With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.

Try unchecking Tools, Options, General, Ignore other Applications.

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Jim
"cheers" wrote in message
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With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it
via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not
excell.

Thanks Jim...but that worked for opening a xl file which inturn opens
excel...Im trying to open excel by clicking on the program under microsoft
office. Nothing happens when i do this, but it does with other applications.

"cheers" wrote:

With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.

Try re-registering 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 Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:29:11 -0700, cheers
wrote:

Thanks Jim...but that worked for opening a xl file which inturn opens
excel...Im trying to open excel by clicking on the program under microsoft
office. Nothing happens when i do this, but it does with other applications.

"cheers" wrote:

With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.

The Icon in Program\Microsoft Office appears as a file rahter than a icon for
excel.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Try re-registering 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 Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:29:11 -0700, cheers
wrote:

Thanks Jim...but that worked for opening a xl file which inturn opens
excel...Im trying to open excel by clicking on the program under microsoft
office. Nothing happens when i do this, but it does with other applications.

"cheers" wrote:

With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.

Go to StartProgramsMS Office and right-click on ExcelProperties.

Target should be MS Office and your edition and will be grayed out.

Start in: empty.


Gord

On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:50:00 -0700, cheers
wrote:

The Icon in Program\Microsoft Office appears as a file rahter than a icon for
excel.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Try re-registering 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 Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:29:11 -0700, cheers
wrote:

Thanks Jim...but that worked for opening a xl file which inturn opens
excel...Im trying to open excel by clicking on the program under microsoft
office. Nothing happens when i do this, but it does with other applications.

"cheers" wrote:

With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.

i did substitute the icon with the "E (short cut) excel.exe. and now i have
an excel.exe properties which gives me a different properties form. I cant
seem to find the symbol that is similar to those of the other applications.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Go to StartProgramsMS Office and right-click on ExcelProperties.

Target should be MS Office and your edition and will be grayed out.

Start in: empty.


Gord

On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:50:00 -0700, cheers
wrote:

The Icon in Program\Microsoft Office appears as a file rahter than a icon for
excel.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Try re-registering 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 Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:29:11 -0700, cheers
wrote:

Thanks Jim...but that worked for opening a xl file which inturn opens
excel...Im trying to open excel by clicking on the program under microsoft
office. Nothing happens when i do this, but it does with other applications.

"cheers" wrote:

With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.

With the unregserver...nothing appeared at all. When i did the alternate
regserver it when thru the Windows gatherering info etc...But there has been
no change and still cant startup excel thru the MicrosoftOffice/excel program

"cheers" wrote:

Thanks Jim...but that worked for opening a xl file which inturn opens
excel...Im trying to open excel by clicking on the program under microsoft
office. Nothing happens when i do this, but it does with other applications.

"cheers" wrote:

With my Office 2003 Excel it wont open unless i go to a file and open it via
that. All other applications in office open via a short cut...but not excell.