Open saved projects automatically?

Hello, i used to be able to double click on my saved projects for Excel,
Word, etc, and they would open in their respective application, but for some
reason when i do so now the Aplication in question loads up, but doesnt open
the saved project i have selected. I then have to go to File, Open. I have
tried all the normal routes like right clicking on the project selecting
properties and selecting 'opens with' and selecting the correct aplication
and always use this, but it still doesnt open. I can also right click, open
with and its fine.
The strange thing is that if i have a project already open, say in Excel,
and i double click on another project it WILL open.
Have i unknowingly changed a setting allowing this or is this a windows thing?

Any help greatly appreciated

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.

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And if it happens in MSWord, you can use:

Close MSWord and
Windows Start Button|Run
winword /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
winword /regserver

Stuhump3 wrote:
>
> Hello, i used to be able to double click on my saved projects for Excel,
> Word, etc, and they would open in their respective application, but for some
> reason when i do so now the Aplication in question loads up, but doesnt open
> the saved project i have selected. I then have to go to File, Open. I have
> tried all the normal routes like right clicking on the project selecting
> properties and selecting 'opens with' and selecting the correct aplication
> and always use this, but it still doesnt open. I can also right click, open
> with and its fine.
> The strange thing is that if i have a project already open, say in Excel,
> and i double click on another project it WILL open.
> Have i unknowingly changed a setting allowing this or is this a windows thing?
>
> Any help greatly appreciated

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Dave Peterson