Answer I gave to this question a few weeks back:

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: How to open Multiple copies of excel 2003 from Explorer
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:51:53 +1000
From: Stuart Summerville
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.excel.setup
References:

Its been a while since I did this, but...

In addition to the "Ignore other applications" option in Excel, you need
to disable use of DDE in Windows Explorer when launching xls files.

Explorer = Tools = Folder Options = File Types = XLS = Advanced =
Open = Edit
1) untick "Use DDE",
2) add a "%1" to the end of the "Application used" string above.

It works as you require, but IIRC doing Office Updates can revert it,
which then gets annoying.

Also annnoying that you have to do this per each extension (XLT etc...)
and Action per extension (New etc...).

HTH & HIW. :)

Stu.


On 8/05/2008 10:41 PM, RanMan wrote:
First of all this may not be as much as an excel issue as it could be a dual
monitor issue.

I have two monitors on one computer and would like to have two excel
spreadsheet open at once, one on one monitor and another on the other
monitor.

But when I open two excel files they overlap each other on one monitor. I
have tried to cascade both files and that doesn't work.

Can I run two instances of excel and have one file displayed on one monitor
and another file on the other, if so how?

Once again this may be more of a monitor issue and not excel, if that is
true, I apologize for wasting anyone's time, but would ask which newsgroup
would you recommend to overcome this obstacle?

Thanks in advance.