Excel Document Opens to a Blank Excel Window
I have a user with a unique problem that I have not seen before. When double
clicking an Excel document, Excel opens to a blank Excel window but the document does not open unless it is opened from within Excel. The problem started when the user noticed that her Mail Merge was not working properly. While attempting to use Mail Merge, the user receives the following message: Word cannot re-establish a DDE Connection to MS Excel to complete the current task I assume that Word is reporting that error because Excel is not working properly. I tried to repair Office once and I completely removed & reinstalled Office two times and the problem remains. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
Excel Document Opens to a Blank Excel Window
Try this uggabugga
I like you name <g 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 -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "uggabugga" wrote in message ... I have a user with a unique problem that I have not seen before. When double clicking an Excel document, Excel opens to a blank Excel window but the document does not open unless it is opened from within Excel. The problem started when the user noticed that her Mail Merge was not working properly. While attempting to use Mail Merge, the user receives the following message: Word cannot re-establish a DDE Connection to MS Excel to complete the current task I assume that Word is reporting that error because Excel is not working properly. I tried to repair Office once and I completely removed & reinstalled Office two times and the problem remains. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
Excel Document Opens to a Blank Excel Window
Check the setting to Ignore other applications in Tools/Options/General. If
it's on, turn it off. That MAY be the culprit. "uggabugga" wrote in message ... I have a user with a unique problem that I have not seen before. When double clicking an Excel document, Excel opens to a blank Excel window but the document does not open unless it is opened from within Excel. The problem started when the user noticed that her Mail Merge was not working properly. While attempting to use Mail Merge, the user receives the following message: Word cannot re-establish a DDE Connection to MS Excel to complete the current task I assume that Word is reporting that error because Excel is not working properly. I tried to repair Office once and I completely removed & reinstalled Office two times and the problem remains. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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