I don't know why this is happening but one thing I would try is
re-registering Excel's file associations.

To do that, from Start-Run enter "Excel.exe /regserver" (without quotes,
there is a space before the slash). Can't hurt and may help.

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| When I open Excel from it's main icon it is fine. If I click on an
| excel in an attachement it starts the Excel install process, asking for
| the seriel number i.e.it seems to think Execl is not loaed. Any ideas?
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| Thanks
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