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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 quot;shellquot; 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.--
mgrimz
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Exit Excel and try again

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

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

1) Startgt;Run quot;excel.exe /unregserverquot;(no quotes)gt;OK.
2) Startgt;Run quot;excel.exe /regserverquot;(no quotes)gt;OK.
See the space between exe and /regserver

You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
In that case Startgt;Run quot;C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserverquot;(no quotes)gt;OK.Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:50:40 -0500, mgrimz
gt; wrote:

gt;
gt;Hi. Here's an excel problem that I am encountering...
gt;When I open a folder that contains an excel file and double click on
gt;the document file I wish to open, excel opens the quot;shellquot; but does not
gt;open the document. The only way I can open the document is to start
gt;excel then do file/open. So, I can open the document but this is very
gt;annoying.
gt;This is for every excel document that I have, not just one specific
gt;doc.
gt;Any help would be appreciated.
gt;Thanks.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

This sounds like it might be a problem a lot of users are having because of a
Windows update. See

www.microsoft.com/communities...a-4b9fcf741916

quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:

gt; Toolsgt;Optionsgt;General uncheck quot;Ignore other Applicationsquot;
gt; Exit Excel and try again
gt;
gt; If this doesn't work try to re-register Excel
gt;
gt; Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar
gt;
gt; 1) Startgt;Run quot;excel.exe /unregserverquot;(no quotes)gt;OK.
gt; 2) Startgt;Run quot;excel.exe /regserverquot;(no quotes)gt;OK.
gt; See the space between exe and /regserver
gt;
gt; You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe.
gt; In that case Startgt;Run quot;C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserverquot;(no quotes)gt;OK.
gt;
gt;
gt; Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
gt;
gt; On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:50:40 -0500, mgrimz
gt; gt; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt;
gt; gt;Hi. Here's an excel problem that I am encountering...
gt; gt;When I open a folder that contains an excel file and double click on
gt; gt;the document file I wish to open, excel opens the quot;shellquot; but does not
gt; gt;open the document. The only way I can open the document is to start
gt; gt;excel then do file/open. So, I can open the document but this is very
gt; gt;annoying.
gt; gt;This is for every excel document that I have, not just one specific
gt; gt;doc.
gt; gt;Any help would be appreciated.
gt; gt;Thanks.
gt;
gt; Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
gt;