excel wont open file

[philthedil]

I have just instaled excel , and when i try to open a file it opens i
Internet explorer , how can i fix this , what did i do wron

 

[Norman Harker]

Hi Phil!

Most likely fix for this problem is from within Excel:

Tools > Options > General

Uncheck "Ignore other Applications"

OK


Close Excel and try again

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel in the Registry using the
following routine.



Close Excel
On the Windows Taskbar
Start > Run

Type the following exactly including the space between exe and /

excel.exe /regserver

OK.

You might have to designate a full path to the excel.exe file

You’ll have to locate the Excel.exe file using

Start > Search > For Files and Folders

Search for the excel.exe file and note down its location


Then

Start > Run

Type the regserver command using the path you found.

C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver



If you have multiple versions of Excel installed you will have a choice of
which version to use as the default.


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Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
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