Error message when Excel 97 file is opened

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How do you prevent an error message from showing up when an Excel 97 file is
opened. The error message states: A document with the name (file name.xls) is
already open. You cannot open two documents with the same name even if the
documents are in different folders.
 
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Gord Dibben

duh

Try the usual fix(es) for this problem.

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again

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

Close Excel first and
On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP
 

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