Common Questions (FAQ)

Before contacting Sobolsoft, please look closely at this FAQ. It provides solutions for many problems.
Please fill out the MyCommerce web form or email ordersupport@mycommerce.com to retrieve your license.
Your license number should be sent to you via email instantly after order. If you do not see it in your inbox, check your spam folder.
Please fill out the web form here. You can also try asking support for help with your problem but sometimes this is a better solution. You will need to enter your order number.

Simply click this button on the product page:


This will take you to a Share-it order form. Sobolsoft uses payment and order processing services provided by Share-it, Inc. (owned by Digital River).

See a sample product page here

You can pay Share-it, Inc. via Visa & MasterCard, AMEX, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, PayPal, Wire Transfer, Check, Purchase Order, iDeal, GiroPay, Direct Debit, Maestro/Debit Card, Nordea Solo, UnionPay, PayU, ACH, Automated Clearing House. These methods are all listed on the order form when you click the 'Buy Now' button.

If you are a single-user, you only need to buy 1 license. If you are a business with multiple users and computers, you will need to buy more.

From the EULA (End-user License Agreement):

"One licensed copy of a Sobolsoft application may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both."

The entire EULA is here.

It is a false positive. Microsoft Windows has become more precautionary about the software that you wish to install. Please visit Sobolsoft CNET and search for the software in question.
You can go to www.sobolsoft.com to find and download the software. Please click here to see a step-by-step visual guide.

Copy and paste the license number (found in the email sent by Share-it) directly into the box rather than typing. This will avoid human error.

Make sure the software name and the license match. In the past, customers have purchased software from another software company entirely and tried to put their serial number into my program. Obviously, this will not work.

In other cases, users have purchased software from Sobolsoft and had it working for years. Then, they reinstall Windows 7 (for example) and accidentally download software that isn't from Sobolsoft but has a similar name, and try to enter a Sobolsoft license number. Again, this will not work.

The bottom line: make sure you download the software from www.sobolsoft.com so you know it is the right one.

From the EULA (End-user License Agreement):

"One licensed copy of a Sobolsoft application may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers."

Therefore, you can use the same license number to activate the software on your new machine.

Download the software from www.sobolsoft.com to the new computer. Use the same license number that you received from Share-it via email.

If you have lost your license, fill out the web form.

Yes, there is a 25% discount for 4-9 licenses and 50% discount for 10 or more.

Companies should buy multiple licenses in accordance with the EULA:

"One licensed copy of a Sobolsoft application may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both."

The entire EULA is here.

The order form is loaded if you are an unregistered user to encourage you to purchase.
Yes. We are constantly updating Sobolsoft products. You are entitled to free updates/upgrades. However, we cannot notify every customer of product updates. Therefore, we recommend that you download and reinstall the software once a year to ensure that you have the latest version.
Forever. Licenses do not expire.
No it is not. You only need to buy the software once.
Please fill out the MyCommerce web form or email ordersupport@mycommerce.com to retrieve your license.
Sobolsoft uses payment and order processing services provided by Share-it, Inc. which is owned by Digital River. They have a Privacy Statement here.
In order to purchase licenses using a government credit card the vendor should have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS). The DUNS for Digital River, Inc. (which is the processing company for Sobolsoft) is 96-260-8972
Yes, you can use the US Federal Tax ID for globalDirect which is 35-2308811

Excel 2000 - 2003

Make sure you double-click the program icon found on your desktop at least once. This will create the menu in Excel. The menu will then permanently reside in Excel until you choose Remove This Add-in From Excel.

In Excel, Tools > Macro > Security > Trusted Publishers. Make sure "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" is checked.

Make sure you have the latest Excel Service Packs.

If you still do not see the menu in Excel next to the Help menu, please try it on another computer with Excel. Chances are it will show.

Excel 2007 - 2013

When you start this program for the first time, you may see:

Security Warning Macros have been disabled.

Click Options...

Click Enable this content

Click OK

Please look carefully for the Add-ins toolbar in Excel.

excel addins location on toolbar

If you are receiving error messages, you may want to turn it off. User Account Control (introduced in Windows 7) prevents some file writing so the software will work better with it set to the lowest setting.

To learn how to lower your UAC settings, please go here.

text wraps around within button

You probably have the text enlarged. Please set to 'Smaller - 100% (default)' under Control Panel > Display.

control panel display

bottom of window chopped off

You probably have the text enlarged. Please set to 'Smaller - 100% (default)' under Control Panel > Display.

control panel display settings

1. You can try increasing the screen resolution under Control Panel > Display > Screen Resolution

control panel display screen resolution

2. You select option 'Smaller - 100% (default)' inside 'Make it easier to read what's on your screen' under Control Panel > Display

control panel display

3. If you are running a Netbook or tablet PC, you can try using a standard PC/monitor.

Start button > Program Files > [Application Title] > Uninstall

Run-time error '1004':

'C:\Program Files\x\x.xla' could not be found. Check the spelling of the file name, and verify that the file location is correct.

If you are trying to open the file from your list of most recently used files on the File menu, make sure that the file has not been renamed, moved, or deleted.

sobolsoft remove addin from excel

If you are having problems removing an Excel menu created by one of my products and you have uninstalled the software via Add or Remove Programs, try the following:

1. Re-install my software via setup.exe (yes, again). Re-download from www.sobolsoft.com if necessary.

2. Double-click the program icon found on your desktop.

3. Click on the new Excel menu next to Help.

4. Click on Remove This Add-in From Excel.

5. Uninstall the software via Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

If you are using Excel 2007 or higher you can also remove the software by going to:

The Office Button in the upper left corner of Excel, Excel Options, Add-Ins > Manage: Excel Add-ins > Go...

If you are using Excel 2003 or lower, you can also remove the software by going to:

Tools > Add-ins

If you have installed an Excel Add-in in multiple versions of Excel on the same PC, you may not be able to remove the Add-ins from one of the versions.

Uninstall the Add-in from the latest version of Excel first. For example if you are using 2002 and 2007, use the remove macro entry at the bottom of the Add-in menu of 2007 first. Make sure that Excel 2002 is not currently running.

All versions of Office 2000 and above except for Office "Starter" and "Student" editions.
Yes, but some Sobolsoft applications require that you have UAC (User Account Control) turned off.
No, because Excel and Word Starter editions do not support macros.
The software is intended for use with Windows; however, you might be able to run them on a Mac with a little extra work. Read here.

Sobolsoft takes user suggestions but it has to be software that other users will want to buy to make creating it worthwhile. Please contact Sobolsoft here and provide example files to demonstrate what you need.

You can also use www.freelancer.com to find someone to make you a software.

There is currently no command-line support for almost all Sobolsoft products. If there is a command-line feature there will be a "Command Line" button within the blue software interface so that it can't be missed.

Open MS Excel, Word or PowerPoint. Make sure that Document Recovery is closed then try the software again.

word document recovery close button

Also, make sure that other pop-ups are closed when running Microsoft Office Excel, Word or PowerPoint

microsoft office word needs a convert to display this file correctly

The FileName buffer is too small to store the selected file name(s). Increase MaxFileSize.

This error is occurring because you are trying to load too many files at once. Please try loading less at a time or use the Add All File(s) In Folders button within the software instead of the Add File(s) button.

Invalid procedure call or argument (When clicking on Enter License)

If you are outside of the US and having this problem with the software, please try changing the language setting in Windows.

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options

Change to English.

DeleteFile failed; code 5. Access is denied. (During installation)

access denied

This error occurs because the Sobolsoft application is running while you are trying to install it. You need to close the application and click 'Retry' in the installer or run the installer again.

Permission denied.

Please make sure the files you are working on with my software are not open in another application.

Path/File access error

ActiveX component cannot create object.

You must have MS Excel, Word, Access or PowerPoint 2000 or higher installed on your machine. You must have the full version of this software installed; Microsoft Office Starter 2010 will not work because it is the "trial" version.

If you are using an OpenOffice application (such as one of these), you must have OpenOffice installed on your computer.

If you are getting the error for an MS Access product and have MS Access installed, you may need to download the MDAC drivers from Microsoft.

A Runtime Error Has Occurred. Do You Wish to Debug?

Open Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Put a check mark on 'Disable Script Debugging' > OK > Restart Internet Explorer.

Object library invalid or contains references to object definitions that could not be found

The problem is due to multiple user profiles. Once you delete other user profiles, this error will be resolved.

Application-defined or object-defined error.

Turn User-Account Control off. See here.

In Excel: Could not load some objects because they are not available on this machine.

could not load some objects because they are not available on this machine

In Excel:

Tools > Add-ins

Uncheck SFDC.xla if it exists, or try unchecking other Add-ins that are no longer needed.

In Excel: Unable to get the Add property of the AddIns class.

In Excel:

Tools > Add-ins

Try unchecking the Add-in.

In Word: Word cannot start the converter mswrd632.wpc.

Windows may register an outdated converter to open some Word Documents.  If you receive this error, you can unregister the Operating System converter and allow the use of the converter supplied with Word instead. To unregister the operating system supplied converter follow these steps:
  1. On the Start menu choose Run.
  2. Enter: regedit
  3. Press the "OK" button
  4. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
  5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text\Converters\Import\MSWord6.wpc
  6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
  7. Click Yes.
  8. Exit Registry Editor.

In Excel: Object or class does not support the set of events.

Repair or reinstall Excel:

If you are running Windows 7/Windows Vista:

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Microsoft Office ... > Repair

control panel programs and features

If you are running Windows XP and lower:

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Microsoft Office ... > Repair

In Excel or Word: Filename is locked for editing by 'another user'.

In Excel: 400

Redownload and reinstall the Excel Add-in from www.sobolsoft.com.

Make sure you click on the desktop icon again to load the software.

In Word: The command is not available because no document is open.

Make sure Outlook is not running (or minimized in the system tray).

Please try rebooting and using product again. Do not start Word.

In Access: File sharing lock count exceeded. Increase MaxLocksPerFile registry entry

I'm getting a different error message

Please send a screenshot of the error message and any related files. You can send files via hightail.com. Use the contact form here
Try copying the files you are working with to a local location (like C:\) and try running the software again. This will determine if the problem is with the network or the Sobolsoft software.


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