Can't open files from outside Excel

[Rajtan]

I am running Windowns XP home with Office 2000. Suddenly the progra
will not allow me to open files from outside Excel. If I go to Window
Explorer and click on a particular file to open it, the error messag
says the system cannot locate the file. I then have to open excel an
find the file through the program to be able to open it.

Same problemn if I receive an excel sheet in an email. I have to firs
save the file to some folder and then open it by first opening Excel an
looking for the file.

I have downloaded the latest update but I am unable to install thes
because my licence disks are not accepted.

Most irritating. Can anyone help?

rajta

 

[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.