"Error 7 occurred at Open File +.vi:Open File" when opening a newly built application

Hello,
After successfully building a standalone application in LabView 7.1, I get this error when I try to run my .exe file. I don't think any files are supposed to open upon execution except for my top level VI, which appears to open just fine, so I'm unsure why this error pops up. Does anyone have any ideas that might help or has anyone run into this error before?
Thanks in advance!
Jason

Hi,
I have a similar problem. I created a stand alone application using Labview 8.2. I run a vi to test some electronics and send the results to an Excel spread sheet. I use Labview's New Report vi and I give the location of the spread sheet as one of its inputs. In runs OK on my laptop (windows XP) but when I make it a stand alone application and run it on another PC (Windows 2000) I get an "error 7 at Excel_Open.vi" that shows an extra path in the directory.
See attached vi -- assuming it stays with this note.
How do I fix this?
Thanks
Ken M
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