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Article ID: 199901 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 1.3
OFF2000: Removing Templates Removes Modified Database Files
This article was previously published under Q199901
When you run Microsoft Office Setup in maintenance mode and remove the
templates, the Setup program removes database files that you modified using
the spreadsheet templates. For example, Common.xls and Expdb.xls database files are removed.
The following templates and database files are affected:
Common.xls
Expense Statement.xlt
Expdb.xls
Invoice.xlt
Invdb.xls
Purchase Order.xlt
Podb.xls
This problem occurs because removing the Office templates in
maintenance mode, running Setup after you installed Office, removes
all files that Setup installed. The files are removed even though you may
have modified them.
To work around this problem, make a backup copy of all Microsoft Excel workbook files before you run the Setup program and remove the Office files. You can copy the files to a temporary folder on the same hard disk or on a network drive, or you can copy the files to external media, such as a disk or tape backup device.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
For more information about sample templates in Excel, click
Microsoft Excel Help on the
Help menu, type
Ready-to-use forms and templates included with Microsoft Excel in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topic.
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- Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
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- Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
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