XL2000: Cannot View Web Page Published from Stand-Alone Excel or Office Small Business (231126)

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Web page that you published with Microsoft Excel, you receive the following error message:

To use this Web page interactively, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later and the Microsoft Office Web Components. See the Microsoft Office Web site for more information.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

You performed either of the following steps when you published your Web page:
- You clicked to select the Add interactivity check box in the Save As dialog box.
  
  -or-
- You clicked to select the Add interactivity with check box in the Publish as Web Page dialog box.
-and-
You have installed Excel as part of either of the following products:
- Microsoft Excel 2000 stand-alone
  
  -or-
- Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business

The stand-alone version of Excel 2000 and Office 2000 Small Business do not install the Office Web Components, which you need to view the Web page on your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

Although you cannot view the Web page on your computer, you can view the Web page on a computer that already has Office Web Components installed.

If you own Office 2000 Small Business, then you are eligible to install the Office Web Components if someone in your organization has a license for one of the following products:

Microsoft Office 2000 Premium
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft Office 2000 Standard
Microsoft Access 2000

NOTE: If you own a stand-alone copy of Excel 2000, you are not eligible to install the Office Web Components on your computer.

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

231419 OFF2000: How to Deploy the Office Web Components Over an Intranet