" Q835234 KB835234 April 18, 2018
• 833855 Excel 2003 hotfix package: February 29, 2004 Q833855 KB833855 April 18, 2018
• 828801 Excel statistical functions: TREND Q828801 KB828801 April 18, 2018
• 828130 Excel Statistical Functions: POISSON Q828130 KB828130 April 18, 2018
• 826112 Excel statistical functions: VAR Q826112 KB826112 April 18, 2018
• 813970 Error message when you cancel the installation of Visual Basic for Applications: "An error occurred" Q813970 KB813970 April 18, 2018
• 302596 Error message when you have the Adobe PDFMaker add-in installed Q302596 KB302596 April 18, 2018
• 839951 Excel may appear to endlessly loop calculating cells when you insert several subtotals in a workbook Q839951 KB839951 April 17, 2018
• 828129 Excel statistical functions: PEARSON Q828129 KB828129 April 17, 2018
• 827459 Excel statistical functions: BINOMDIST Q827459 KB827459 April 17, 2018
• 826772 Excel Statistical Functions: NORMSINV Q826772 KB826772 April 17, 2018
• 818954 "Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source" error messages when you run the Setup program for Office Q818954 KB818954 April 17, 2018
• 813971 Error message when you click Replace in the "Find and Replace" dialog box: "Microsoft Excel Cannot Find a Match" Q813971 KB813971 April 17, 2018
• 327006 External links may be calculated when you open a workbook that was last saved in an earlier version of Excel Q327006 KB327006 April 17, 2018
• 320473 Excel data does not retain its formatting in mail merge operations in Word Q320473 KB320473 April 17, 2018
• 291392 Excel COM add-ins and Automation add-ins Q291392 KB291392 April 17, 2018
• 284868 Error message in Excel when you try to import data from a Web source: "Invalid XML declaration" Q284868 KB284868 April 17, 2018
• 211769 Error message when you try to insert or hide rows or columns in Excel: "Cannot shift objects off sheet" Q211769 KB211769 April 17, 2018
• 178510 Excel automation fails second time code runs Q178510 KB178510 April 17, 2018
• 952878 Error message when you print an Excel workbook: "Margins do not fit page size" Q952878 KB952878 April 16, 2018
• 326039 Error message when you open a Office file that has a long folder name Q326039 KB326039 April 16, 2018
• 826714 Error Messages When You Open an Excel 2003 Workbook Q826714 KB826714 March 29, 2017
• 912675 Error message when you try to insert a clip art image in an Office 2003 program or in an Office XP program: "Clip Organizer cannot complete the operation. Error Code 0x800c0008" Q912675 KB912675 February 16, 2017
• 838687 Error 1401, 1402 or 1406 when you install an Office program or open an Office program or document Q838687 KB838687 August 15, 2016
• 924186 Excel may apply conditional formatting only to the first character or to the first few characters of a string instead of to all the characters of a string Q924186 KB924186 January 16, 2015
• 918003 Error message when you use Office Genuine Advantage to validate Office 2003 or Office XP: "Validation Incomplete" or "Error code: 0x8018103" Q918003 KB918003 January 16, 2015
• 916592 Error message when you try to reactivate (switch to) a terminal services session in which Excel is running: "Not enough system resources to display completely" Q916592 KB916592 January 16, 2015
• 906723 Error message when you try to open an Office 2003 file from an FTP site in Internet Explorer: "Could not open <URL>" Q906723 KB906723 January 16, 2015
• 932296 Error message when you try to view a Web page that contains an Excel 2003 PivotTable component in Internet Explorer 7: "The query could not be processed" Q932296 KB932296 January 15, 2015
• 915774 Entries in a Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components PivotTable report may take longer to appear than you would expect Q915774 KB915774 January 15, 2015
• 930698 Error message when you try to edit documents in Office XP or in Office 2003: "This command is not available because the document is locked for editing" Q930698 KB930698 January 14, 2015
• 818657 Excel SaveAs Method Does Not Set Saved Property for .txt or .csv Files Q818657 KB818657 January 12, 2015
• 313878 Excel stops responding when you type an invalid password to a linked workbook Q313878 KB313878 January 11, 2015
• 818243 English Grammar feature does not work and Smart Tags are missing after you upgrade to Office 2003 from Office XP Q818243 KB818243 December 29, 2014
• 817775 Error message when you run the Conditional Sum Wizard in Excel Q817775 KB817775 December 29, 2014
• 828809 Error message when you import the results from a Survey page from a Windows SharePoint Services site into an Excel 2003 workbook Q828809 KB828809 December 25, 2014
• 828515 Excel Statistical Functions: HYPGEOMDIST Q828515 KB828515 December 25, 2014
• 828361 Excel statistical functions: NEGBINOMDIST Q828361 KB828361 December 25, 2014
• 825011 Error message when you use the Range.Calculate method to calculate formulas in an Excel workbook: "Run-time error '1004'" Q825011 KB825011 December 24, 2014
• 291084 Error opening workbook containing links to HTML workbook in Excel Q291084 KB291084 December 24, 2014
• 282165 Error message when you use the NewWindow method to return boolean values: "Run-time Error '438'" Q282165 KB282165 December 24, 2014
• 918004 Error message when you use Office Genuine Advantage to validate Office: "Product Not Activated" or "Error code: 0x8018101" Q918004 KB918004 June 20, 2014
• 917999 Error message when you try to validate Office by using Office Genuine Advantage: "Why didn't my computer complete validation" or "Error code: 0x8018111" Q917999 KB917999 June 20, 2014
• 914199 Error message when you try to unprotect an IRM-protected workbook programmatically in Excel 2003: "Run-time error: 1004" Q914199 KB914199 June 20, 2014
• 829250 Excel statistical functions: VAR and VARP improvements and pivot tables Q829250 KB829250 June 20, 2014
• 2966148 Excel hangs if a spreadsheet pathname includes the "支" character Q2966148 KB2966148 June 11, 2014
• 820283 Error message when you reinstall Exchange Server 2003 after you install Office 2003 or Office XP Q820283 KB820283 February 27, 2014
• 918001 Error message when you try to validate Office by using Office Genuine Advantage: "No Office Products Detected" or "Error code: 0x80180109" Q918001 KB918001 November 2, 2013
• 918002 Error message when you try to validate Microsoft Office by using Office Genuine Advantage: "Trial version detected" Q918002 KB918002 October 26, 2013
• 2772563 Excel cannot change the paper size using Mac RDC Q2772563 KB2772563 October 17, 2012
• 292471 Excel 2003 error: Excel cannot complete this task with available resources. Q292471 KB292471 October 2, 2012
• 2451764 Excel 97-2003 workbooks (.xls) display #N/A! for Analysis Toolpak functions when opened in Excel 2003, Excel 2007 or Excel 2010 Q2451764 KB2451764 May 17, 2012
• 214078 Excel: How to Find the Percentage of Change Between Values Q214078 KB214078 February 1, 2012
• 890474 Error message when you click a hyperlink in an Office 2003 document: "The address of this site is not valid"" Q890474 KB890474 October 9, 2011
• 822981 Excel appears to stop responding and cannot print from the Open or Save As dialog boxes Q822981 KB822981 October 9, 2011
• 822454 "ERROR_INSTALL_ALREADY_RUNNING" error message when you run the Setup program to install Office programs Q822454 KB822454 October 9, 2011
• 915971 Excel workbook is not held or stored on the printer when the whole workbook is printed to the private or secure area of the printer Q915971 KB915971 September 19, 2011
• 828340 Excel statistical functions: TINV Q828340 KB828340 September 19, 2011
• 828281 Excel statistical functions: LOGNORMDIST Q828281 KB828281 September 19, 2011
• 828142 Excel statistical functions: SLOPE Q828142 KB828142 September 19, 2011
• 2411912 Excel Files Generated by 3rd Party Tools May Report Unreadable Content on Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 Q2411912 KB2411912 September 16, 2010
• 284916 Excel limits the number of manual page breaks to 1026 Q284916 KB284916 September 11, 2009
• 328155 Existing workbook does not appear when you try to open it Q328155 KB328155 August 21, 2009
• 945797 Error message when you try to save a file in Excel 2007 or in Excel 2003: "You are attempting to save a file that is blocked by your registry policy setting" Q945797 KB945797 May 14, 2009
• 952096 Error TF86001 or TF80042 Opening Microsoft Team Foundation Server Work Items in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project Q952096 KB952096 October 8, 2008
• 929681 Error message occurs when you repair, update, or start an Office 2003 program: "Error 2908. An internal error has occurred" Q929681 KB929681 October 8, 2008
• 300523 Embedded Excel worksheets shrink when you edit them in PowerPoint Q300523 KB300523 May 8, 2008
• 826741 Excel changes Modified date and time when you open the workbook Q826741 KB826741 February 15, 2008
• 933347 Error message when you try to open or to save a 2007 Office document by using an earlier version of an Office program: "This file was created by a newer version of Microsoft <program>" Q933347 KB933347 December 4, 2007
• 834712 Excel 2003 hotfix package: February 2, 2004 Q834712 KB834712 November 15, 2007
• 932121 Error message when you try to edit an embedded object in a 2007 Office file in Excel 2003, in PowerPoint 2003, or in Word 2003: "The server application, source file, or item cannot be found" Q932121 KB932121 October 15, 2007
• 923920 Error message when you open a smart document solution on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "The XML expansion pack or the smart document program is missing or invalid" Q923920 KB923920 October 15, 2007
• 214342 Error message in Excel: "Unable to save external link values" Q214342 KB214342 July 24, 2007
• 287739 Error message: "The following features from your workbook will not be saved in the XML Spreadsheet" Q287739 KB287739 June 4, 2007
• 287126 Error message when you click the Replace button in the "Find and Replace" dialog box: "Microsoft Excel cannot find a match" Q287126 KB287126 June 4, 2007
• 293374 Embedded smart tags missing after save and reopen Q293374 KB293374 May 29, 2007
• 284882 Error when you programmatically retrieve a user name from protected ranges Q284882 KB284882 May 29, 2007
• 303089 Error message: Error 1402. Could not open key... Q303089 KB303089 May 23, 2007
• 282037 Error When You Connect to OLAP After You Install SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Q282037 KB282037 May 21, 2007
• 277816 Excel Web query table marker icons do not appear on Web pages within framesets Q277816 KB277816 May 15, 2007
• 286258 Excel RTD function cannot return an array Q286258 KB286258 May 14, 2007
• 824002 Errors occur after you change the security policy for a managed code solution Q824002 KB824002 May 11, 2007
• 328233 Excel unexpectedly opens one or more files at startup Q328233 KB328233 May 7, 2007
• 934537 Excel closes unexpectedly after you delete a Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX control from a worksheet or delete a worksheet that contains a Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX control Q934537 KB934537 March 28, 2007
• 932804 Error message when you create a list of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server project members in Excel 2003: TF80070 Q932804 KB932804 February 27, 2007
• 287103 Excel may repeatedly update any query tables when you change any cell or refresh a query table Q287103 KB287103 February 13, 2007
• 279306 Error checking is not available when worksheet is protected or workbook is shared in Excel Q279306 KB279306 February 8, 2007
• 277576 Error message when you try to e-mail a worksheet:"A sheet in the workbook you are trying to save is password protected" Q277576 KB277576 February 8, 2007
• 214098 Error Message when you use the Fourier Analysis tool in Microsoft Excel: "Fourier Analysis - The Number of Input Values Must Be 4096 or Less" Q214098 KB214098 February 8, 2007
• 282146 Excel does not automatically translate the function arguments in worksheet Q282146 KB282146 February 6, 2007
• 817974 Excel 2003 Beta 2 Stops Responding When You Open a File That Does Not Have an Extension Q817974 KB817974 February 1, 2007
• 816952 Empty Rows Appear in an Excel 2003 Spreadsheet Q816952 KB816952 February 1, 2007
• 324557 Excel stops responding when subtotals are removed Q324557 KB324557 February 1, 2007
• 307787 Excel stops responding when you create PivotTable from a very large OLAP cube Q307787 KB307787 January 31, 2007
• 291208 Error message when you use the "Application.Dialogs(xlDialogChartWizard).Show" code to display the Chart Wizard dialog box in Excel: "Run-time error '1004': Show method of Dialog class failed" Q291208 KB291208 January 31, 2007
• 287114 Error message when you create a custom toolbar in Excel: "Run-Time Error '438'" Q287114 KB287114 January 31, 2007
• 282153 Error message when you use a macro to search for a fill color in Excel: "Run-time error '91'" Q282153 KB282153 January 29, 2007
• 214250 Excel cannot open MultiPlan files Q214250 KB214250 January 24, 2007
• 213650 Error opening file that refers to shortcut Q213650 KB213650 January 24, 2007
• 213269 Error handler ignored when Break on All Errors is selected Q213269 KB213269 January 24, 2007
• 919026 Error message when you try to open or to save a 2007 Office document: "Do you want to download a compatibility pack so that you can work with this file" Q919026 KB919026 January 23, 2007
• 813972 Error message when you try to edit multiple cells in a protected worksheet by using a single password in Excel: "Some of the cells you are trying to change are password protected" Q813972 KB813972 January 23, 2007
• 209121 Excel HTML file always displayed at 100 percent zoom Q209121 KB209121 January 23, 2007
• 829248 Excel statistical functions: VAR and VARP improvements and data consolidation Q829248 KB829248 January 19, 2007
• 827314 Error messages when you save to an earlier file format if Transition Formula Evaluation is enabled Q827314 KB827314 January 19, 2007
• 828335 Excel statistical functions: LOGINV Q828335 KB828335 January 18, 2007
• 828334 Excel statistical functions: GAMMAINV Q828334 KB828334 January 18, 2007
• 828332 Excel statistical functions: FINV Q828332 KB828332 January 18, 2007
• 828117 Excel statistical functions: CRITBINOM Q828117 KB828117 January 18, 2007
• 826406 Excel statistical functions: STDEVP Q826406 KB826406 January 18, 2007
• 826393 Excel statistical functions: VARP Q826393 KB826393 January 18, 2007
• 826371 Excel statistical functions: VARA Q826371 KB826371 January 17, 2007
• 277582 Error message when you use the Lookup Wizard in Excel: "Run-time error '1004' Application-defined or object-defined error" Q277582 KB277582 January 10, 2007
• 913420 Error message when you try to repair, reinstall, or add a component to an Office 2003 program and you use a Local Installation Source: "Installation Error: File Not Found" Q913420 KB913420 December 15, 2006
• 828299 Excel statistical functions: BETAINV Q828299 KB828299 November 10, 2006
• 831900 Error Message When You Run Excel 2003 on a Computer That Has a Beta Version of the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) Installed Q831900 KB831900 July 27, 2006
• 826858 Equation 3.1 and Organization Chart do not appear on the Create New tab of Word 2003, PowerPoint 2003 or Excel 2003. Q826858 KB826858 July 27, 2006
• 832334 Excel 2003 stops responding or you receive an "Microsoft Excel has encountered a problem" error message when you open an XML spreadsheet Q832334 KB832334 April 7, 2006
• 913770 Error message when you try to exit Excel 2003: "Microsoft Office Excel cannot access the file" Q913770 KB913770 February 27, 2006
• 834916 "Error 1608" error message when you try to upgrade to Office 2003 on a computer that has the German version of Windows XP installed Q834916 KB834916 February 13, 2006
• 817936 Error Message When You Click the Back Button on the First Screen of the Document Library Setup Wizard Q817936 KB817936 February 10, 2006
• 828125 Excel statistical functions: DVAR, DVARP, DSTDEV, and DSTDEVP Q828125 KB828125 January 11, 2006