Opening XLS files directly

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Glenn Geiger

OK I apologize for the bad subject line but this is a strange problem.

Guru's, I am at your mercy!

Let me lay out some basic stuff. PC running Windows 2000 Pro Office 2000
with latest patches and updates installed 1.8 Ghz, 512 mb memory, over 80
gig's on hard drives available.

When the user double-clicks on an Excel icon, Excel starts but before the
sheet can be displayed an error box shows up. It states, "Cannot find the
file "[file requested]" (or on of its components). Make sure the path and
filename are correct and that all required libraries are available." Hit the
OK button and no sheet opens.

Now you can go to File|Open and browse for the file and then it opens up
with zero problems. The same if I drag and drop the icon into the already
opened Excel program.

I have Repaired the Office 2000 install and uninstalled and re-installed.

Any ideas or does the user just get to live with this?

aTdHvAaNnNcSe
GlennG
 
Hi Glenn
some ideas:
1. goto 'tools - Options -General' and uncheck 'Ignore other
applications'

2. If 1. does not help try closing excel and reregistering it with
windows.
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver
 
Hi Glenn
some ideas:
1. goto 'tools - Options -General' and uncheck 'Ignore other
applications'

2. If 1. does not help try closing excel and reregistering it with
windows.
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver



--
Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

Glenn said:
OK I apologize for the bad subject line but this is a strange problem.

Guru's, I am at your mercy!

Let me lay out some basic stuff. PC running Windows 2000 Pro Office
2000 with latest patches and updates installed 1.8 Ghz, 512 mb
memory, over 80 gig's on hard drives available.

When the user double-clicks on an Excel icon, Excel starts but before
the sheet can be displayed an error box shows up. It states, "Cannot
find the file "[file requested]" (or on of its components). Make
sure the path and filename are correct and that all required
libraries are available." Hit the OK button and no sheet opens.

Now you can go to File|Open and browse for the file and then it opens
up with zero problems. The same if I drag and drop the icon into the
already opened Excel program.

I have Repaired the Office 2000 install and uninstalled and
re-installed.

Any ideas or does the user just get to live with this?

aTdHvAaNnNcSe
GlennG
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Frank,

You are truly an Excel Guru.
Such a simple setting and it worked perfectly.

Many thanks,
Glenn Geiger
 
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