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I believe a setting/s has been changed in my computer. I used to be able to
open an existing/saved excel document and all the information would be there.
Now I open an existing document and all I get is a blank excel spreadsheet.
How do I revert to the old settings so that when I open a saved document, the
spreadsheet opens with all the previously saved information?
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Thanks for your help

You're opening the workbook via double clicking in windows explorer?

But if you use File|open within excel everything is ok??

Sometimes one of these works:

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

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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.

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If that's not it, you may want to give more info.

kitchenguy wrote:
gt;
gt; I believe a setting/s has been changed in my computer. I used to be able to
gt; open an existing/saved excel document and all the information would be there.
gt; Now I open an existing document and all I get is a blank excel spreadsheet.
gt; How do I revert to the old settings so that when I open a saved document, the
gt; spreadsheet opens with all the previously saved information?
gt; --
gt; Thanks for your help

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Dave Peterson

I just read a similar post and followed Ron de Bruin's suggestion to click on:

Toolsgt;Optionsgt;General uncheck quot;Ignore other Applicationsquot;
Exit Excel and try again

It worked like a charm. Thanks for your help.

Cathy

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Thanks for your helpquot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:

gt; You're opening the workbook via double clicking in windows explorer?
gt;
gt; But if you use File|open within excel everything is ok??
gt;
gt; Sometimes one of these works:
gt;
gt; Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)
gt;
gt; --- or ---
gt;
gt; Close Excel and
gt; Windows Start Button|Run
gt; excel /unregserver
gt; then
gt; Windows Start Button|Run
gt; excel /regserver
gt;
gt; The /unregserver amp; /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
gt; factory defaults.
gt;
gt; ====
gt; If that's not it, you may want to give more info.
gt;
gt; kitchenguy wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; I believe a setting/s has been changed in my computer. I used to be able to
gt; gt; open an existing/saved excel document and all the information would be there.
gt; gt; Now I open an existing document and all I get is a blank excel spreadsheet.
gt; gt; How do I revert to the old settings so that when I open a saved document, the
gt; gt; spreadsheet opens with all the previously saved information?
gt; gt; --
gt; gt; Thanks for your help
gt;
gt; --
gt;
gt; Dave Peterson
gt;