Found MSE very useful in the past to convert text in a Word document to HTML for inclusion on a web page (eg Ebay item descriptions). At beginning of January created a document in Word, selected all text and clicked the MSE button on toolbar only to see a small window appear headed “Microsoft Script Editor” with the message “Application cannot start”. Tried in Excel and got the same result.
Since last successful use of MSE my son has been “messing around” on my PC over Christmas and had downloaded the new Internet Explorer 7 package and also a Beta version, as well as removing some redundant programmes from my system.
I’m running Widows XP pro and Office XP pro.
At his suggestion have tried several remedies such as reinstalling the Office XP Pro package and also running a “repair” using the sfc /scannow utility. Neither cured the problem.
Have also tried a system restore on the XP installation but at several restore points I receive the message that the restore was “incomplete” and could not reset the system to the chosen date. I gather that this can be a common problem with the inbuilt restore facility in Windows XP.
I want to avoid if possible having to do a complete reinstall of the operating system (Have a Dell PC and they don’t supply the XP pro disc, only a Service Pack 1 disc which won’t do the job as I understand it)
Any suggestions out there to cure the problem?
Thanks