shortcut files

[Guest]

Hi...I'm using Excel 2000 and I have a new hard drive (in addition to my main
drive). Since we installed the new drive and my data was moved over, none of
my shortcuts to my excel files work (even though I redirected them). Excel
opens, but the file does not. In fact, if I double click on the file it will
not open. There are only two ways to open the file. One is through the File
Menu when Excel is open, and the other is to drag the file icon onto Excel.

This is very irritating! Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Jay

The standard fixes for this problem.......

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

If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel

Close Excel first and
On the Windows Taskbar

1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK.
2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP