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.

Delbert wrote:

One of my users have this odd issue with his Excel 2003. He's unable to start
the files directly but instead he must start a blank excel sheet then open
his files from there. Is there a solution to this issue?

Please advise.
Thanks!

Dell 170L P4 800mghz 1gbram
Windows XP Pro SP2
Office 2003 SP2

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Dave Peterson