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If a double-click of an icon opens the Excel app, but not the file, then:

Tools Options... General clear the ignore other applications checkbox
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion. I ran €œexcel.exe /regserver€� as you suggested.
Result is that when I click on an Excel file, the program opens but the file
doesnt. I can open the file from within Excel but not through windows
explorer or shortcuts. I re-booted; no change.

Its not clear to me what the settings in advanced folder options should be.
For excel, they are currently:
In edit file type:
All three options unchecked; €œconfirm open after download,€� €œalways show
extension,€� and €œbrowse in same window.€�
In editing action:
Application: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE" /e
Use DDE: checked
DDE message: blank
Application: Excel
DDE application not running: blank
Topic: €œsystem€�


"Gary''s Student" wrote:

try re-registering the app:

Start Run
Excel.exe /regserver
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200810


"Kozmo" wrote:

I started with a problem that all my excel files would open in the same excel
run. I did a few things to fix that through control panel/folder
options/advanced/open. I think that got fixed but then each file I opened had
a series of errors. Each space in any path or file name gave a message that
the file wasn't found. Then sometimes the file would eventually open,
sometimes not. Seems that once it got opened once, I could reopen it but if I
halted Excel and started over, the same happened.

I went back and reversed all the changes I made in folder options.

This seems to be happening immediately after installing a MS update and
restarting.

Frustrating. thanks for any help.
Kozmo