Need Help. Double clicking an excel file ...

[jkendrick75]

When I double click an excel file, a program that was created using VB6 opens
up as well as the excel file I double clicked. If I open excel by itself,
then browse or use the recently used link at the bottom of the 'File' menu,
just the excel file opens. I have already checked on the folder options>file
types>advanced but it is the same settings as another computer on my network
and that computer doesn't have this issue.

Running Office 2003 with all updates on Windows XP Pro with all updates.

Thanks in advance.

 

[jkendrick75]

Thanks for the reply. Tried your suggestion, or at least the closest thing
to it, and no luck. Any other suggestions. I am not wanting to do a repair
install if I can avoid it, but will do it if there is no other way.

Thanks again.

 

[Bob I]

Instead of doing repair install, open excel, and click Help, Detect and
Repair.

 

[jkendrick75]

On my system, going into the control panel, there is no "Default
Programs>Associate a file type....". There is a "ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS", then a
"Set Program Access and Defaults", but there is nothing listed in that screen
for excel. What I did do was right click on the file, click on 'Open with'
(which opened just that file) but now double clicking the excel file to open
it still causes this VB6 program to open up as well. There are no macros or
scripting in the default excel workbook or in the excel workbook i'm trying
to open.

I guess i'll try the detect and repair from inside excel first, then if I
have to i'll do a office repair install.

Thanks for the responses.

 

[Gord Dibben]

What does your command line look like in Folder Options>File Types?

Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Folder Options>File Types

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e

You must have the double quotes and the <space>/e prevents a new book from
opening.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

I would try a re-register of excel first.

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(quotes required)>OK.



Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP