If your *.xls files auto-open into Excel
then this particular file's extension isnt associated w/Excel in which
case going to File Explorer and
coping the *.xls settings to this file's extension should resolve your
problem.
else
your *.xls associate settngs have become corrupted and should be
something like (for Win98)
content type: application/vnd.ms-excel
application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\excel.exe"
/e <-- your path may vary
use dde checked
dde message: [open("%1")]
application excel
end if

"Joseph" wrote in message
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MS Excel opens only as a Excel but not a particular file when double
clicked
on the file name in Explorer. It opens only from the File Open window in
Excel itself.
How can I fix it?