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\OFFICE10\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 Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:19:57 -0600, dpcarlton
wrote:


Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately it does not help.

It does not exist in the XLSTART folder, I wish it was that easy. It
has always been an issue with Excel, where it opens up a blank workbook
on start, and Book1.xls just happens to be the name is choses.

If I remember correctly, it was a registry setting required to fix
this.