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When I try to open excel files from the directory or from desktop I only get
a blank worksheet not the file. I have to then go through File Open to get
the file I want.

There must be a way to have them open automatically.

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:22:01 -0800, Damian
gt; wrote:

gt;When I try to open excel files from the directory or from desktop I only get
gt;a blank worksheet not the file. I have to then go through File Open to get
gt;the file I want.
gt;
gt;There must be a way to have them open automatically.

Go to Tools -gt; Options -gt; General and uncheck the quot;Ignore Other
Applicationsquot; box. That's most likely the problem.---------------------------------------------------------
Hank Scorpio
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Sometimes one of these works:

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 amp; /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Damian wrote:
gt;
gt; When I try to open excel files from the directory or from desktop I only get
gt; a blank worksheet not the file. I have to then go through File Open to get
gt; the file I want.
gt;
gt; There must be a way to have them open automatically.

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Dave Peterson