To correct this problem, follow these steps:

1. Close the e-mail message.
2. Start Excel.
3. On the Tools menu, click Options.
4. Under the General tab, click to check the ignore other applications check box, and then click OK.
5. Quit Excel.

Now you will be able to double-click the attachment to open it in Excel, and can save it to the hard disk drive.

*NOTE*
Now, your new issues is this msg when you open up an excel attachment: "The system cannot find the file specified."

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LN11s wrote:

To correct this problem, follow these steps:

1. Close the e-mail message.
2. Start Excel.
3. On the Tools menu, click Options.
4. Under the General tab, click to check the ignore other applications check box, and then click OK.
5. Quit Excel.

Now you will be able to double-click the attachment to open it in Excel, and can save it to the hard disk drive.

*NOTE*
Now, your new issues is this msg when you open up an excel attachment: "The system cannot find the file specified."

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