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.

tlmmar wrote:

Please help. I'm trying to open an excel file from a directory, but when
Excel opens the informatin does not show up. However, it will open by the
File, Open, command in Excel. Thank you for your help

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Dave Peterson