Opening .xls file "outside" Excel not showing

[Alfred B]

Hi all. This is kind of weard, but here it goes: when I open workbook from
Excel (file -> open) it works just fine, but... When I'm trying to open the
same workbook via "link", for example double clicking the file from windows
explorer -> Excel opens, but the file is not visible. And when I choose:
view -> full screen -> it comes visible. Do you have any idea what is wrong?
System is Win XP pro and Office XP.
This happens to all .xls files...

TIA

Regards, Alfred

 

[Stefan Hägglund [MSFT]]

Hi Alfred,

Try the following steps:

1. Exit Excel
2. From Start, Run. Enter the command: "excel.exe /unregserver"
3. From Start, Run. Enter the command: "excel.exe /regserver"

Does it work now?


Best regards

Stefan Hägglund
Microsoft

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Try this first before you use the unregserver/regserver

Tools>Options>General uncheck "Ignore other Applications"
Exit Excel and try again