Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

ToolsOptionsGeneral uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:14:01 -0700, AnotherEd
wrote:

I have a user with a new laptop and a new installation of Office Pro 2003.
When she double clicks an excel file from a windows explorer file view, excel
opens, but the document does not load. If she opens excel first, and chooses
file - open, document open fine.

I have reinstalled office and there are no errors in the event logs. This
only happens with excel. Word, etc, work fine.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP