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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Dave Peterson