Compile error in hidden module: This workbook.

Anonymous
2010-08-19T09:56:57+00:00

I've got the following error after installing office 2010. It's only shown once I want to open/close the Excel:

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications:

Compile error in hidden module: This workbook.

This error commonly occurs when code is incompatible with the version, platform, or architecture of this application.

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Anonymous
2012-04-23T16:52:38+00:00

After searching for answers to this problem repeatedly I finally came up with this...if anyone besides me is still having this problem, hopefully this will help.

Excel shows a "compile error in hidden module: thisworkbook" when opened or closed.

This error occurs because 2 excel files are corrupted.

To stop the error from occurring:

If in Windows XP open the following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Forms     where USERNAME is the current user

If in Windows 7 open the following folder:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Forms     where USERNAME is the current user

Once the folder is located, delete these 2 files

ComctlLib.exd

MSComctlLib.exd

Excel should now open without the error message.

Note: Excel will create 2 new files (with the same names) in the folder, but they will not be corrupted.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-01-12T07:00:33+00:00

    Thanks. It worked

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-01-27T04:39:56+00:00

    I had a similar issue as this. I also had an issue when i typed text or numbers into a cell and used the arrow keys to move onto the next cell an error message popped up.

    The solution that worked for me was to go to the developer tab, click on "add-in's" and then uncheck the "Euro currency tools" box.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-02T04:30:24+00:00

    The cause of this error is definitely creation of .exd files. In my case the .exd file was created in temp directory of local profile. It is a good idea to search for *.exd files in c:\users folder and delete them to resolve the issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-10T12:16:57+00:00

    Hi, what happened if after I have deleted those file, try to open excel file again but it won't create any new file?

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