XL7: Help Contents and Answer Wizard Tabs May Be Missing

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, do the following:

1. Quit any Microsoft Office programs that are currently running, including the Office Shortcut bar.
2. In Windows Explorer, open the folder in which you have the Setup program for Microsoft Excel version 7.0 (or the Setup program for Microsoft Office for Windows 95 if this is how you installed Microsoft Excel version 7.0).
3. On the Start menu, click Run, and delete anything in the Open box.
4. Drag the Shortcut for Setup from the folder in Step 2 to the Run dialog box.
   
   The full path to the Setup shortcut will appear in the Run dialog box. For example, if you dragged the Office Setup shortcut to the Run dialog box, the command line in the Open box will resemble the following:

         c:\msoffice\setup.lnk
   						

5. Modify the command line in the Open box by adding " /y", without the quotation marks, to the end of the command line. So, for example, the command line would resemble the following:

   c:\msoffice\setup.lnk /y

   NOTE: Make sure there is a space separating the path to the Setup shortcut and the /y switch.
6. In the Run dialog box, click run.
   
   This will start the Setup program in maintenance mode.
7. In the Setup dialog box, click Reinstall.
8. When Setup is finished, click the OK button.

Your settings for Microsoft Excel version 7.0 Help should now be correct, and you should see all four tabs in the Microsoft Excel Help Topics dialog box.

If the problem returns after applying the above resolution, look in the Excel 7's "Default File Location" directory for a copy of Excel 5.0's mainxl.hlp file. Renaming or moving the file to the Excel 5's directory may solve the problem. You can find the setting for the "Default File Location" under the Tools menu - Options - General Tab.