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Default Excel file will not open with out opening excel.exe first

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)

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

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets some of the windows registry to
excel's factory defaults.

sfleck wrote:

O3K

I attempt to open a file from outlook attachment, file on the desktop, and
it does not do anything

Right click and open with and it is pointed to open with excel

open excel and go file - open and it open fine

Thank you in advance


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Dave Peterson