Opening Excel-file in new window

[silk]

I would like to be able to open an Excel-file in a new window through
shortcut. I know I can do this by putting the path to excel before th
path to the file in the target for the shortcut.

ex) "C:\Program\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\EXCEL.EXE" C:\MyFile.xls

This way I need to know the path to Excel all the time and also kno
which version is installed. As long as I have the file on my computer
know all these things but since I'm creating this shortcut via a
installationprogram I don't know what's installed on the client
computer...

Have any suggestions

 

[Dave Peterson]

I can start excel by starting a workbook:

windows start button|Run|
c:\myfile.xls
(click ok)

or from a shortcut, too.

But I think it's a user setting that needs to be modified to try to get it to
open in a new instance. (or even as a new icon on the windows taskbar.)

And I wouldn't want someone messing with my settings. (I may forgive you for
putting a shortcut on my desktop--if you ask first. I can move it later!)