Excel file already open warning

[Tom]

Installed office 97 on XP pc. When double-clicking any
excel file, excel is opened and a warning pops-up about
that file already being open while this is definitely not
true. Clicking ok, the file is opened though and it can be
processed. The problem does NOT occur if excel is already
active when double-clicking the file or if the file is
opened from within excel. Any suggestions is appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Tom

 

[Tomasz Wajde]

Just try:

<Start> <Run>
Type in "Excel.exe /regserver"
space after .exe

Tomasz Wajde

 

[binaryben]

Installed office 97 on XP pc. When double-clicking an
excel file, excel is opened and a warning pops-up abou
that file already being open while this is definitely no
true. Clicking ok, the file is opened though and it can b
processed. The problem does NOT occur if excel is alread
active when double-clicking the file or if the file i
opened from within excel. Any suggestions is appreciated
Thanks in advance, Tom

I have the same problem, did the solution offered work?