Gord,

Bless you! When I figure out how to rate a post ... I will rate your answer
a 10! Not only did I have this problem, but my boss has had it for a very
long time unbeknownst to me.

Katee

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Katee

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

ToolsOptionsGeneral uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:26:01 -0800, Katee
wrote:

After an extended power outage, I now find that when I click on an excel file
to open it, only excel opens, not the file. I have tried "Detect & Repair"
to no avail. Granted, I can go to "open" and search for the files, but that
is so cumbersome. Word operates properly, as does Outlook. I am at a loss.
Can anyone help?

Katee