The first thing that I'd try is to reregister excel to set it back to factory
defaults.

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

Then test it out.

Emo wrote:

I have been using Excel for many years now, all of a sudden, whenever I try
to open an excel file I get this: This file needs to be opened by The
Microsoft Excel Worksheet text. I have to say no and close out and open up
excel program and then go to the file and open it. How can I get it back to
just double clicking the file and getting it to open up in excel. The
extensions say excel, so that is not it.
Thank you.

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Dave Peterson