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"Cannot be opened" error when you start an Office Starter 2010 program.
Provides steps to fix a "cannot be opened" error you may get with Office Starter 2010.
Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action.
Provides steps to resolve an OLE error you may receive when you open, save, or use a Microsoft Excel workbook.
How to troubleshoot startup problems in Excel
Describes how to troubleshoot startup problems that you may experience when you start Excel. Provides links to other Knowledge Base articles that discuss known startup problems in more detail.
Very slow opening Excel files with charts and crashes
I am having trouble opening files. When I try to open a file, I will often get this message:
Crash excel because error/fault in SHLWAPI.dll
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: EXCEL.EXE Application Version: 14.0.4756.1000 Application Timestamp: 4b9c08e8 Fault Module Name: SHLWAPI.dll Fault Module Version: : 6.1.7600.16385 Fault