Annoying issue

[Tcs]

I have an issue with Excel 2007.

I started using a new PC several months ago. Because its a quad core,
I installed server 2003 for the OS. I installed office 2007. I've
had an issue since the very beginning, although for the first several
weeks, the exact procedure was slightly different than the way it
works now. ( And no, I don't recall the exact difference any more. )

Every time I open a workbook, the Excel window opens, but my workbook
is not displayed until I:

1.) Click on the logo in the upper left corner.

2.) Click on 'Open'.

3.) Click on the 'Cancel' button in the 'File Open' window.

This is true for either using a desktop shortcut or Windows Explorer.

This is also true for whether or not the workbook is local, or on a
server.

This is also true whether or not my workbook is in 2007 format or 2003
compatibility mode. ( I keep most in compatibility mode, as I
constantly switch back and forth between 2003 & 2007. ( I not only
still have my old PC on my desk, with runs 2003 on XP, but I also have
VMware Workstation on my server 2003 box, so I can run anything that
won't run on server. And since I'm still faster with office 2003, I
installed office 2003 in Workstation. )

I asked my co-workers about this problem, but they just scratched
their heads, saying they had no idea and hadn't seen anything like it
before.

I'm tired of this, and am still hoping that it's a simple fix, such as
config issue. I know I CAN uninstall, then re-install office. I just
don't WANT to. I don't want to play with it, I don't really have the
TIME, etc.

Does anyone have any ideas, thoughts, suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

 

[Gary Keramidas]

i don't quite understand.

do you click on the excel shortcut in the start menu or on the desktop?
or, are you clicking an actual workbook to open it?
do you have a blank workbook when it opens?

you can do a repair install? i know you don't want to uninstall and
re-install because you don't have time, but it would have probably taken
less time to try that than to submit your post.

 

[Tcs]

My 1st step is to click my desktop shortcut, or the filename listed in
Windows Explorer. Either takes me to the Excel window with no
workbook displayed at all. No cells...NOTHING.

I then click the Excel logo in the upper left corner, which gets me
the 'File Open' window. I then click on 'Cancel'. After I click on
'Cancel', the 'blank' area of the Excel window then displays my
workbook.

I'll try a repair either tomorrow or Saturday.