Double Click .xls file in Explorer opens Excel but no file

Thanks all

Double clicking on a .xls file within Windows Explorer opens Excel - but no
files opens.

Unless Excel is already open - then the file opens.

Ideas??

how are linking to the file..?? hyperlink or..??

I have the same problem with WIN200 SP1 Excel. I would like to be notified
of the fix so I don't have to reinstall the Office package.

"Kaypee" wrote:

> Thanks all
>
> Double clicking on a .xls file within Windows Explorer opens Excel - but no
> files opens.
>
> Unless Excel is already open - then the file opens.
>
> Ideas??
>
>
>

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.

Kaypee wrote:
>
> Thanks all
>
> Double clicking on a .xls file within Windows Explorer opens Excel - but no
> files opens.
>
> Unless Excel is already open - then the file opens.
>
> Ideas??

--

Dave Peterson

I had the "Ignore other applications" checked. Unchecking this option
resolved the problem. Thanks very much.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> 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.
>
> Kaypee wrote:
> >
> > Thanks all
> >
> > Double clicking on a .xls file within Windows Explorer opens Excel - but no
> > files opens.
> >
> > Unless Excel is already open - then the file opens.
> >
> > Ideas??
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>