Sharepoint Error

“The list cannot be imported because a Microsoft SharePoint Foundation-compatible spreadsheet application is not installed or is not compatible with your browser.”

I resolved the above error by running the Office Setup routine from the installation disk. Incidentally, you’ll need to use 32 bit Internet Explorer when importing your spreadsheet as a list.

However, I still had an issue, where once i’d clicked ‘Import’, the following error occurred:

“An unexpected error has occurred.”

Handy. Not.

However, the following Microsoft Support Article helped resolved the issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2492798

It would appear that you have to append ‘&ListBaseType=0&DisplayName=Spreadsheet+Import‘ to the URL of the import page.

Thanks to the following websites for help with this:

http://kbalertz.com/833714/requires-Windows-SharePoint-error-message-Office-document-document-library.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms427792.aspx

http://lichao.net/eblog/how-to-resolve-edit-document-requires-a-windows-sharepoint-services-compatible-application-and-microsoft-internet-explorer-60-or-greater-error-200901215.html

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