Double Click Won't Open File

[Dave B]

Hello,

It used to be, in previous versions of MS Office, that I could double click
a file outside of any particular Office program, and the program would open
up and display the file. Then I loaded Office 2007.

Ever since, when I double click a file, the program will open up but not
display the file. I have to open the file up inside the program and then it
gives me a message saying that the file is already open and do I want to open
a read only version of the file.

Is there any way I can restore the old double click functionality like before?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Bob I]

Is your anti-virus attempting to scan the file you are opening?

 

[Dave B]

No. I turned it off to check. The actual message I get has to do with asking
me to reopen the file. It says,"(Filename) is already open. Reopening will
cause any changes you made to be discarded. Do you want to reopen (filename)".

I read another post about a setting in the Tools menu, but there is no Tools
menu anymore.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Bob I]

Something like "Ignore other applications....."?

Office button, Excel Options, Advanced, General, check "Ignore
other............."

 

[Dave B]

I checked it and it was unchecked. I put a check mark in the box and nothing
changed. Exited and re-entered the program, and no change.

 

[Bob I]

One last thing I can think of, try enabling an Excel Add-in. Try Solver.

 

[Dave B]

Thanks for all your help Bob! It worked.

I was able to trigger a document and it opened up just like it used to.

Any idea why?

Thanks again!

 

[Bob I]

Personally? I think Excel is looking for something, and is timing out
waiting for something to happen. Turning on Solver, gets it past that.
Now that it works, you can try turning Solver back off, and see if Excel
continues to behave. It has continued to work properly in my limited
testing after the Add-in was unchecked again.

 

[Beth Melton]

No. I turned it off to check. The actual message I get has to do with
asking
me to reopen the file. It says,"(Filename) is already open. Reopening will
cause any changes you made to be discarded. Do you want to reopen
(filename)".

I read another post about a setting in the Tools menu, but there is no
Tools
menu anymore.

What virus scanner do you use? For many turning it off doesn't disable the
hooks they have to the Office virus scanning engine.
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Beth Melton
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