OK... I unticked the ignore other applications box and now this is REALLY
wierd. I get 4 error msgs saying windows can't find the file, which is the
path of the filename I am trying to open. e.g Can't find My.xls, then can't
find Documents.xls, etc. If I click ok on all of the error msgs it opens the
file!
When I try start| run| excel/unregsrevr and regserver it says windows can't
find the files. This is all way over my head. I am just glad you guys are out
there and know what is going on!
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sevans


"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
the file in windows explorer:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Maybe one of these will work for you.

Sevans wrote:

When I double click a filename in my documents excel opens with a message
saying it can't find the file. If I open excel first and then go file/open
and browse to the file, it opens no problem. I have re-installed Excell and
it still won't work.

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Dave Peterson