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Annoying issue
I have an issue with Excel 2007.
I started using a new PC several months ago. Because its a quad core, I installed server 2003 for the OS. I installed office 2007. I've had an issue since the very beginning, although for the first several weeks, the exact procedure was slightly different than the way it works now. ( And no, I don't recall the exact difference any more. ) Every time I open a workbook, the Excel window opens, but my workbook is not displayed until I: 1.) Click on the logo in the upper left corner. 2.) Click on 'Open'. 3.) Click on the 'Cancel' button in the 'File Open' window. This is true for either using a desktop shortcut or Windows Explorer. This is also true for whether or not the workbook is local, or on a server. This is also true whether or not my workbook is in 2007 format or 2003 compatibility mode. ( I keep most in compatibility mode, as I constantly switch back and forth between 2003 & 2007. ( I not only still have my old PC on my desk, with runs 2003 on XP, but I also have VMware Workstation on my server 2003 box, so I can run anything that won't run on server. And since I'm still faster with office 2003, I installed office 2003 in Workstation. ) I asked my co-workers about this problem, but they just scratched their heads, saying they had no idea and hadn't seen anything like it before. I'm tired of this, and am still hoping that it's a simple fix, such as config issue. I know I CAN uninstall, then re-install office. I just don't WANT to. I don't want to play with it, I don't really have the TIME, etc. Does anyone have any ideas, thoughts, suggestions? Thanks in advance, Tom |
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i don't quite understand.
do you click on the excel shortcut in the start menu or on the desktop? or, are you clicking an actual workbook to open it? do you have a blank workbook when it opens? you can do a repair install? i know you don't want to uninstall and re-install because you don't have time, but it would have probably taken less time to try that than to submit your post. -- Gary Keramidas Excel 2003 "Tcs" wrote in message ... I have an issue with Excel 2007. I started using a new PC several months ago. Because its a quad core, I installed server 2003 for the OS. I installed office 2007. I've had an issue since the very beginning, although for the first several weeks, the exact procedure was slightly different than the way it works now. ( And no, I don't recall the exact difference any more. ) Every time I open a workbook, the Excel window opens, but my workbook is not displayed until I: 1.) Click on the logo in the upper left corner. 2.) Click on 'Open'. 3.) Click on the 'Cancel' button in the 'File Open' window. This is true for either using a desktop shortcut or Windows Explorer. This is also true for whether or not the workbook is local, or on a server. This is also true whether or not my workbook is in 2007 format or 2003 compatibility mode. ( I keep most in compatibility mode, as I constantly switch back and forth between 2003 & 2007. ( I not only still have my old PC on my desk, with runs 2003 on XP, but I also have VMware Workstation on my server 2003 box, so I can run anything that won't run on server. And since I'm still faster with office 2003, I installed office 2003 in Workstation. ) I asked my co-workers about this problem, but they just scratched their heads, saying they had no idea and hadn't seen anything like it before. I'm tired of this, and am still hoping that it's a simple fix, such as config issue. I know I CAN uninstall, then re-install office. I just don't WANT to. I don't want to play with it, I don't really have the TIME, etc. Does anyone have any ideas, thoughts, suggestions? Thanks in advance, Tom |
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My 1st step is to click my desktop shortcut, or the filename listed in
Windows Explorer. Either takes me to the Excel window with no workbook displayed at all. No cells...NOTHING. I then click the Excel logo in the upper left corner, which gets me the 'File Open' window. I then click on 'Cancel'. After I click on 'Cancel', the 'blank' area of the Excel window then displays my workbook. I'll try a repair either tomorrow or Saturday. On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:53:29 -0400, "Gary Keramidas" wrote: i don't quite understand. do you click on the excel shortcut in the start menu or on the desktop? or, are you clicking an actual workbook to open it? do you have a blank workbook when it opens? you can do a repair install? i know you don't want to uninstall and re-install because you don't have time, but it would have probably taken less time to try that than to submit your post. |
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