Cannot open excel files

[gbuhagia]

Hi,

When I try to open any excel document by double clicking on it the following error is coming up. "Cannot find the file [file name] (or one of its components). Make sure the path and the filename are correct and that all required libraries are available. However if you first open excel and then go File >> Open >> and select the file from there the file would open without any problems.

I have re-installed office but this didn't solve the problem.

Can you please advise?

Thanks and Regards
Gordon Buhagiar

[hideki]

Do you install any add-ins in your Excel? If so, open the file in the way you can open it then try remove all the add-in and close Excel. If you can open after the fiel after that, you can re-installs the add-ins.

Sorry if my English not good.

[gbuhagia]

Hi,

I have no add-ins in my excel.

Thanks and Regards
Gordon

[Dave Peterson]

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.

gbuhagia wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> When I try to open any excel document by double clicking on it the
> following error is coming up. "Cannot find the file [file name] (or one
> of its components). Make sure the path and the filename are correct and
> that all required libraries are available. However if you first open
> excel and then go File >> Open >> and select the file from there the
> file would open without any problems.
>
> I have re-installed office but this didn't solve the problem.
>
> Can you please advise?
>
> Thanks and Regards
> Gordon Buhagiar
>
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Dave Peterson

[gbuhagia]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your reply. That solved the problem.

Hi Hideki,

Thanks for your reply just the same.

Thanks and Regards
Gordon Buhagiar