Application opens but the file does not?

Using Excel 2003 – when I click on a file it only opens the excel application
but not the file. To open a file I need to open the application then use the
file->open->filename to open a spread sheet. If I logout and logon as another
user excel works correctly.

Can anyone please help?

In Excel go Tools>Options>General tab and make sure that "Ignore other applications" is unchecked.

Best regards

Richard