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Double-CLK open appends a number to filename
Whenever I double click an excel spread sheet, the filename has a 1 appended to the filename. If I save it, the next time it will have a 2, and so on. If I open excel and browse to the file, this does not happen. Any ideas? This is in a network enviroment using Windows Server 2003, a workstation with Windows 2000, and Microsoft Office XP. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -- JeffSanders ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JeffSanders's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=32649 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=524523 |
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=========================== Are you opening a template file (*.xlt) or a normal workbook file (*.xls)? If you're opening a template file, then this is the way excel works--so you don't overwrite that template. If you're opening an excel file, then excel/windows is confused. It sounds like windows is using New as the default action when you doubleclick on the filename in windows explorer. If you right click on a *.xls file, you'll see a bunch of options--one will be Open and one will be New. Open should be the bold (default) one. I bet you'll see New in bold. If that's the case, you can try this: 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. Now try double clicking on that filename. Did it work ok? If yes, woohoo! If no, you could manually change the default action. Close excel start windows explorer tools|folder options|file types tab scroll down to the xls extension (microsoft excel worksheet) click the advanced button click on the Open item in the Actions box click set as default (ok your way out) JeffSanders wrote: Whenever I double click an excel spread sheet, the filename has a 1 appended to the filename. If I save it, the next time it will have a 2, and so on. If I open excel and browse to the file, this does not happen. Any ideas? This is in a network enviroment using Windows Server 2003, a workstation with Windows 2000, and Microsoft Office XP. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -- JeffSanders ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JeffSanders's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=32649 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=524523 -- Dave Peterson |
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