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SharePoint Error "The list cannot be displayed in Datasheet View"

How to fix this error in SharePoint:

"The list cannot be displayed in Datasheet view. A datasheet component compatible with Windows SharePoint Services is not installed, your browser does not support ActiveX controls, or support for ActiveX controls

It started to days ago, for apparently no reason. ActiveX is enabled on this site and I had everything working fine so far. Not sure what went wrong.

Thanks,

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Seems like a client/browser problem.. do you have Microsoft Office installed? Did you change security settings in Internet Explorer?

ArjanP  2010-01-15 01:12:18
Checked all: settings; upgraded my browser; ms office. Everything is fine, except for my Datasheet view. I am the admin on that site, and is only not working for me, the other users are fine.
Marius  2010-01-15 19:29:15
+1  A: 

... from IE check out your Internet Options, and look under 'Programs'->'Manage Add-Ons'

When I had this problem it was because an add-on was missing or disabled... * thinks * "Microsoft Office List 12.0" or something.

LeguRi  2010-01-15 20:46:05
I have Microsoft Office List 11.0 enabled - still not working and no idea how to fix it. The most recent thing I downloaded was Java, you think might have something to do with that?
Marius  2010-01-19 16:23:49
Hmmm... no idea then :(Just to be thorough; what version of Office? What SP?
LeguRi  2010-01-19 17:16:20
ms office 2003; SP 3; and sharepoint designer 2007; ie v7
Marius  2010-01-20 16:23:51
Hmmm... then I'm not too sure. Best I can offer is parroting this: http://codeforfuture.com/2009/04/22/solutions-sharepoint-datasheet-view-doesnt-work/
LeguRi  2010-01-20 17:37:55
thanks for the link - it helped!
Marius  2010-02-15 21:58:28

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