excel not opening up files

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Excel - won't open with double click, must open Excel then browse for
document?
as well when i recive excel documents in outlook i try to double click
on them but i get the same result


excel opens but i just get a blank screen no work sheet but the menu
is up on the screen

this is excel 2002 sp3 .. this just starting happening to one user
about 3 days ago and now i have 2 more users that have the same
issue .

the excel files are assioated with excel . no issues there . when i
double click them no issues .. or if they come in via e-mail .. if i
forward the e-mail to myself i can open the files .but 3 users now
cannot open via e-mail and from there my documents folders

if you need more info please ask
 
Unselect "Ignore other applications" under Tools, Options, General.

--
Jim
| Excel - won't open with double click, must open Excel then browse for
| document?
| as well when i recive excel documents in outlook i try to double click
| on them but i get the same result
|
|
| excel opens but i just get a blank screen no work sheet but the menu
| is up on the screen
|
| this is excel 2002 sp3 .. this just starting happening to one user
| about 3 days ago and now i have 2 more users that have the same
| issue .
|
| the excel files are assioated with excel . no issues there . when i
| double click them no issues .. or if they come in via e-mail .. if i
| forward the e-mail to myself i can open the files .but 3 users now
| cannot open via e-mail and from there my documents folders
|
| if you need more info please ask
|
 
Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
the file in windows explorer:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Maybe one of these will work for you.
 
The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Just the file associations I think. Not options, etc.

--
Jim
| Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double
clicking on
| the file in windows explorer:
|
| Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
|
| --- or ---
|
| Close Excel and
| Windows Start Button|Run
| excel /unregserver
| then
| Windows Start Button|Run
| excel /regserver
|
| The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
| factory defaults.
|
| Maybe one of these will work for you.
|
| (e-mail address removed) wrote:
| >
| > Excel - won't open with double click, must open Excel then browse for
| > document?
| > as well when i recive excel documents in outlook i try to double click
| > on them but i get the same result
| >
| > excel opens but i just get a blank screen no work sheet but the menu
| > is up on the screen
| >
| > this is excel 2002 sp3 .. this just starting happening to one user
| > about 3 days ago and now i have 2 more users that have the same
| > issue .
| >
| > the excel files are assioated with excel . no issues there . when i
| > double click them no issues .. or if they come in via e-mail .. if i
| > forward the e-mail to myself i can open the files .but 3 users now
| > cannot open via e-mail and from there my documents folders
| >
| > if you need more info please ask
|
| --
|
| Dave Peterson
 
Thanks for the addendum.

Jim said:
factory defaults.

Just the file associations I think. Not options, etc.

--
Jim
| Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double
clicking on
| the file in windows explorer:
|
| Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
|
| --- or ---
|
| Close Excel and
| Windows Start Button|Run
| excel /unregserver
| then
| Windows Start Button|Run
| excel /regserver
|
| The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
| factory defaults.
|
| Maybe one of these will work for you.
|
| (e-mail address removed) wrote:
| >
| > Excel - won't open with double click, must open Excel then browse for
| > document?
| > as well when i recive excel documents in outlook i try to double click
| > on them but i get the same result
| >
| > excel opens but i just get a blank screen no work sheet but the menu
| > is up on the screen
| >
| > this is excel 2002 sp3 .. this just starting happening to one user
| > about 3 days ago and now i have 2 more users that have the same
| > issue .
| >
| > the excel files are assioated with excel . no issues there . when i
| > double click them no issues .. or if they come in via e-mail .. if i
| > forward the e-mail to myself i can open the files .but 3 users now
| > cannot open via e-mail and from there my documents folders
| >
| > if you need more info please ask
|
| --
|
| Dave Peterson
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Ryan, Jim, Dave or whomever else that can help

I'm having the exact same problem thar Ryan described in his post
I've tried both of the proposed solutions but neither worked for me.

Ryan, did it work for you?

does anyone have any more suggesion?

kes
 
The only suggestion I have is to try it again. (it's easy to screw up, well,
for me at least.)
 
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