mac excel cannot start the source application for this object

Excel Cannot Start The Source Application For This Object Update Or Spring

Quote: I have a user who has several spreadsheets with embedded jpegs.

When trying to open the jpegs he gets the following message: Cannot start the source application for this object I assumed this to be a file association issue at first but file association for jpeg files is fine.

He has no issues opening the jpeg direct from source but not from within the spreadsheet.

Have tried running Excel under the local admin profile but still the same message so not a profile issue.

Other users are able to open the embedded jpegs from these sheets.

For the record the spreadsheets reside on a network share and the embedded jpegs are in a separate folder on the same share.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.an answer leading to a fix may well carry a knighthood.

I log him on to a mchine that is happy opening these files it still fails for him.Im wondering whether I should check him for rogue magnetic fields or something I used to have a handle on life.

Excel Cannot Start The Source Application For This Object Update Or Spring

Copy a user that is working fine and change the loginname credentials to a test one and see if there was something that got changed server side during an update or spring cleaning.

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I have no access to AD unfortunately, hands are tied as we have a department for eveything, I work in the UK.the AD team are in Germany.

Still got the problem with no sign of being able to fix it yet.

I wasnt sure if you meant you made a new and test AD profile to use and it still didnt work or a new user on a machine and it wouldnt function.

Since you tried his user on a new machine and it malfunctioned, I would say pass all this info on to the AD team and see what they respond.

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Mac Excel Cannot Start The Source Application For This Object