I could see the contents of the file by Window-Unhide. I missed the
obvious one which is not found by searching this NG.
Thanks
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oldchippy wrote:
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I have tried
a)using SHIFT key while opening excel
b)setting security to low
c)tools-options-general don't use other applications
d) run - excel.exe \regserver

Any ideas how I can open this file?

Thanks & Regards
Hi soup or power,

Take a look at this link, it may help

http://www.exceltip.com/st/Recoverin...pened/678.html

oldchippy


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I don't know what sheets are in the defective file. Also how do I
create a link to the defective file?

Thanks