The "ignore other applications" setting is stored in the Registry.

If changing it does not stick between sessions, perhaps you do not have
permission to alter the Registry?

Have your account permissions been changed in the past week?

WARNING.....the following concerns opening the Registry Editor.

StartRun "regedit"(no quotes)OK

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\E xcel\Options

In right-hand side will be a key Options REG_DWORD with a value of

0x00000117(279) if "ignore other applications" is checked.

0x00000157(343) if unchecked.

Close the Registry Editor, open Excel, change the "ignore other applications"
and close Excel.

Re-open the Registry Editor.........has your change in Excel been picked up in
the Options REG_DWORD value?

While in the Registry select Options on right-side and EditPermissions.

Do you have "full control" as a user?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:19:02 -0800, jeffc4442
wrote:

Richard:

This worked for me yesterday, but the Ignore Other Applicatins option was
checked when i restarted my computer this morning. Any idea why that would
happen? Is there a way to stop it from doing this? This entire problem just
started on its own earlier this week.

thanks!

jeffc4442

"RichardSchollar" wrote:


In Excel go ToolsOptionsGeneral tab and make sure that "Ignore other
applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard


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