Excel / Word Files wont open without first opening application?

[Janine - Lakelandfundraising.co.uk]

Can someone please advice?

For the past few weeks, I have been unable to open an excel file direxctly
without first opening the excel application. I get an error message stating
'Cannot find file specified'.
More recently this has also started happening with Word files as well..

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what i can do to fix this?

With many thanks in advance
Kind Regards for now
Janine
www.lakelandfundraising.co.uk

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Open the Word and Excel Help menus to "Detect and repair"

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"Janine - Lakelandfundraising.co.uk"

 

[shakey]

You might want to check associations for that type of file also. Could have
gotten changed by another program.
SG
"Janine - Lakelandfundraising.co.uk"

 

[Janine - Lakelandfundraising.co.uk]

Thank you for your prompt reply. I will give this a go.. Fingers Crossed!
Kind Regards for all your help
Janine

 

[Janine - Lakelandfundraising.co.uk]

Thank you for your prompt reply. I will give this a go.. Fingers Crossed!
Kind Regards for all your help
Janine

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

In addition:

1.Start Excel.
2.On the Tools menu, click Options.
3.Under the General tab, click to clear the "Ignore other applications" option, and then click OK.
4.Quit Excel.


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Can someone please advice?

For the past few weeks, I have been unable to open an excel file direxctly
without first opening the excel application. I get an error message stating
'Cannot find file specified'.
More recently this has also started happening with Word files as well..

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what i can do to fix this?

With many thanks in advance
Kind Regards for now
Janine
www.lakelandfundraising.co.uk