Excel lost association with .xls files. Must use Excel open comm

[Neil]

Lately I found that I can't double click on an .xls file to launch Excel and
open the file. I have to launch Excel then from within Excel open the .xls
file. I went into file types to try and re-establish the association with
Excel and .xls files without success... Any suggestions?

[email protected]

[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.

Neil wrote:
>
> Lately I found that I can't double click on an .xls file to launch Excel and
> open the file. I have to launch Excel then from within Excel open the .xls
> file. I went into file types to try and re-establish the association with
> Excel and .xls files without success... Any suggestions?
>
> [email protected]

--

Dave Peterson

[Gord Dibben]

Neil

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again.

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and
On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "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 Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

One more thing to try if any of the above brings no joy.........

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File 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">Open>Edit.

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 Dibben Excel MVP

On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:28:07 -0800, "Neil" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Lately I found that I can't double click on an .xls file to launch Excel and
>open the file. I have to launch Excel then from within Excel open the .xls
>file. I went into file types to try and re-establish the association with
>Excel and .xls files without success... Any suggestions?
>
>[email protected]

[Neil]

Gord, thanks for the suggestions.... Do you have any others?

Word and PowerPoint work as they should....

Neil
"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> Neil
>
> Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
> Exit Excel and try again.
>
> If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel
>
> Close Excel first and
> On the Windows Taskbar
>
> 1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
> 2) Start>Run "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 Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
>
> One more thing to try if any of the above brings no joy.........
>
> Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File 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">Open>Edit.
>
> 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 Dibben Excel MVP
>
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:28:07 -0800, "Neil" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Lately I found that I can't double click on an .xls file to launch Excel and
> >open the file. I have to launch Excel then from within Excel open the .xls
> >file. I went into file types to try and re-establish the association with
> >Excel and .xls files without success... Any suggestions?
> >
> >[email protected]
>
>