Failure to create Excel DOM, today?

[ThunderAI]

Today I find a couple of odd things withthe server.

 

1). The share on the network drive is gone, and;

 

2). PHP will no longer create the Excel DOM object like it has soo many times before.

 

As for one I have no idea what caused that, i have fixed it.. i dont understant why number is bad.  I get this error:

 

Uncaught exception 'com_exception' with message '<b>Source:</b> Microsoft Office Excel<br/><b>Description:</b>

 

How can i fix this?

 

Excel still works on the computer itself and I see no reason why it shoulnd not work

 

 

edit:

 

another interesting note.  I can start Exel from the Program listings in the start menu, from the direcotry itself, but not from the shortcut that exisits on the Start menu pin on top.