After my computer downloaded an update two days ago, my computer restarted,
and now when I try to open Excel, I receive an error message that says 'The
feature you are trying to use requires a CD-Rom that is not available. Insert
Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003 disk'. When I cancel, it says it cannot
find the location of basic11n.msi. I'm traveling now and don't have my disks
and I haven't found a solution after doing a number of searches. Its odd
that I don't have this problem with Word or Outlook.

Can someone tell me what I have to do?
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BuffDaddy

Sounds like Excel is trying to load an add-in that didn't get installed
as "run all from hard drive". You'll need the CD to install the optional
addins.

BuffDaddy wrote:

> After my computer downloaded an update two days ago, my computer restarted,
> and now when I try to open Excel, I receive an error message that says 'The
> feature you are trying to use requires a CD-Rom that is not available. Insert
> Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003 disk'. When I cancel, it says it cannot
> find the location of basic11n.msi. I'm traveling now and don't have my disks
> and I haven't found a solution after doing a number of searches. Its odd
> that I don't have this problem with Word or Outlook.
>
> Can someone tell me what I have to do?