Double clicking xls doesn't work

[GA]

Hello,

If anybody can tell me what the problem is I'd be much obliged.

My PC has recently stopped opening xls files when double clicked.

I tried deleting personal.xls and then just got an empty window. I
could then drag the xls into the window and it would open fine. I then
re-created a new personal.xls which I hid (attrib wise) and then
double clicking an xls opened Excel with an empty sheet but once again
I could drag the xls into Excel and it would open.

I have run excel.exe /unregserver and then excel.exe /regserver which
didn't work and then done a full re-install of Office.

I'm assuming file associations are OK because the double click
actually runs Excel .

Anything else I can try please?

[Dave Peterson]

Did you try:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

And are you sure that the workbook isn't opening?

Window|arrange|Tiled to check.

GA wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> If anybody can tell me what the problem is I'd be much obliged.
>
> My PC has recently stopped opening xls files when double clicked.
>
> I tried deleting personal.xls and then just got an empty window. I
> could then drag the xls into the window and it would open fine. I then
> re-created a new personal.xls which I hid (attrib wise) and then
> double clicking an xls opened Excel with an empty sheet but once again
> I could drag the xls into Excel and it would open.
>
> I have run excel.exe /unregserver and then excel.exe /regserver which
> didn't work and then done a full re-install of Office.
>
> I'm assuming file associations are OK because the double click
> actually runs Excel .
>
> Anything else I can try please?

--

Dave Peterson

[GA]

No Dave but I will first thing in the morning when I get in to work
Thanks - GA

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:10:08 -0500, Dave Peterson
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Did you try:
>
>Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
>
>And are you sure that the workbook isn't opening?
>
>Window|arrange|Tiled to check.
>
>GA wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> If anybody can tell me what the problem is I'd be much obliged.
>>
>> My PC has recently stopped opening xls files when double clicked.
>>
>> I tried deleting personal.xls and then just got an empty window. I
>> could then drag the xls into the window and it would open fine. I then
>> re-created a new personal.xls which I hid (attrib wise) and then
>> double clicking an xls opened Excel with an empty sheet but once again
>> I could drag the xls into Excel and it would open.
>>
>> I have run excel.exe /unregserver and then excel.exe /regserver which
>> didn't work and then done a full re-install of Office.
>>
>> I'm assuming file associations are OK because the double click
>> actually runs Excel .
>>
>> Anything else I can try please?

[GA]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:10:08 -0500, Dave Peterson
<[email protected]> wrote:

[snip]
>Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
[snip]

That did it - great stuff thanks.

It's disconcerting when something like this suddenly starts happening
without any apparent cause but all's well etc. etc.

GA