File not found: essexcln.xll - VB error

[Geena777]

please help...

I have a person that everytime they open Excel 2000 they get the following visual basic error:
Run-time error '53':
File not found: essexcln.xll

I have found out that this file is an excel add-in...
How can I remove reference to this file and stop the error??
Your help is appreciated...

 

[tactps]

From the tools menu, choose add-ins and uncheck the culprit.

 

[Geena777]

Thanks for responding however I can't do this. The user gets the error and Excel never opens so I cannot get into any menus...
Is there any other way around this?
Is there something in the registry???

thanks

 

[tactps]

I did a search on google.com for this file. Maybe this site will help you:

http://www.db2.jp/siryo/db2online/db2ep/frame3.htm#db2ep18

Note - I do not know this site and cannot guarantee it is virus free, so be careful.

 

[Geena777]

Thanks... I had found that site online a few days and didn't go through all of it. I think it explains how to mess around with this add-in but this guy's Excel won't even open to disable this feature... it looks like the add-in was installed and somehow removed and now at startup it says 'file not found' and closes. It's driving me crazy.. I reinstalled, tried renaming the office folder. Maybe I can do a search in the registry for the file?? I don't know... always a little nervous with playing with regedit.
Thanks!

 

[tactps]

Microsoft has a program called "regclean" which deletes invalid references in the registry. I have no confidence with regedit either (bad experience ending in tears!!!!), but regclean might help you (free download at MS site).

Give it a shot, maybe it'll help!?

 

[alienware1977]

To get rid of this error the user must perform the following:

Close Excel and all office programs then:
You will need to delete the file named ASRFRONTEND.XLA from both of these locations.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Library
And
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\XLSTART