Category Archives: Install

Installation Fixpack 3.5 and Office2010

I tried to install fixpack 3.5 and got the error message that I need Office XP or a newer version. However I do have Office2010 installed. So I thought to do the same as in my previous post, I hacked … Continue reading

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Installation Xcelsius 2008 SP3 and Office 2010 (Excel 2010)

When trying to install Xcelsius with pre-installed Excel 2010 you will get an error message as Office 2010 is not supported yet by SAP BusinessObjects. One solution is: 1. uninstall Office 2010 (do not forget to backup settings) 2. install … Continue reading

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Tips & Tricks Xcelsius Short List

Customers ask me often to give them the list of the tips and tricks I mention during training. I thought to share it with you also. General Regional Settings client PC: Location set to UK and number format to English … Continue reading

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Error applying transforms. Verify that the transform paths are valid.

The following error came up when installing Xcelsius fixpack 3.4: BusinessObjects XI 3.0 setup error Error applying transforms. Verify that the transform paths are valid. Apparently the fixpack refers back to the original setup file location of Xcelsius 2008 SP3. … Continue reading

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Add on manager is greyed out

After installing Windows 7 the add on manager is greyed out in Xcelsius. This is due to the default User Account Control settings. Change the setting to the lowest level (9) and then import the add ons. After restart of … Continue reading

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Xcelsius 2008 installed on BOXIR2 server

After installing Xcelsius 2008 on a server where BOXIR2 Server products were previously installed…you start to notice behaviors such as… Report Application Server will not start. Windows event viewer shows this error associated with the service… “Unable to create the … Continue reading

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