Can't open excel files shown in my recent document?

[Guest]

I just started being unable to open excel files from "my recnet Documents"
list but they can be opened when a different user is logged on to the
machine. The excel files can be opened when I'm logged on by opening Excel
and going to file, open...

What caused this sudden problem and how can it be fixed?

 

[Gord Dibben]

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

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.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

I just started being unable to open excel files from "my recnet Documents"
list but they can be opened when a different user is logged on to the
machine. The excel files can be opened when I'm logged on by opening Excel
and going to file, open...

What caused this sudden problem and how can it be fixed?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP