I'm having the same issue. I think it's related to the Microsoft patches last night. Have every user in my firm unable to use their buttons in Excel. An easy test is to start a new workbook, then click Insert on the Developer tab, choose the button control under ActiveX controls, and try and draw it on the sheet. Get the error "Cannot insert object" immediately. This is really really bad. Our whole firm is unable to use their programmatic worksheets.



Thanks Microsoft!

Anyone have a fix?

I am having the exact same problem, been doing a lot of alterations to our work program just recently and thought I'd done something wrong. Relieved it isn't just me, but that doesn't really help. Please Microsoft get this fixed soon!

We have some Excel files with ActiveX components on the spreadsheet to activate Macros. They worked well until the last windows update. The same file works in PCs that aren't update yet.

HELP!

Hi Guys,

I believe I may have narrowed it down to the patch KB2596927. The details are here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=45206

I removed the patch in Control Panel, Programs, Uninstall, View Installed Updates on the left.

I've only tried it on one affected PC so far but it's working in Excel now with the ActiveX controls.

I have managed a temporary fix by using System Restore to take my PC back to yesterday, before I installed the latest updates. Need to find out which one caused the problem, could well be the one mentioned in the post above.

Thanks, removing that patch worked for me.