cannot open workbook outside of excel

[Guest]

Hi Guys,

Was wondering if anyone had expereinced this before...When I double click on an excel workbook in windows explorer excel opens put instead of opening the workbook it just loads excel. The screen I am presented with after excel opens is the same as if you were to open excel and then close the default workbook, i.e. the the excel toolbars and a grey background. This happens to all excel workbooks on my system so it is not just a dodgy workbook. The interesting thing is that if I open the excel workbook through the excel file open dialog it works fine.

Any ideas?

Cheers....Jim

 

[Frank Kabel]

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.

 

[Guest]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the suggestion unfortunately this did not work.

Cheers.....Jim

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
have you also tried re-registering Excel?

 

[Guest]

yes I have unfortunately

Cheers....Jim

Hi
have you also tried re-registering Excel?