Problem opening an .xls file

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Jack Witt

I use Excel infrequently so this may have a simple
solution. When I list files in Explorer and click on a
file that has the .xls extention, Excel opens and
displays the file I wanted, BUT ... it also has a message
the says that " the file xxx.xls is already open. You
cannot open two files with the same name" or something
like that. It does this with every file I open from the
Explorer list. I also tried a desktop icon that points to
an Excel file. Same result.

If I open the file from within Excel, there is no
problem. I am running Excel 97 (Office 97) with both
service pack 1 and service pack 2 installed.

Any ideas? Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Jack
 
I had the same problem, wih both Excel ADN Word. I tried
the answer on Debra's site and it worked perfectly.
Thanks!

Ken
 
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