Click the “Expand” button (shown in the picture).Double-click your ‘MessedUp.bin’ file, it should now open in StuffIt.Rename it ‘MessedUp.bin’, and choose ‘Yes’ when asked if you’re sure you want to rename the file extension.Save your attached ‘MessedUp.xls’ document to your hard drive.Download & install StuffIt Expander (16.7 MB).Solution: You need StuffIt Expander to expand the file. Hope, that you can easily cope with a conversion like word 2 pdf yourself. Most of the links are dead-ends and offer no satisfaction regarding how to turn this file from garbage back into usable data. If you Google BinHex or the error message “ This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0” you’ll find everything from sites talking about TRS-80 computers to Macs. What are we looking at? This is a compressed document, but in a format most folks (especially PC users) aren’t familiar with. Microsoft Excel (That ain’t no spreadsheet, bro)

“(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)” The results of blindly clicking “Yes” and just plowing forward are so confusing that even Beck couldn’t make sense out of these lyrics. If you click “Yes” the file opens in Microsoft Excel (or Word, depending on the file extension). Verify that the file is not corrupted and is from a trusted source before opening the file. “The file you are trying to open, ‘MessedUp.xls’, is in a different format than specified by the extension.

Reported issue: Client can’t open an email attachment.Īttachment name: MessedUp.xls (file name changed for jocularity)ĭetails: When you try to open the attachment, Excel pops up the error message:

Stuffit expander error 17540