Getting This Error while running the ui path starter program please help

Source: Use Excel File Message: Exception from HRESULT: 0x800401A8 Exception Type: UiPath.Excel.ExcelException error in ui path starterCapture

RemoteException wrapping UiPath.Excel.ExcelException: Exception from HRESULT: 0x800401A8 —> RemoteException wrapping System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Exception from HRESULT: 0x800401A8
at Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationClass.get_ProtectedViewWindows()
at UiPath.Excel.WorkbookApplication.FindExistingWorkbook(String workbookPath, Workbooks workbooks)
at UiPath.Excel.WorkbookApplication.InternalOpenWorkbook(WorkbookArguments args, Boolean onlyIfWorkbookExists)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at UiPath.Excel.WorkbookApplication.InternalOpenWorkbook(WorkbookArguments args, Boolean onlyIfWorkbookExists)
at UiPath.Excel.ExtendedWorkbookApplication.ExtendedAttachOrCreateNew(WorkbookArguments workbookArguments, IExcelInstanceManager instance)
at UiPath.Excel.ExtendedWorkbookFactory.Create(Boolean attachOnly)
at UiPath.Excel.WorkbookQuickHandle.SafeGetWorkbook(Boolean attachOnly)
at UiPath.Excel.WorkbookQuickHandle.OpenWorkbook()
at UiPath.Excel.Activities.Business.ExcelApplicationCard.Execute(NativeActivityContext context)
at System.Activities.NativeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.ActivityInstance.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)

Can you please give more details?
What studiox version?
what office version?
is working fine for me the above example.
can you try same workflow but using new-different files in the two activities? … just to eliminate the possibility the one you are currently using are corrupted

also post a picture of the entire wf please