Opening excel files - where is the file

Nick · External Since: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 97

Hi everyone

If I open an excel document from my documents, or other location, excel
opens but then the file does not open.

I can open excel files from excel and using the open command.

but not staright from my documents.

Any ideas?

thanks

Dave Peterson · External Since: Jul 08, 2005 Posts: 16264

Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
the file in windows explorer:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Nick wrote:
>
> Hi everyone
>
> If I open an excel document from my documents, or other location, excel
> opens but then the file does not open.
>
> I can open excel files from excel and using the open command.
>
> but not staright from my documents.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks

--

Dave Peterson

Nick · External Since: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 97

thanks a lot dave!

1st one worked!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
> the file in windows explorer:
>
> Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
>
> --- or ---
>
> Close Excel and
> Windows Start Button|Run
> excel /unregserver
> then
> Windows Start Button|Run
> excel /regserver
>
> The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
> factory defaults.
>
> Nick wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone
> >
> > If I open an excel document from my documents, or other location, excel
> > opens but then the file does not open.
> >
> > I can open excel files from excel and using the open command.
> >
> > but not staright from my documents.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > thanks
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

Roy · External Since: Nov 25, 2004 Posts: 77

Thanks Dave, first suggested idea worked. Much appreciated.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Sometimes one of these works when you're having trouble with double clicking on
> the file in windows explorer:
>
> Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
>
> --- or ---
>
> Close Excel and
> Windows Start Button|Run
> excel /unregserver
> then
> Windows Start Button|Run
> excel /regserver
>
> The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
> factory defaults.
>
> Nick wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone
> >
> > If I open an excel document from my documents, or other location, excel
> > opens but then the file does not open.
> >
> > I can open excel files from excel and using the open command.
> >
> > but not staright from my documents.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > thanks
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

rg006 · Joined: Jun 26, 2008 Posts: 1

Hey, I may be having a similar problem...

When I open an excel file from the explorer window excel will open but the file will not. From there, I can change the size of the window and then the file loads automatically. I tried both the above and it still does not open excel files through explorer until I change the window size.

Thanks.