Everytime now that I Double-Click on an *.xls file (in my history) a new
instance of Excel (2003) Opens. xl2003 is still my Version of CHOICE even
though I have installed xl2007 and xl2010 (Bet) starter kit. How can I
correct this so that xl2003 remains as my DEFAULT Excel file, but an
additional INSTANCE DOES NOT OPEN?

TIA,

Jim

Tools|Options|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications"
(xl2003 menus)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /regserver

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

JMay wrote:

Everytime now that I Double-Click on an *.xls file (in my history) a new
instance of Excel (2003) Opens. xl2003 is still my Version of CHOICE even
though I have installed xl2007 and xl2010 (Bet) starter kit. How can I
correct this so that xl2003 remains as my DEFAULT Excel file, but an
additional INSTANCE DOES NOT OPEN?

TIA,

Jim

--

Dave Peterson

Thanks Dave; But doing as you say has had no affect.
Now each time I double-click on a *.xls file still another
Instance Opens and even that file also, under tools, option,
General the "Ignore Other Applications" is CHECKED.

Other thoughts??

Jim

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Tools|Options|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications"
(xl2003 menus)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /regserver

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

JMay wrote:

Everytime now that I Double-Click on an *.xls file (in my history) a new
instance of Excel (2003) Opens. xl2003 is still my Version of CHOICE even
though I have installed xl2007 and xl2010 (Bet) starter kit. How can I
correct this so that xl2003 remains as my DEFAULT Excel file, but an
additional INSTANCE DOES NOT OPEN?

TIA,

Jim

--

Dave Peterson
.

Not really.

Lots of people have used this and it's worked ok for them. (Some people do it
twice because they messed up the first time. Did you try it a second time?
<vbg)

JMay wrote:

Thanks Dave; But doing as you say has had no affect.
Now each time I double-click on a *.xls file still another
Instance Opens and even that file also, under tools, option,
General the "Ignore Other Applications" is CHECKED.

Other thoughts??

Jim

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Tools|Options|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications"
(xl2003 menus)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /regserver

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

JMay wrote:

Everytime now that I Double-Click on an *.xls file (in my history) a new
instance of Excel (2003) Opens. xl2003 is still my Version of CHOICE even
though I have installed xl2007 and xl2010 (Bet) starter kit. How can I
correct this so that xl2003 remains as my DEFAULT Excel file, but an
additional INSTANCE DOES NOT OPEN?

TIA,

Jim

--

Dave Peterson
.


--

Dave Peterson

Did you try the re-register?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:57:01 -0800, JMay
wrote:

Thanks Dave; But doing as you say has had no affect.
Now each time I double-click on a *.xls file still another
Instance Opens and even that file also, under tools, option,
General the "Ignore Other Applications" is CHECKED.

Other thoughts??

Jim

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Tools|Options|General|Uncheck "Ignore other applications"
(xl2003 menus)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
"C:\yourpathtoexcel2003\excel.exe" /regserver

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

JMay wrote:

Everytime now that I Double-Click on an *.xls file (in my history) a new
instance of Excel (2003) Opens. xl2003 is still my Version of CHOICE even
though I have installed xl2007 and xl2010 (Bet) starter kit. How can I
correct this so that xl2003 remains as my DEFAULT Excel file, but an
additional INSTANCE DOES NOT OPEN?

TIA,

Jim

--

Dave Peterson
.