Trouble opening file from desktop...Help

[Hootywho]

Now....the rest of the story. Kids were in Excel doing who knows
what...NOW, the only way I can open an excel spreadsheet is if it is in
the excel history. All shortcuts as well as WE will open excell....BUT,
no file opes, blank screen. To open at that point you have to click
file and then select from history at the bottom. HELP!! Thanks

Hootywho

 

[Gord Dibben]

Try the usual fix(es) 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 MS Excel MVP

Now....the rest of the story. Kids were in Excel doing who knows
what...NOW, the only way I can open an excel spreadsheet is if it is in
the excel history. All shortcuts as well as WE will open excell....BUT,
no file opes, blank screen. To open at that point you have to click
file and then select from history at the bottom. HELP!! Thanks

Hootywho

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Dave Peterson]

You have another response in .excel.

Now....the rest of the story. Kids were in Excel doing who knows
what...NOW, the only way I can open an excel spreadsheet is if it is in
the excel history. All shortcuts as well as WE will open excell....BUT,
no file opes, blank screen. To open at that point you have to click
file and then select from history at the bottom. HELP!! Thanks

Hootywho