Cannot Open Spreadsheet by Clicking on the File

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Guest

Clicking on an Excel data file no longer launches Excel and opens the file. Excel will launch, but with no spreadsheets open - not even a new, blank spreadsheet. The only way to open a spreadsheet file is to first launch Excel and then use File-Open

What happened? And how do I undo it so that I can get a spreadsheet file to open by clicking on the file itself

I'm using Office XP

Thanks.
 
Hi
try the following:
goto 'Tools-Options-General " and uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

1. Close Excel first and
2. On the Windows Taskbar
2.1 Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2.2 Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
 
Frank

Your 1st suggestion - un-checking 'Ignore Other Applications' - seems to have solved my problem

Thank you

Best regards, JEff
 

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