Excel documents don't open when double-clicking them.

[Joe F.]

One of my users can only open Excel files if she opens Excel first then
File/Open command. When she open the document directly on desktop or
networkshare or wherever, Excel opens but does not display the document.

Please respond. Thanks for your time.

JF
DTI
Calif.

[Andy B]

Hi

Check Tools|Options|General and make sure that Ignore other applications is
unticked.

Andy

"Joe F." <Joe [email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> One of my users can only open Excel files if she opens Excel first then
> File/Open command. When she open the document directly on desktop or
> networkshare or wherever, Excel opens but does not display the document.
>
> Please respond. Thanks for your time.
>
> JF
> DTI
> Calif.

[Gord Dibben]

Joe

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, 23 May 2005 11:33:32 -0700, Joe F. <Joe [email protected]>
wrote:

>One of my users can only open Excel files if she opens Excel first then
>File/Open command. When she open the document directly on desktop or
>networkshare or wherever, Excel opens but does not display the document.
>
>Please respond. Thanks for your time.
>
>JF
>DTI
>Calif.