Thank you for the 2 replies.
Have done all suggestions but nothong has changed
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donwb


"JLatham" wrote:

Tools | Options [General] tab
See if the box next to "Ignore other applications" is checked. If it is,
clear the box and try again.



"donbowyer" wrote:

Excel 2003 on Win XP all updates.
Something has changed!
With Excel NOT running, if I doubleclick an Excel filename containing spaces
to open it, I get an error message saying Excel can't find the file.
This used not to be the case.
If I remove the spaces and do the same, the file opens with no problem
If I open Excel first then double click, the file opens with no problem.
What needs resetting??
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donwb