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
    2012-01-10T01:29:14+00:00

    I too am having this problem after having installed Office 2010 on a WinXP machine as an upgrade from 2003. Haven't yet found a solution and this is an old thread. Does anyone have further ideas?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-10T11:51:12+00:00

    If you can, unprotect the VBProject, save it, then close Excel. Reopen Excel and the workbook in question. The debugger will take you to the exact line that is causing the problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-04-23T20:06:08+00:00

    This worked like a charm although one of the files was slightly different. The files I deleted were:

    MSComctlLib.exd

    MSComDlg.exd

    Thanks a bunch.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-04-25T04:35:40+00:00

    This worked. The only differences were:

    I'm using Excel 2007 and running Windows Vista

    The folder was:

       C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Forms

    There was only one file in the folder: MSComctlLib.exd

    After deleting the file and restarting Excel, the error no longer occurs.

    Thanks!

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