From: Timothy Barnes Date: 2013-04-11T22:42:22+09:00 Subject: Re: Windows 7 64bit win32ole connect method Excel Damian, It has worked for me for many months/years prior. I just installed new versions of Ruby and updated some unrelated gems and now I am having this problem. I'm hoping someone with windows experience can give me a clue as to how an instance of excel is running but it is not registered with the ole server. Timothy -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.