Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
the file in windows explorer:

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.

Maybe one of these will work for you.

JOE wrote:

I'm running Windows 2000 Profesional platform and on it Office 2000.

Recently I changed 19" LCD Flat monitor and installed the driver for it.
Unfortunately the Excel program was running during driver installation.
After that date the shortcut for my Excel files that I normaly click to work
on the file is not opening. Error message indicates that the path is broken.
I recreated the shortcut and still it doesn't open the file. However, If I
open the Execl program and file open, then I can work on it.

Please help to work the files by using shortcut.

Thanks

Joe

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Dave Peterson