Using Excel 2003 €“ when I click on a file it only opens the excel application
but not the file. To open a file I need to open the application then use the
file-open-filename to open a spread sheet. If I logout and logon as another
user excel works correctly.

Can anyone please help?

In Excel go ToolsOptionsGeneral tab and make sure that "Ignore other
applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard


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Richard:

This worked for me yesterday, but the Ignore Other Applicatins option was
checked when i restarted my computer this morning. Any idea why that would
happen? Is there a way to stop it from doing this? This entire problem just
started on its own earlier this week.

thanks!

jeffc4442

"RichardSchollar" wrote:


In Excel go ToolsOptionsGeneral tab and make sure that "Ignore other
applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard


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The "ignore other applications" setting is stored in the Registry.

If changing it does not stick between sessions, perhaps you do not have
permission to alter the Registry?

Have your account permissions been changed in the past week?

WARNING.....the following concerns opening the Registry Editor.

StartRun "regedit"(no quotes)OK

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\E xcel\Options

In right-hand side will be a key Options REG_DWORD with a value of

0x00000117(279) if "ignore other applications" is checked.

0x00000157(343) if unchecked.

Close the Registry Editor, open Excel, change the "ignore other applications"
and close Excel.

Re-open the Registry Editor.........has your change in Excel been picked up in
the Options REG_DWORD value?

While in the Registry select Options on right-side and EditPermissions.

Do you have "full control" as a user?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:19:02 -0800, jeffc4442
wrote:

Richard:

This worked for me yesterday, but the Ignore Other Applicatins option was
checked when i restarted my computer this morning. Any idea why that would
happen? Is there a way to stop it from doing this? This entire problem just
started on its own earlier this week.

thanks!

jeffc4442

"RichardSchollar" wrote:


In Excel go ToolsOptionsGeneral tab and make sure that "Ignore other
applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard


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Thanks, Gord. I do have full control.

i did what you said and selecting and deselecting 'ignore other
applications' did change the registry key as you said. however, now even
checking or unchecking 'ignore other apps' fixes the problem. I have run
Detect & Repair several times.

Using this toggle worked before and earlier today, but as i said, it didn't
stick. There are a couple of other things that haven't stuck either...one of
them was a change to how excel opens by modifying the command for .xls in the
tools/folders/file types/.xls/advance/open area. by the way...i didn't
change this command until long after these problems started.

thanks again for taking the time to help. i look forward to hearing what
you think.

jeffc4442

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

The "ignore other applications" setting is stored in the Registry.

If changing it does not stick between sessions, perhaps you do not have
permission to alter the Registry?

Have your account permissions been changed in the past week?

WARNING.....the following concerns opening the Registry Editor.

StartRun "regedit"(no quotes)OK

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\E xcel\Options

In right-hand side will be a key Options REG_DWORD with a value of

0x00000117(279) if "ignore other applications" is checked.

0x00000157(343) if unchecked.

Close the Registry Editor, open Excel, change the "ignore other applications"
and close Excel.

Re-open the Registry Editor.........has your change in Excel been picked up in
the Options REG_DWORD value?

While in the Registry select Options on right-side and EditPermissions.

Do you have "full control" as a user?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:19:02 -0800, jeffc4442
wrote:

Richard:

This worked for me yesterday, but the Ignore Other Applicatins option was
checked when i restarted my computer this morning. Any idea why that would
happen? Is there a way to stop it from doing this? This entire problem just
started on its own earlier this week.

thanks!

jeffc4442

"RichardSchollar" wrote:


In Excel go ToolsOptionsGeneral tab and make sure that "Ignore other
applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard


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Try re-registering Excel..............

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) StartRun "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)OK.
2) StartRun "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case StartRun "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)OK.

One more thing to try if none of the above brings joy.........

Go to StartSettingsFolderOptionsFile Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced"OpenEdit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)


Gord


On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:11:01 -0800, jeffc4442
wrote:

Thanks, Gord. I do have full control.

i did what you said and selecting and deselecting 'ignore other
applications' did change the registry key as you said. however, now even
checking or unchecking 'ignore other apps' fixes the problem. I have run
Detect & Repair several times.

Using this toggle worked before and earlier today, but as i said, it didn't
stick. There are a couple of other things that haven't stuck either...one of
them was a change to how excel opens by modifying the command for .xls in the
tools/folders/file types/.xls/advance/open area. by the way...i didn't
change this command until long after these problems started.

thanks again for taking the time to help. i look forward to hearing what
you think.

jeffc4442

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

The "ignore other applications" setting is stored in the Registry.

If changing it does not stick between sessions, perhaps you do not have
permission to alter the Registry?

Have your account permissions been changed in the past week?

WARNING.....the following concerns opening the Registry Editor.

StartRun "regedit"(no quotes)OK

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\E xcel\Options

In right-hand side will be a key Options REG_DWORD with a value of

0x00000117(279) if "ignore other applications" is checked.

0x00000157(343) if unchecked.

Close the Registry Editor, open Excel, change the "ignore other applications"
and close Excel.

Re-open the Registry Editor.........has your change in Excel been picked up in
the Options REG_DWORD value?

While in the Registry select Options on right-side and EditPermissions.

Do you have "full control" as a user?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:19:02 -0800, jeffc4442
wrote:

Richard:

This worked for me yesterday, but the Ignore Other Applicatins option was
checked when i restarted my computer this morning. Any idea why that would
happen? Is there a way to stop it from doing this? This entire problem just
started on its own earlier this week.

thanks!

jeffc4442

"RichardSchollar" wrote:


In Excel go ToolsOptionsGeneral tab and make sure that "Ignore other
applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard


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