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Opening Excel files in Explorer
Usually you can open any excel file by double clicking the file from within
Windows Explorer. Since some time for a mysterious reason this doesn't work any more. Excel opens but not the file. Any ideas why this is so and what to do about it? Tanks for info, Danker -- Danker |
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Sometimes one of these works:
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. Danker Schaareman wrote: Usually you can open any excel file by double clicking the file from within Windows Explorer. Since some time for a mysterious reason this doesn't work any more. Excel opens but not the file. Any ideas why this is so and what to do about it? Tanks for info, Danker -- Danker -- Dave Peterson |
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Tools / Options / General Tab / Uncheck "Ignore Other applications"
Regards Ken.................. "Danker Schaareman" wrote: Usually you can open any excel file by double clicking the file from within Windows Explorer. Since some time for a mysterious reason this doesn't work any more. Excel opens but not the file. Any ideas why this is so and what to do about it? Tanks for info, Danker -- Danker |
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Yes, this did it! Thanks a lot
Regards, Danker -- Danker "Ken Wright" wrote: Tools / Options / General Tab / Uncheck "Ignore Other applications" Regards Ken.................. "Danker Schaareman" wrote: Usually you can open any excel file by double clicking the file from within Windows Explorer. Since some time for a mysterious reason this doesn't work any more. Excel opens but not the file. Any ideas why this is so and what to do about it? Tanks for info, Danker -- Danker |
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Opening Excel files in Explorer
what about the same problem in excel 2007?
thanks! "Danker Schaareman" wrote: Yes, this did it! Thanks a lot Regards, Danker -- Danker "Ken Wright" wrote: Tools / Options / General Tab / Uncheck "Ignore Other applications" Regards Ken.................. "Danker Schaareman" wrote: Usually you can open any excel file by double clicking the file from within Windows Explorer. Since some time for a mysterious reason this doesn't work any more. Excel opens but not the file. Any ideas why this is so and what to do about it? Tanks for info, Danker -- Danker |
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