Hi

When I try to open an excel file from windows explorer (or from lotus
notes), excel starts but does not open my file.

However, if I use the file-open menu option from excel and choose the
same file, it does open.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks.


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That doesn't really sound like excel is crashing to me.



Sometimes one of these works:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

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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.

pobuckley wrote:

Hi

When I try to open an excel file from windows explorer (or from lotus
notes), excel starts but does not open my file.

However, if I use the file-open menu option from excel and choose the
same file, it does open.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks.

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Dave Peterson

Thanks.

The

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)


worked.


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