Excel files won't open from Windows Explorer

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I have a user with a new laptop and a new installation of Office Pro 2003.
When she double clicks an excel file from a windows explorer file view, excel
opens, but the document does not load. If she opens excel first, and chooses
file -> open, document open fine.

I have reinstalled office and there are no errors in the event logs. This
only happens with excel. Word, etc, work fine.
 
It turns out that I needed to go to tools -> options and under the general
tab un-check "ignore other applications"
 
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 MS Excel MVP


I have a user with a new laptop and a new installation of Office Pro 2003.
When she double clicks an excel file from a windows explorer file view, excel
opens, but the document does not load. If she opens excel first, and chooses
file -> open, document open fine.

I have reinstalled office and there are no errors in the event logs. This
only happens with excel. Word, etc, work fine.
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Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
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