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SigmaXL Version 8.1 - "Error 2343: Specified path is empty" when attempting to install SigmaXL
This error typically occurs when Microsoft Office is installed in a non-standard directory. An example of this would be if Office was downloaded and installed directly from the Microsoft Store. To resolve this issue, complete the steps listed below:
Select your installed version of Office:
32 bit version of Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office (32 bit)
- Follow the link below to download the SigmaXL zip archive:
- Navigate to the location where you downloaded the file (typically located in Downloads), right click the zip file and select "Properties":
- In the General tab, click "Unblock" to place a check in the empty checkbox as shown, then click OK:
- Back in the folder where the SigmaXL zip was downloaded, right click the file and click "Extract All...":
- In the Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders window, enter "C:\Program Files (x86)" without quotes and click "Extract". Alternatively, click "Browse..." to manually navigate to select the C:\Program Files (x86) directory:
- Click "Continue" to provide administrator permission:
- Download the SigmaXL DLL zip archive for 32 bit Office.
- Once the download completes, navigate to the location where you downloaded the file (typically located in Downloads), right click the zip file and select "Properties":
- In the General tab, click "Unblock" to place a check in the empty checkbox as shown, then click OK:
- In the folder where the file SigmaXL_32-bit_dlls.zip was downloaded, right click the file and select "Extract All...":
- The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders wizard will appear. Click Browse...:
Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32" and click Select Folder:
- Click "Extract":
- Click "Continue" to provide administrator permission:
Go back to the location where SigmaXL_32-bit_dlls.zip was downloaded (typically Downloads). Right click the file and select "Extract All...":
- Click "Browse...":
- Navigate to "C:\Windows\SysWOW64" and click "Select Folder":
- Click "Extract":
- Click "Continue" to provide administrator permission:
64 bit version of Microsoft Office
Close any open windows and attempt to launch SigmaXL using Excel's File > Open. Click here for instructions.
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