diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpi b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpi
index 7775072a1..39a334c0e 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpi
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpi
@@ -93,16 +93,13 @@
         <FormatVersion Value="1"/>
       </local>
     </RunParams>
-    <RequiredPackages Count="3">
+    <RequiredPackages Count="2">
       <Item1>
-        <PackageName Value="laz_fpspreadsheet"/>
+        <PackageName Value="laz_fpspreadsheet_visual"/>
       </Item1>
       <Item2>
-        <PackageName Value="laz_fpspreadsheet_visual"/>
-      </Item2>
-      <Item3>
         <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
-      </Item3>
+      </Item2>
     </RequiredPackages>
     <Units Count="2">
       <Unit0>
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpr b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpr
index e20dec961..ab244e99b 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpr
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/examples/spready/spready.lpr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ program spready;
 
 uses
   Interfaces, // this includes the LCL widgetset
-  Forms, mainform, laz_fpspreadsheet_visual, laz_fpspreadsheet;
+  Forms, mainform, laz_fpspreadsheet_visual;
 
 {$R *.res}
 
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.lpk b/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.lpk
index dbd66ea70..78b5a5f17 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.lpk
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.lpk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 This package is all you need if you don't want graphical components (like grids and charts)."/>
     <License Value="LGPL with static linking exception. This is the same license as is used in the LCL (Lazarus Component Library)."/>
     <Version Major="1" Minor="2"/>
-    <Files Count="22">
+    <Files Count="23">
       <Item1>
         <Filename Value="fpolestorage.pas"/>
         <UnitName Value="fpolestorage"/>
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ This package is all you need if you don't want graphical components (like grids
         <Filename Value="fpsfunc.pas"/>
         <UnitName Value="fpsfunc"/>
       </Item22>
+      <Item23>
+        <Filename Value="fpsxmlcommon.pas"/>
+        <UnitName Value="fpsxmlcommon"/>
+      </Item23>
     </Files>
     <RequiredPkgs Count="2">
       <Item1>
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.pas
index 78de7261f..b87db18a8 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/laz_fpspreadsheet.pas
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ uses
   xlsbiff5, xlsbiff8, xlsxooxml, fpsutils, fpsStreams, fpszipper, 
   uvirtuallayer_types, uvirtuallayer, uvirtuallayer_ole, 
   uvirtuallayer_ole_helpers, uvirtuallayer_ole_types, uvirtuallayer_stream, 
-  fpolebasic, xlscommon, wikitable, fpsNumFormatParser, fpsfunc;
+  fpolebasic, xlscommon, wikitable, fpsNumFormatParser, fpsfunc, fpsxmlcommon;
 
 implementation
 
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsxooxml.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsxooxml.pas
index 977f26a64..0bd75f86f 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsxooxml.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsxooxml.pas
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ var
   FileList : TStringList;
   SheetList: TStringList;
   i: Integer;
+  fn: String;
 
   BodyNode, SpreadSheetNode, TableNode: TDOMNode;
   StylesNode: TDOMNode;
@@ -478,10 +479,12 @@ begin
   SheetList := TStringList.Create;
   try
     // process the sharedStrings.xml file
-    ReadXMLFile(Doc, FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_STRINGS);
-    DeleteFile(FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_STRINGS);
-    ReadSharedStrings(Doc.DocumentElement.FindNode('si'));
-    FreeAndNil(Doc);
+    if FileExists(FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_STRINGS) then begin
+      ReadXMLFile(Doc, FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_STRINGS);
+      DeleteFile(FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_STRINGS);
+      ReadSharedStrings(Doc.DocumentElement.FindNode('si'));
+      FreeAndNil(Doc);
+    end;
 
     // process the styles.xml file
     ReadXMLFile(Doc, FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_STYLES);
@@ -507,7 +510,9 @@ begin
       // unzip sheet file
       FileList := TStringList.Create;
       try
-        FileList.Add(OOXML_PATH_XL_WORKSHEETS + SheetList[i] + '.xml');
+        // The file name is always "sheet<n>.xml", irrespective of the sheet's name!
+        fn := OOXML_PATH_XL_WORKSHEETS + 'sheet' + IntToStr(i+1) + '.xml';
+        FileList.Add(fn);
         UnZip := TUnZipper.Create;
         try
           UnZip.OutputPath := FilePath;
@@ -519,8 +524,8 @@ begin
         FreeAndNil(FileList);
       end;
 
-      ReadXMLFile(Doc, FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_WORKSHEETS + SheetList[i] + '.xml');
-      DeleteFile(FilePath + OOXML_PATH_XL_WORKSHEETS + SheetList[i] + '.xml');
+      ReadXMLFile(Doc, FilePath + fn);
+      DeleteFile(FilePath + fn);
 
       FWorksheet := AData.AddWorksheet(SheetList[i]);