files do not open with double click
mgrimz
Hi. Here's an excel problem that I am encountering...
When I open a folder that contains an excel file and double click on
the document file I wish to open, excel opens the "shell" but does not
open the document. The only way I can open the document is to start
excel then do file/open. So, I can open the document but this is very
annoying.
This is for every excel document that I have, not just one specific
doc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Gord Dibben
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
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:50:40 -0500, mgrimz
<mgrimz.269sdn_...@excelforum-nospam.com> wrote:
>
>Hi. Here's an excel problem that I am encountering...
>When I open a folder that contains an excel file and double click on
>the document file I wish to open, excel opens the "shell" but does not
>open the document. The only way I can open the document is to start
>excel then do file/open. So, I can open the document but this is very
>annoying.
>This is for every excel document that I have, not just one specific
>doc.
>Any help would be appreciated.
>Thanks.
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
Patricia Shannon
Windows update. See