Excel Looks for HsTbar.xml File After Uninstall

Sometimes, after uninstalling Oracle Smart View for Office and subsequently launching Excel, Excel may still try to locate the Smart View HsTbar.xla file.

To correct this, you must edit the Windows Registry.

To edit the Windows Registry to keep Excel from looking for HsTbar.xml file after uninstalling Smart View:

  1. Open the Windows Registry Editor (enter regedit in a command window).
  2. Locate this key:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\<OfficeVersion>\Excel\Options
  3. Delete the OPEN or OPEN<n> entry where the value in the Data column contains HsTbar.xla.

    For example:

    C:\Oracle\SmartView\bin\HsTbar.xla

    When there are multiple OPEN entries, perform these steps:

    1. Delete all OPEN entries where the Data column value contains HsTbar.xla.
    2. Rename all remaining OPEN<n> entries, maintaining their sequential values.

      For example, here are six OPEN entries, where two of the entries, OPEN and OPEN4, contain HsTbar.xla in the Data column.

      Name     Value in Data Column
OPEN     Contains HsTbar.xla
OPEN1    Does not contain HsTbar.xla
OPEN2    Does not contain HsTbar.xla
OPEN3    Does not contain HsTbar.xla
OPEN4    Contains HsTbar.xla
OPEN5    Does not contain HsTbar.xla

      Delete the OPEN and OPEN4 entries, and then rename the remaining entries as follows, maintaining their sequential order:

      • Rename OPEN1 to OPEN

      • Rename OPEN2 to OPEN1

      • Rename OPEN3 to OPEN2

      • Rename OPEN5 to OPEN3

      The remaining entries are:

      Name     Value in Data Column
OPEN     Does not contain HsTbar.xla
OPEN1    Does not contain HsTbar.xla
OPEN2    Does not contain HsTbar.xla
OPEN3    Does not contain HsTbar.xla