Make sure you have ToolsOptionsGeneral "ignore other applications" unchecked.

Or 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(quotes required)OK.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:29:01 -0800, Aswcs116
wrote:

When opening an Excel File anywhere on the computer it does not open the info
in the File. I have to go to the "Open" Folder and select the File for it to
correctly open. It just recently started to occure. I've gone tothe XL Start
Folder in the Office 11 Folder and have a blank XL File in it. What could
have occured and how I fix it? It has become increasingly frustrating when
trying to open an Excel File on a Server because I have to first save it to
my Desktop and then open it using the "Open" Folder the same as mentioned
above....