clicking .XLS file opens Excel 2003 but doesn't find the file

Clicking any .XLS file opens Excel 2003 but doesn't find the file, error reads:
Windows cannot find 'path\filename.xls' ...
The paths and files do exist as I can open them from File | Open
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Arrow Computer Services

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.

Arrow Computer wrote:
>
> Clicking any .XLS file opens Excel 2003 but doesn't find the file, error reads:
> Windows cannot find 'path\filename.xls' ...
> The paths and files do exist as I can open them from File | Open
> --
> Arrow Computer Services

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Dave Peterson

Many thanks Dave,

the second method fixed it completely, after I opened a couple of different
files.

Selwyn Arrow
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Arrow Computer Services


"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.
>
> Arrow Computer wrote:
> >
> > Clicking any .XLS file opens Excel 2003 but doesn't find the file, error reads:
> > Windows cannot find 'path\filename.xls' ...
> > The paths and files do exist as I can open them from File | Open
> > --
> > Arrow Computer Services
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>