If you don't have Excel installed, you can't open Excel files. MS
does provide a free viewer that will allow you to view and print,
but not modify, and xls file.

See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Don't open the file directly from the DVD. First, copy the file
from the DVD to your hard drive, and then open the file from
there.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com




"QUINN" wrote in message
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Chip Pearson wrote...
If you don't have Excel installed, you can't open Excel files. MS
does provide a free viewer that will allow you to view and print,
but not modify, and xls file.
....
Don't open the file directly from the DVD. First, copy the file
from the DVD to your hard drive, and then open the file from
there.

Most other spreadsheet programs will open .XLS files these days, though
with varying degrees of success in preserving formatting and array
formulas. OpenOffice.org does the best job among the free/open source
offerings.

http://www.openoffice.org