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Default windows explorer will not open an excel spreadsheet.

my excel spreadsheets will open correctly with the excel/file/open command,
but will not open from windows explorer. when i click on a spreadsheet in
explorer, only the excel application opens, with a blank spreadsheet. i can
then open the desired spreadsheet with the file/open command.
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Sometimes one of these works:

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

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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.


hal wrote:

my excel spreadsheets will open correctly with the excel/file/open command,
but will not open from windows explorer. when i click on a spreadsheet in
explorer, only the excel application opens, with a blank spreadsheet. i can
then open the desired spreadsheet with the file/open command.


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Gord Dibben
 
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ToolsOptionsGeneral uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again.

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and
On the Windows Taskbar

1) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.

One more thing to try if any of the above brings no joy.........

Go to StartSettingsFolderOptionsFile Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced"OpenEdit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)


Gord Dibben Excel MVP




On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:36:03 -0700, hal wrote:

my excel spreadsheets will open correctly with the excel/file/open command,
but will not open from windows explorer. when i click on a spreadsheet in
explorer, only the excel application opens, with a blank spreadsheet. i can
then open the desired spreadsheet with the file/open command.


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