Opening error with files that have spaces in the filename

[Mark Ivey]

I have a problem with my excel files opening when the filenames have spaces.
The files will open, but I get an error for each word in the filename as it
opens.

I have tried to fix this issue but it just won't go away...

Here are the things I have tried
1. Remove Excel.exe from the registry and then re-registered it
2. Removed the .xlb file from the Excel directory in the user's folder
and let Excel rebuild the file.

The problem seems to be stemmed from a "%1" in the file type Open and New
action items. I have tried to remove the "%1", but it keeps coming back
automatically in this open statement from the file types list: "C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office 2007\Office12\EXCEL.EXE" /e "%1"

Has anyone had this issue and had success with fixing it?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

TIA...

Mark Ivey

 

[Dave Peterson]

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 some of the windows registry to
excel's factory defaults.

 

[Mark Ivey]

Dave,

Thanks a million...

I call myself unregistering Excel, but I didn't use the right technique as
you mentioned. That did the trick. Thank you very much...

Mark Ivey