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When I try to open an .xls on my desktop I get an error message that says
"Cannot find the file blah blah blah... ( or one of its components). Make
sure the path and filename are correct and that all req'd libraries are
available. " However, I can open the file by opening Excel first and
then opening the file in Excel. Any ideas ? I have rebooted and re -
installed Excel and this did not help.
Thanks in advance. Smitt
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Default Unable to open an excel file on desktop, must open excel first

Sometimes one of these works:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

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When I try to open an .xls on my desktop I get an error message that says
"Cannot find the file blah blah blah... ( or one of its components). Make
sure the path and filename are correct and that all req'd libraries are
available. " However, I can open the file by opening Excel first and
then opening the file in Excel. Any ideas ? I have rebooted and re -
installed Excel and this did not help.
Thanks in advance. Smitt


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