Did you try either of Dave's suggestions?

I would do that before re-installing.

One more thing to try............

Go to StartSettingsFolderOptionsFile Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced"OpenEdit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE9\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:10:02 -0700, JVenner
wrote:

File Associations were there - deleted file association and then re-linked
associations - next thing I guess to try is removing excel from the machine
and then reinstalling.

"JVenner" wrote:

Have a user who is running excel 2000 when they try to open a excel worksheet
they receive a blank worksheet - the only way from them to open up a
worksheet is to go to the open and select the file. 25 users at this site
only one having this problem. Anybody have experience with this ?