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Default can not open any excel file from my desktop shortcuts

It occured when I updated, I'm not sure if it was SP3

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

When you said:

not a valid Win32 application." This just occurred after updated to XP
service pack 2.


I assumed that you were talking about Windows XP SP2

Are you saying that it occurred after an Excel SP installation?

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"AndyCowboy" wrote in message
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When I go to Remove programs, it says "this update cannot be removed"
referring to SP3


"AndyCowboy" wrote:

I now can not open any excel file from my desktop shortcuts. This
occurred
after I updated to the latest Microsoft update. I get the following;
.xls is
not a valid Win32 application." This just occurred after updated to XP
service pack 2.





 
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