Cannot open long file names

[fec]

Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not
open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or
longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If
filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine.

However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file
opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more
than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long
file name, the same error as above.

These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97
machine.

Anybody offer any help?

Fec

 

[Dave Peterson]

Sometimes one of these works:

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

--- or ---

Close Excel (both instances) 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.

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And try closing excel and cleaning up your windows temp folder.