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Excel files won't open from Windows Explorer
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. |
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Excel files won't open from Windows Explorer
You should always copy the attachment to the hard disk and then open.
-- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "AnotherEd" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Excel files won't open from Windows Explorer
It turns out that I needed to go to tools - options and under the general
tab un-check "ignore other applications" "Don Guillett" wrote: You should always copy the attachment to the hard disk and then open. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "AnotherEd" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Excel files won't open from Windows Explorer
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 |
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